Virginia is one of the founding members of TORCC NY. She began praying for many years to find out more about God’s reality and relevance in her life after being dissatisfied with the religious experiences she was entangled in. The Lord had Virginia praying for this movement to start after the 9/11 attacks -- she earnestly seeking God to refresh New York City.
The story started unfolding when a friend introduced ‘Ginny’ to our pastors one evening in Manhattan. She began attending nearly every meeting in the small two bedroom apartment in Midtown. Soon she brought all of her friends who were ‘dying on the vine’ to TORCC. That same year she followed our pastors to Sydney, Australia to visit our base and spent one on one time with them learning their heart and being mentored by them in her relationship with Jesus. She returned with new understandings and challenges for her walk with Christ, as now she was being confronted to live in a deeper level of intimacy and faith. Ginny knew she had found the connection that she was praying all those years for.
Virginia is president of the Board of Directors at TORCC NY. She is an established musical theatre director, producer, and composer on and off Broadway. She currently works for famed Broadway composer Charles Strouse (Annie; Bye, Bye, Birdie), assisting with, and musically directing, his latest works. Ms. Pike’s own compositions span a range of styles including choral, art songs, and contemporary musical theater. Her works have been performed at The King’s College, the Jubilee Chorus and Orchestra concerts (various NYC venues), Christ Church of NY, St. George’s Episcopal Church, and by a dance company she co-founded called Skylight Dance Theater. Her six-movement song cycle, First and Fairest, was performed at an Off-Broadway theater in Times Square, as well as her chamber work, The Prodigal Daughter. Virginia and Nathan Kassas are currently developing a musical called City of Dreams, songs from which have been featured in Cutting Edge Composers concerts at the NYMF festival, Joe’s Pub, and on broadwayworld.com.
As a pianist and keyboard player, Virginia has played on Broadway in James Joyce’s the Dead and Amazing Grace, the Musical. She has musically directed many concerts and readings at various venues, including Joe’s Pub, The New York Theater Barn, and the NYMF festival, as well as readings of musicals by Charles Strouse with performers including Montego Glover, Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano, and Lili Cooper. At The King’s College, Virginia co-produced and musically directed the NYC premiere of A Pound in Your Pocket, the first musical written by famed writing team, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams. Other regional and NYC musical directing credits include Ordinary Days (The King’s College), Christmas is Coming Uptown (at Medgar Evers, dir. by Ben Harney), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Fordham University), The Drowsy Chaperone (Fordham University), A Wonderful Life (Theater Virginia), The Lively Lad (NYSAF Festival), and The Night Governess (The McCarter Theater). She’s also assisted musically on the development of Amazing Grace, the Musical and on several shows at the City Center Encores! Series.
Virginia has worked with children of all ages as well as adults as a voice teacher and musical director. Her current private students ranging from age 8 to adulthood. Having studied the Fitzmaurice technique with masters Joey Bates and Joan Melton, her teaching method incorporates a holistic approach integrating the body, mind and soul. She currently holds the position of Lecturer of Musical Theater at The King’s College, where she trains students in musical theater performance and history.
Virginia has also directed choral music for The King’s College, The Jubilee Chorus, Christ Church of New York, and St. George’s Episcopal Church. She has held the position of worship leader at Grace Church of Greenwich, St. George’s Episcopal Church and Christ Church of New York.
Virginia holds a M.F.A. from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in Musical Theater Writing where she studied under acclaimed opera composer Ricky Ian Gordon. She also holds a B.S. from Duke University in mathematics and music.
Virginia is the musical director of Collide Worship and oversees the morning worship services. She has a fluent gift of prophecy and word of knowledge and is called as a prophet to the Arts mountain.
