First Name:
Dr. Tyler
Last Name:
Young
Main Title:
Lecturer of Voice and Opera
Office Location:
Room 215, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number:
828-262-6449
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Dr. Tyler Young is a lecturer in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. Prior to his post at Appalachian, Dr. Young served as a church musician, taught chorus and general music in the public school system (Burke County, NC), served as a voice instructor at Catawba Valley Community College, served as Music Director for Horn in the West, and taught at Cleveland State University as Voice Instructor and Director of Opera Workshop.
Dr. Young’s operatic credits include Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Frederic in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Gastone in Verdi’s La Traviata, Sam Kaplan in Weill’s Street Scene, and Ferrando in Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte. Oratorio and concert performances include a world premiere of Bristow’s Mass in C, Schubert’s Mass in G, Handel’s Messiah, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Bach’s Magnificat, Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ, Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio, and a performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes with the Brevard Philharmonic.
Dr. Young holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance, and Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Appalachian State University. While attending CIM, he was awarded the Italian American Cultural Foundation Italian Art Song Award and the Elizabeth Stoeckler Stevens Prize in Lieder for his performance of Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin.