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Taylor Hutchinson, DMA

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Biography

Pianist and vocal coach Taylor Hutchinson enjoys a versatile career, frequently performing alongside both singers and instrumentalists, in repertoire ranging from Baroque opera to contemporary chamber music and musical theatre. Her international career has included performances in the Czech Republic, France and Germany. Dr. Hutchinson is on the vocal coaching faculty at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's Wanda L. Bass School of Music. At OCU, Dr. Hutchinson works with singers specializing in both music theatre and classical voice, and teaches collaborative piano.

In great demand as a vocal coach and partner of singers, Hutchinson has been on the music staff of Painted Sky Opera and is music director and vocal coach for OCU Summer Music. She has been on faculty with the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival, and she was the music director of Opera at Truman. She has also performed and coached with Music On Site, the Bay View Music Festival, Musiktheater Bavaria, the Druid City Opera Workshop, and the Franco-American Vocal Academy. An experienced pianist of art song, Hutchinson participated in SongFest in Los Angeles, where she worked with collaborative pianists Margo Garrett, Martin Katz, and Roger Vignoles. She made her NPR debut as a fellow at SongFest’s Hidden Valley Winter Institute in under the mentorship of Sir Thomas Allen and Graham Johnson. Hutchinson's love of art song motivated her doctoral dissertation on Guy Ropartz's Quatre Poèmes après l'Intermezzo d'Henri Heine, which explores the connections between poetry and music, and how translation and poetic structure affect perception. She has had the privilege of performing in masterclasses for singers Stephanie Blythe, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, and director Peter Sellars; and has worked with composers Jake Heggie, Libby Larsen, and John Harbison.  

Hutchinson is a devoted educator of young singers, and was one of four pianists selected for the prestigious NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Intern Program for 2021, working with master teachers Craig Terry and Valerie Trujillo. The undergraduate singers Dr. Hutchinson has coached have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in opera at institutions including Juilliard, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Boston University, and Rice University; and perform musical theatre all over the world on national tours, regional theatre, and cruise ships. She finds great joy in working with students as they work to become the next generation of performers and music educators.  

In addition to her current position at OCU, Hutchinson previously held positions at the University of Oklahoma and at Truman State University. Hutchinson received her DMA in Collaborative Piano from Arizona State University, where she was on staff with ASU Music Theatre and Opera. She completed her Master's degree at the Eastman School of Music in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virginia Tech, earning bachelor’s degrees in both Piano Performance and Mathematics. Her primary teachers include Andrew Campbell, Jean Barr, and Tracy Cowden. Hutchinson's diverse recent projects include music directing Les Misérables, Once Upon A One More Time, and Matilda for OCU Summer Music, the world premiere of Honk! for tuba and piano, Don Giovanni and La Bohème with Painted Sky Opera, art song performances with longtime collaborator baritone Jarrett Porter, and serving as associate music director for many OCU Mainstage productions including Street Scene, Sweeney Todd and Bright Star.