Matthew Evan Taylor Brings New Sounds and a Love of Collaboration to Campus

When the formally clad musicians in a string quartet raise their instruments, pose together in utter silence, and then start pounding out West African drumming rhythms, literally using the bodies of their instruments as percussion, you know you’re in for something different.

“This concert is going to be a blast,” said Assistant Professor of Music Matthew Taylor, ushering in the third concert in his New Century/New Voices classical music series at Robison Concert Hall. Taylor’s concerts are designed to highlight the music of women and people of color, groups often overlooked in classical music.