Darryl Taylor
Vocal Coach

Darryl Taylor has sung in concert halls across the United States and Europe, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Merkin Concert Hall, and Barcelona's Palau de la Mùsica. His numerous tours of Spain have garnered him particular praise. His recordings, Love Rejoices: Songs of H. Leslie Adams (Albany Records), and Dreamer: A Portrait of Langston Hughes (Naxos Records, American Classics Series) have received lavish acclaim.

Founder of the African American Art Song Alliance and in demand as a lecturer and clinician, Darryl Taylor has enlightened students and faculty of Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Michigan, among many others.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Darryl Taylor holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan. He is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honors Society, and the National Association of Negro Musicians. Dr. Taylor serves as Co-Director of Vocal Arts on the music faculty of the University of California, Irvine.

Vocal Program
Vocal Program, Faculty