Fran Pepperman Taylor Instructor of Fine Arts: Music
BA, Wesleyan University
Courses I Teach:
SMC Orchestra
Private lessons in violin and viola
Areas of Expertise
Violin, Viola, Conducting, Music Education in Public Schools
But with art comes empathy. It allows us to look through someone else's eyes and know their strivings and struggles. It expands the moral imagination and makes it impossible to accept the dehumanization of others. When we are without art, we are a diminished people—myopic, unlearned and cruel.
Awards and Recognitions
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, President of the Board
Recent News
Fran Pepperman Taylor, adjunct in Fine Arts/Music, performed on violin as concertmaster of the Burlington Civic Symphony Orchestra, in the pit for the Lyric Theatre’s production of Into the Woods, for the Hinesburg Artist Series Holiday Concert, and for numerous weddings. She also was assistant concertmaster of the Vermont Philharmonic summer pops concert.
(posted February 2023)
Fran Pepperman Taylor, music adjunct and conductor of the College’s String Orchestra, coordinated production of a virtual performance by the student ensemble playing a classical work. The video, viewable on YouTube, was produced by Virtual Ensemble Services. The piece is “Concerto alla Rustica in G Major, RV 151” by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by the Saint Michael’s College String Orchestra.
(posted February 2021)