Welcome to the website of pianist Sylvia Shadick-Taylor.
If you are looking for promotional materials, you can find reviews, biographical materials and photos.
If you are interested in contemporary music, there is a listing of commisions and concerts.
There is also information about CDs, including audio clips and purchasing information.
Sylvia is available for adjudicating, guest teaching, master classes, clinics and school presentations, as well as her ongoing private teaching.
Do you have a question about a teaching problem or an idea for a concert? Would you like to put in a request for something you’d like to see included on this website? Please feel free to contact Sylvia.
Teaching
Sylvia is currently accepting students for her 2018-2019 piano class. Students of any age or level are welcome. Please contact ivory88@interbaun.com for more information.
Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 | 8 PM
Early Music Alberta | La Voce e la Tromba →
First Presbyterian Church (Arthur Newcombe Room)
10025 105 St. Edmonton, AB
Assisting harpsichordist
On the program will be two cantatas by Alessandro Melani, as well as works by Purcell, Scarlatti and Telemann. Edmonton’s own baroque trumpeter Frédéric Payant will shine in these cantatas together with the spectacular – and audience favourite – soprano Dawn Bailey.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019
Music From the Prairies
Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre 4501-50 St., Camrose, AB
Kathleen Corcoran: Soprano
Dean McNeill: Trumpet
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor: Piano
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019
Tribute to Renoir presented by Alberta Symphony Orchestra
Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall, MacEwan University
Ravel's Bolero – two pianos
JULY 6 – 16, 2020
EDMONTON WINDS – EUROPEAN TOUR
Assisting pianist
Past Events
Concerto Soloist →
Grieg Piano Concerto Op. 16 | with Orchestra Borealis
November 5, 2017
Guest Lecturer
University of Saskatchewan 2019
Music Conference Alberta 2017
Adjudicator
Saskatchewan Provincial Music Festival 2019
BC Provincial Music Festival 2017
News
Shadick-Taylor Composition News
March 2018
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor is pleased to announce that her composition Toadly Awesome for piano duet will be added to the to the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP) syllabus.
Sylvia is proud to present her most recent recording:
Piano NorthWest: Music of William Pura [2015]
 photo: William Pura |
The works written by William Pura feature dramatic pianism and spacious prairie beauty. The CD includes guest appearances by George Andrix, harmonica, and Jon Taylor, snare drum. “Shadick-Taylor’s biographical entry makes a point of noting her exploration of composers’ ideas and inspirations, musical building blocks, which in combination with her command of her instrument “transform a fine performance into a captivating story.” Pura’s prosaic compositions benefit greatly from the understanding of this “brilliant storyteller.” –David Olds | DISCoveries Editor, WholeNote Magazine, Vol. 20 No. 8 |
“...Pura paints his musical canvas with wide sweeps of gestural language that ranges from pounding explosions of densely harmonized cluster chords to gossamer light, more linear textures. “Edmonton pianist Sylvia Shadick-Taylor proves an ideal partner in realizing Pura’s creative vision, displaying her bravura technique and an utter commitment to this complex music.” –Winnipeg Free Press | March 26, 2015 |
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Sylvia Shadick-Taylor’s Expressions CD shortlisted for 2014 Edmonton Music Prize
November 6, 2014
The shortlist has been determined for the second annual Edmonton Music Prize, a $10,000 cash prize created to recognize Edmonton-based musicians or musical collectives who have released a recording in the past 18 months. The award is sponsored by the City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council, and administered by Alberta Music (the Alberta Music Industry Association). A 1st prize of $8,000 will be awarded to the winner and two prizes of $1,000 will be awarded to the runners-up. –Alberta Music
Performances of Sylvia Shadick-Taylor’s Compositions
Somethin’ Nice (for tenor saxophone and piano)
–premiered as encore for Ray Baril’s Doctoral Chamber Music Recital
May 2014 | Edmonton, AB
The Kitty Carol
December 2012
Glenora Elementary School | Edmonton, AB
–accompanied by Sylvia Shadick-Taylor
Toadly Awesome!
Contemporary Showcase Festival
November 2012
Muttart Hall | Alberta College