ABOUT ME
Antonio Del Valle (He/They) is an award-winning Composer/Lyricist, Conductor and Pianist from Queens, NY. Trained at the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan, he went on to receive their Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Musical Theater with an emphasis in Songwriting at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. He is currently part of the Advanced Workshop at BMI.
2025 Semi-Finalist at both the O’Neill and the Pipeline Arts Foundation for their original musical, SOUTH FIRST, an exploration into the effects of gentrification in Nuyorican Williamsburg, BK. First reading of SOUTH FIRST will premiere in early summer 2026 at Playwrights Horizons.
Pianist work includes BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB’s Broadway Production, The DREAMGIRLS MUSE Sitzprobe Event at Lincoln Center, conducted by Seth Rudetsky, and Jazz @ Lincoln Center with Carlos Henriquez and Highbridge Voices.
Currently the Music Director for AfterWork Theater’s 2026 Production of Head Over Heels.
Most recent compositions featured as part of the Rikers Public Memory Project, the 2024 BMI Spotlight Series, and the 25th anniversary of the Musical Theater Lab at Prospect Musicals.
In addition to their extensive work as a composer and pianist, they continue to collaborate with the local school systems both in and around the city to promote a culture of musical excellence.
As an Afro-Puerto Rican, Antonio is passionate about creating music that highlights the rich musical culture of the Caribbean, and preserving the legacy of West African culture across the diaspora. They write music that explores the depths of their consciousness, and surfaces anew.