• University of South Carolina School of Music 
• Tayloe's TedX "Music and Hope: Towards a More Musical America"
• Behind the scenes of the University of Melbourne Staff Orchestra Project 

ABOUT TAYLOE

Tayloe Harding, composer, is Interim Provost at the University of South Carolina, on leave as Dean of the School of Music.  A passionate advocate for advancing the impact of higher education music on American communities, he is devoted to organizations whose missions are consistent with this advocacy.  As President of the College Music Society (CMS) from 2005-2006 and as President of their foundation, The CMS Fund from 2009-2015, he helped create the Engagement and Outreach Initiative where efforts of the music professoriate are articulated with national partners to meet common musical and civic goals.  He also serves as national Secretary of NASM. At Carolina he brought a bold idea to fruition: to more fully prepare tomorrow’s professional musicians by combining conventional professional music study with a systematic curricular and co-curricular exploration of music advocacy, music entrepreneurship, and community engagement by forming SPARK: Carolina’s Leadership Laboratory.  His TedX talk “Music and Hope: Towards a More Musical America,” constitutes a public expression of his interests and work.  He is a frequent presenter on futures issues for university music units and their leadership, remaining active as a composer earning commissions, performances, and recordings for his works around the world.