Phil Taylor holds a dual bachelors in Music and Speech/Theatre Education from Wichita State University. Favorite music direction credits include West Side Story, Little Women, Next to Normal, A Chorus Line, Into the Woods, Aida, She Loves Me, and Guys & Dolls. Awards include Outstanding Music Direction for 6 productions by the American College Theatre Festival. He teaches music and theatre at Northeast Magnet High School; his Madrigal Singers performed at the 2021 KMEA In-Service workshop and Philip was a semi-finalist for Distinguished Classroom Teacher for secondary schools in USD 259. He is a member of NAfME, ACDA and the Educational Theatre Association. Besides work in the theatre, Philip serves as music director for the Young Spirit Choir at East Heights United Methodist Church.