EPISODE 118:
WANT SOMETHING DONE? GIVE IT TO A MUSIC TEACHER! WITH STEVE ALTINEL (PART 1)
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 10/24/2022
Release Date: 10/24/2022
A discussion with Steve Altinel, the artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival.
Topics: ⭐️ Filling the artistic cup. ⭐️ Choosing music instead of the family business. ⭐️ The long hours necessary for working in theater. ⭐️ The financial stability of a teaching job versus freelancing. ⭐️ Preparing students to have a leg up in the professional world. ⭐️ Coordinating choirs for The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theater. ⭐️ Time management as a high school teacher while balancing professional music director jobs. |
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Links and Resources
LIMTF - Long Island Musical Theatre Festival
Virtual Chorus with Caroline Bowman
LIMTF Promo - 60 seconds
Health Coach for Offstage Theatre Workers
Too Darn Hot - Kiss Me Kate
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - 36:17 is what I thought Steve was singing
Alice Ripley
Stephen Schwartz
Rema Webb
Wilson Chin | Artistic Finance Podcast
Steve Altinel
Music Teacher & Artistic Director
Steve Altinel
Steven Altinel is the founder and artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival. He maintains an active schedule as a music director, pianist and vocal coach in the tri-state area. Recent credits include The Producers and The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theatre. Steven is often asked to present workshops on the topic of musical theatre at local and state conferences. He is also the choir director at Walt Whitman High School, where he has conducted his choirs on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Steven’s favorite performance credits include the touring company of A Royal Christmas starring Andrea Bocelli and the New York Philharmonic’s production of Candide starring Kristen Chenoweth (PBS). He is a proud graduate of Westminster Choir College.
Virtual Chorus with Caroline Bowman
LIMTF Promo - 60 seconds
Health Coach for Offstage Theatre Workers
Too Darn Hot - Kiss Me Kate
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - 36:17 is what I thought Steve was singing
Alice Ripley
Stephen Schwartz
Rema Webb
Wilson Chin | Artistic Finance Podcast
Steve Altinel
Music Teacher & Artistic Director
Steve Altinel
Steven Altinel is the founder and artistic director of the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival. He maintains an active schedule as a music director, pianist and vocal coach in the tri-state area. Recent credits include The Producers and The Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Argyle Theatre. Steven is often asked to present workshops on the topic of musical theatre at local and state conferences. He is also the choir director at Walt Whitman High School, where he has conducted his choirs on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Steven’s favorite performance credits include the touring company of A Royal Christmas starring Andrea Bocelli and the New York Philharmonic’s production of Candide starring Kristen Chenoweth (PBS). He is a proud graduate of Westminster Choir College.