A classically-trained clarinetist based in Connecticut, Taylor Isberg began her career as a
member of the United States Coast Guard Band in March 2023. She made her professional
debut in January 2019, when she performed several concerts with the London Symphony
Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, as one of twelve Music Academy Festival
musicians selected by audition to participate in the Keston MAX Fellow program. She has also
performed with ensembles including the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony,
Phoenix, and The Orchestra Now. In 2018, Taylor attended the Music Academy of the West,
where she performed with the Academy Festival Orchestra under the direction of several world-
renowned orchestral conductors, including Gustavo Dudamel, Stéphane Denève, and Elim
Chan. Previously, she attended the Brevard Music Center Summer Festival and the Hot Springs
Music Festival, where she won first prize in their chamber music competition. Outside of performing, Taylor is an active educator, and has previously taught lessons at music programs in the Houston and Boston areas.
In 2017, Taylor received a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance as a Stamps Scholar from
the University of Michigan, where she studied with Daniel Gilbert. She returned to the University
of Michigan for her graduate studies, where she studied with both Daniel Gilbert and Chad
Burrow, earning her first Master of Music degree in 2019. She then pursued additional studies at
Rice University, earning a second Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Richie Hawley.
Taylor graduated from Rice in spring 2022. Other former teachers include Sunshine Simmons,
Dileep Gangolli, Jack Marquardt, Kristin Bowers and Kathleen Rimlinger.
member of the United States Coast Guard Band in March 2023. She made her professional
debut in January 2019, when she performed several concerts with the London Symphony
Orchestra under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, as one of twelve Music Academy Festival
musicians selected by audition to participate in the Keston MAX Fellow program. She has also
performed with ensembles including the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra, New Bedford Symphony,
Phoenix, and The Orchestra Now. In 2018, Taylor attended the Music Academy of the West,
where she performed with the Academy Festival Orchestra under the direction of several world-
renowned orchestral conductors, including Gustavo Dudamel, Stéphane Denève, and Elim
Chan. Previously, she attended the Brevard Music Center Summer Festival and the Hot Springs
Music Festival, where she won first prize in their chamber music competition. Outside of performing, Taylor is an active educator, and has previously taught lessons at music programs in the Houston and Boston areas.
In 2017, Taylor received a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance as a Stamps Scholar from
the University of Michigan, where she studied with Daniel Gilbert. She returned to the University
of Michigan for her graduate studies, where she studied with both Daniel Gilbert and Chad
Burrow, earning her first Master of Music degree in 2019. She then pursued additional studies at
Rice University, earning a second Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Richie Hawley.
Taylor graduated from Rice in spring 2022. Other former teachers include Sunshine Simmons,
Dileep Gangolli, Jack Marquardt, Kristin Bowers and Kathleen Rimlinger.