Alex Taylor
Instructional Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition
School of Music
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JH Julian Hall 57
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Biography
Dr. Alex Taylor has been commissioned and performed by prominent artists in his native New Zealand and abroad, including Orchestra Wellington (NZ), Enso Quartet (US), Ensemble U (EE), Ensemble Proton Bern (CH), Susan Narucki (US), Justine Cormack (NZ), and the Tanglewood Music Center (US). He is also a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and conductor. His solo album of art song, Dryad, is available on Bandcamp.
Current Courses
405.001Composition
121.003Texts & Contexts: Music
Teaching Interests & Areas
Composition, music theory, aural skills, orchestration, vocal music and songwriting, New Zealand music, popular music
PhD Music Composition
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California
MM Music Composition
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor of Arts English Literature
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
BM Music Composition
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand