Virginia Taylor Grabovsky is a versatile soprano whose musical style ranges from choral and chamber repertoire to early music, opera, jazz, and pop. Currently pursuing a double major in Vocal Performance and Music Theory at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory, she balances an active performance schedule with a strong academic foundation.

At Baldwin Wallace, Virginia studies voice with Nancy Maultsby and is an active member of the select Motet Choir, Sōl A Cappella ensemble, and the BW Symphony Orchestra as a cellist. She also sings with the Baldwin Wallace Community Women’s Choir, where she serves as a choral assistant, librarian, and section leader, and has enjoyed arranging and conducting for them. In 2025, she was recognized by the Conservatory for both academic excellence and artistic achievement, receiving the “Outstanding Soloist Award” for her work with Sōl at the ICCA competition. Most recently, she performed the role of Alicia Hernández in Baldwin Wallace’s opera production of Kamala Sankaram’s Rise, and Spirit in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.

Virginia has performed with the Amherst Early Music Festival, Duke University Chapel Chorworks, and the Coventry Camerata. She currently sings professionally with Church of the Covenant in Cleveland and with Saecula Choir Chamber Ensembles in Connecticut, where she performs repertoire in a rigorous, fast-paced setting. Notable solo repertoire includes Buxtehude’s Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, Fauré’s Pie Jesu, Purcell’s If Music Be the Food of Love, and Dvořák’s Mass in D Major. Upcoming engagements include Bach’s Magnificat at the BW Bach Festival as a featured soloist, and as a Vocal Fellow at the Spoleto Festival USA.

Before beginning her studies at Baldwin Wallace, Virginia studied voice with Sherezade Panthaki and sang with the Yale Institute of Sacred Music’s choral ensembles, where she strengthened her connection to sacred repertoire and refined her skills as a performer. She further broadened her musicianship as a cellist with the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra and as both a bassist and vocalist in the jazz ensemble. She is also an accomplished pianist, having earned top rankings in the National Guild system. Her earliest musical training was with the United Choir School’s Elm City Girls’ Choir in New Haven, Connecticut, where she developed a love of choral singing while building skills in disciplined ensemble musicianship, leadership, conducting, and music theory. During this time, she also served as a choral scholar at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bridgeport and in Washington, Connecticut, experiences that helped establish the foundation for her enduring love of sacred choral repertoire.

Virginia continues to celebrate the beauty and relevance of early music, inviting audiences to encounter its timelessness with a new appreciation. She looks forward to graduate study in early music, exploring ornamentation and improvisation while blending her love of performing, learning, and sharing this music with others. When she’s not making music, Virginia enjoys exploring new places, wandering through craft stores, and savoring a good bowl of ramen with friends.