Taylor describes his music as “creating abstract musical analogies for social-political happenings both present and past.” In previous orchestral pieces, he has used the saxophone to represent othered voices and questioned orchestral hierarchy by reconfiguring the orchestra into smaller ensembles.
Read MoreTYLER TAYLOR, winner of the 2024 Michael Morgan Prize from the Emerging Black Composers Project, first experienced making music through the bell of a horn. His perspective as a horn player encouraged curiosity, reflection, and a love of big orchestration, naturally feeding and shaping his compositional voice.
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