BIO
Annastasia Victory is an internationally-acclaimed pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor, known for her ability to proficiently integrate diverse genres of music. Her work with 3 Mo' Divas, a live PBS special nominated for an NAACP Image Award, earned her the nickname “Diva of the Keys.”
She has arranged and recorded with some of the biggest names in the business, including Tony Award Winner Leslie Odom Jr. on both his albums: Simply Christmas and Simply Christmas (Deluxe Edition), as well as collaborating with artists such as Billy Porter, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brooke Shields, Renée Fleming, Tituss Burgess, Zara Larsson, Deborah Cox, Ryan Silverman, Joshua Bell, Brandon Victor Dixon, and many more. She was commissioned by The Canales Project to compose a song for Hillary Clinton as part of the Hear Her Song initiative, a musical celebration of extraordinary women. Currently, she’s the music director, arranger and orchestrator for Tony and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo’s upcoming PBS taping of “Live from Lincoln Center presents Stars in Concert.”
Previous projects: Broadway revival of Once on This Island (conductor, pianist); Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope at Encores! Off-Center (music director, arranger); The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin at Encores! Off-Center (music director, conductor, pianist); Little Dancer at Kennedy Center (associate music director, lead piano and accordion); Nice Work If You Can Get It Original Broadway Cast Recording (lead pianist); The Wiz at La Jolla Playhouse (music director, pianist); Little Shop of Horror at Enores! (pianist); Jamboree at Encores! (Hammond organ). Broadway credits include: Motown; Newsies; The Color Purple; Violet; An American In Paris; School of Rock; Big Fish; Jersey Boys; Billy Elliot; Leap of Faith; Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Ms. Victory’s original music compositions, as the front woman of the pop/rock band AñaVaña (signed to Australian Zip Records), have been featured on MTV and ranked amongst the top Billboard Songwriters. She was also a Top 5 Finalist in the Markievicz Gold Medal Composition Competition, an international competition in Ireland for original compositions. She made her Carnegie Hall debut as a virtuoso pianist at just 16 years old, as well as performing as a soloist with the symphonic orchestra at Merkin Hall as a winner of the Kaufman Concerto Competition.
Annastasia’s education includes the Juilliard School of Music, School of Sound and Audio Engineering and Moscow Music Conservatory of Tchaikovsky pre-school. She is also a recording artist with a solo single available for download on iTunes.
Learn more at www.annastasiavictory.com