Virginia Taylor
Virginia Taylor has been described as one of the most exciting flautists to appear on the concert platform in recent years. She has received numerous awards, performed with leading Australian orchestras and toured extensively at home and abroad.
In 1983 spectacular performances at the Australian Flute Convention led to First Prize in the National Flute Competition. She has toured throughout Australia for the ABC, and for Musica Viva (in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs) to Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore and China, as well as giving many solo recitals and recordings. She has performed concertos with symphony orchestras across Australia.
In 1988 she was awarded the title of ‘Young Performer of the Year’, the premier prize among Australian competitions, which selects an outright winner from the winners on all instruments, including voice. The competition receives national coverage on radio and television.
Her recording For Flute & Guitar (TP003), with guitarist Timothy Kain, has been a best-seller. She is a member of the Austral Trio—flute, violin and guitar—resident at the Canberra School of Music and touring regularly in Australia and abroad.
A keen commissioner of Australian compositions, she has given world premiere performances of works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Nigel Westlake and Mark Isaacs.
She has been Head of Flute at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, and Head of Flute at the Australian National Academy in Melbourne, and Artistic Director of the bi-annual Australian Flute Festival.
Virginia Taylor is featured on the following titles
For Flute & Guitar
Virginia Taylor and Timothy Kain play French, Spanish and South American music for flute and guitar. Both were on the staff of the Canberra School of Music and had long performed together in chamber combinations.
Virginia Taylor also appears on
Sandra France: Fluctuating States of Calm
Chamber music by Sandra France, performed by musicians largely based in Canberra. Sandy lived and worked there with a distinctive lyrical voice; this disc offers a clear introduction to writing that deserves a wider hearing.