Audition Cafe

Introduction

TYLER MARTIN joined the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra in the 2021-22 season as second flute and piccolo. He also subs with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and spends his summers playing with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. He has received numerous awards, most recently winning first prize in the Houston Flute Club’s Byron Hester Competition in 2021. This same year he also won second prize in the National Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition Competition and both the NY Flute Club and Austin Flute Society Young Artist Competitions. Additionally, he was a semi-finalist in the 2021 Young Concert Artists international auditions. In 2019, Tyler was awarded Honorable Mention in the Boston Woodwind Society Flute Competition. He has found much success in auditions, including offers to attend the 2020 Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Orchestras, and Texas Music Festival Orchestra. As a freelance artist, Tyler has performed in countries across the globe including; Spain, France, Italy, Brussels, Switzerland, and the Dominican Republic. Other notable accomplishments include both solo and ensemble performances at the 2020 National Flute Association Convention. In addition to performing Tyler is passionate about teaching, advocacy, and the amplification of BIPOC voices in classical music. Tyler coaches sectionals, gives masterclasses and maintains a studio of talented flutists at Dawson High School, Berry Miller Junior High, and Rogers Middle School in Pearland ISD. On the industry side of the flute community, Tyler is a team member of Flutisty and works as a Program Coordinator. Tyler has received degrees from DePaul University, the New England Conservatory of Music and Rice University. He studied under Alice K. Dade, Mark Sparks, Paula Robison, and Leone Buyse.

Tyler plays on a handmade 10K Powell Flute with a 14K Powell Philharmonic headjoint and a Powell Signature Piccolo.

His pronouns are he/him/his.