Tyler Taylor (he/him)
French Horn & Composition
Tyler Taylor (1992) is a composer-performer and teaching artist from Louisville, KY. As a nationally recognized composer, Tyler will be featured with orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. He has been appointed the Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow with the Cleveland Orchestra – a three year composer residency that will include several commissions, work with the communities of Cleveland, and education initiatives. He will teach a Young Composer Workshop with students of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra in 2026. As winner of the 2024 Michael Morgan Prize, Tyler has been commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony to write a large-scale work for their 2025-2026 season. Other honors include a Copland House Residency Award (2023), an I-Park Foundation Residency (2023), and the Louisville Orchestra Creator Corps Residency (2022–23).
As a music educator and teaching artist, he founded and taught the Louisville Orchestra Young Composer Program (2022-25), where students from JCPS had their pieces workshopped and performed by members of the Louisville Orchestra. The program featured over 60 premieres in its three years. He also teaches horn lessons to students at Crosby Middle School and Johnson Middle School as a sectional and private coach.
As a versatile performer, Tyler has played in settings ranging from professional orchestras including the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, the Huntington Symphony, the Louisville Ballet, and the Owensboro Symphony to recitals of contemporary music featuring works by several living composers.
Tyler holds degrees from Indiana University (Doctor of Music with minors in Music Theory & Horn Performance), the Eastman School of Music (Master of Music), and the University of Louisville (Bachelor of Music).