Del’Shawn Taylor

Del'Shawn is an internationally award-winning musician, author, educator, and arts equity advocate. As a soloist, he has won awards from competitions such as American Prize and the Metropolitan International Music Festival, while making solo debuts on national and international stages. As composer, he has had premieres nationally and internationally with numerous organizations and ensembles such as the Julius Quartet, the Cincinnati Song Initiative, Really Spicy Opera, Thompson Street Opera Company, the Operation Opera Festival and White Snake Projects to name a few. Current projects include a commissioned opera by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and composing music for the musical adaptation of the award-winning book "Stars in the Sky," based on the stories of the first African American flight attendants. It will be workshopped in New York City in late 2022. As an educator and children’s book author, Del’Shawn passionately works with community arts organizations to ensure that children regardless of socio-economic background have access to the transformative power of the arts. He is a board member of Art Song Colorado and serves on the board DEI committees of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Thompson Street Opera Company.