Timpanogos Singers and Timpanogos Youth Choirs welcomes our new director and pianist for the 2025-26 season! Meet M. Ryan Taylor and Tina Bassett.
Meet Our Conductor
M. Ryan Taylor is a seasoned choral conductor and vocal artist whose work blends expressive performance with a strong foundation in vocal pedagogy and music education. He holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Composition from BYU, having studied conducting with Ronald Staheli and Mack Wilberg. His choral compositions—available at CHOIRWORKS.COM—have been performed around the world and are shaped by his vocal training and extensive experience leading choirs of all ages and skill levels. He served as the conductor of the American Fork Children’s Choir (now Timpanogos Youth Choirs) for ten years, during which he earned a three-year Kodály certification through the Intermuse program at Brigham Young University. Taylor has also served as associate conductor of the Timpanogos Chorale; conductor of the American Fork Hillcrest Stake Choir for seven years; director of the Phoenix Rising Chamber Choir; Voyces caroling choir; and led various congregational choirs over the past thirty-five years. As a vocalist, he has performed with numerous skilled ensembles, including Cantorum, Canticum Lucis, Phoenix Rising Chamber Choir, Timpanogos Chorale, BYU Concert Choir, Chapman College Chamber Singers, St. Wilfred’s Episcopal Choir, St. James Episcopal Choir, Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Choir, Orange County Youth Choir, Orange County Honor Choir, FVHS Troubadours, and FVHS Concert Choir—experience that continues to inform his belief in the transformative power of choral singing.
Meet Our Pianist
Tina Bassett is a versatile pianist with a passion for choral and vocal music. She has accompanied a wide range of ensembles, including the chamber choir Canticum Lucis, high school and college choirs, sacred ensembles and solo vocalists, instrumentalists and musical theater productions. Known for her sensitivity and musical intuition, Tina brings warmth and clarity to every rehearsal and performance. Her classical training and deep love for emotional, expressive music make her a sought-after collaborator. Outside of music, Tina homeschools her three children and co-founded Lightbringers Press with her husband, a Utah National Guardsman. Visit Tina’s website for more information. We’re so excited to welcome Tina to the TS TYC family!