Dr. Taylor Massey
Stony Brook University, DMA
Northwestern University, MM
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, BM
email: rtmassey@greenvilleschools.us or rtmassey@greenville.k12.sc.us
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Dr. Taylor Massey serves on the Greenville Fine Arts Center's faculty as the Winds Chamber Music Instructor and has served on the faculties of the University of Georgia, Augusta University, Georgia Southern University, Claflin University, Western Carolina University, and Brevard College. His principal instructors have been Steven Cohen, Russell Dagon, Ronald de Kant, and Alan Kay. Dr. Massey earned his bachelor’s degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, his master’s degree from Northwestern University, and a doctorate from Stony Brook University.
Dr. Massey has enjoyed a diverse and extensive performing career over the past two decades. He serves as the principal clarinetist with Augusta Symphony Orchestra and has performed as guest principal clarinet with the Savannah Philharmonic, Greenville Symphony, Charleston Symphony, and the South Carolina Philharmonic. Outside of the southeast, Dr. Massey has served as principal clarinet of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, and the Choral Society of the Hamptons. In addition to orchestral performances, he has been a featured soloist with the Savannah River Winds, Carolina Youth Symphony, Augusta University Wind Ensemble, and, on multiple occasions, Augusta Symphony Orchestra. Internationally, he has performed chamber music at festivals in Morges, Switzerland, and Lucca, Italy.
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