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 Oklahoma City University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the University of Oklahoma School of Music.
In great demand as a vocal coach and partner of singers, in Summer 2023 Hutchinson joined the music staff of Painted Sky Opera and was music director and coach for OCU's acclaimed summer music programs. 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 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 also 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 at institutions including University of Michigan, Boston University, and Rice University. She finds great joy in working with students, as they work to become the next generation of performers and music educators.
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. From 2019-2022, Hutchinson was the Coordinator of Collaborative Piano at Truman State University. Her primary teachers include Andrew Campbell, Jean Barr, and Tracy Cowden. Hutchinson's recent projects include Don Giovanni and La Bohéme with Painted Sky Opera, art song performances with longtime collaborator baritone Jarrett Porter, assistant music directing the bluegrass musical Bright Star, and coaching multiple productions of Le Nozze di Figaro with Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival. Taylor is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society.