Taylor Hillary Boykins is an American mezzo soprano hailing from Michigan who boasts a robust performance schedule in the DC Metro area. Playful yet eloquent, Taylor’s melodic style, delicate phrasing, and powerful voice have gained her notable recognition. Suffice it to say, if you’ve ever heard the phrase, “big things come in small packages,” then you have an idea of what you’ll get once you meet— and hear— Taylor Hillary Boykins.

For the ‘24-‘25 season, Taylor will be a recitalist for the In the Stacks Concert Series at the George Peabody Library, returning alto soloist for Bach in Baltimore, and capping the year debuting with Handel Choir Baltimore as alto soloist for Händel’s, Messiah.

In the spring, you can find her returning to the Saint David’s Evensong recital series, with Lorelei Ensemble performing Julia Wolfe’s, Her Story, with National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center, and shortly after, performing with the Ensemble for Breathe (Greve, Patrick, Thompson, & Treuting).

Past collaborations (from ensembles, solos, and roles) include: Third Practice, Maryland Choral Society, Thrive Music Live, Gonzaga University, Mind on Fire, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Northern-Neck Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis Opera, Opera Baltimore, Maryland Opera, and the late Concert Artists of Baltimore.

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Taylor earned her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she was a protégé of mezzo soprano, Denyce Graves; a proud, nerdy, native of Michigan, she received her Bachelor of Music degree from Oakland University in Rochester, MI under the tutelage of contralto, Nadine Washington.