Tyson, Blake

BlakeTyson

Biography

Born: 1969

Country: USA

Studied: University of Alabama - BM; Kent State University - MM; Eastman School of Music - DMA

Teachers:

Website: http://www.blaketyson.com/

Orchestra: Arkansas - The Big List of timpanists - Conway Symphony Orchestra

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Blake Tyson has a multifaceted career and is known as a teacher, performer, and composer. Since 2001 he has been a member of the faculty of the University of Central Arkansas. His international performances have taken him to Europe, Africa, South America and Asia. He has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Northwest Percussion Festival, the Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar, and at numerous Days of Percussion throughout the United States. He has also performed as a percussionist with many orchestras throughout the United States, and is currently principal percussionist with the Conway Symphony Orchestra. He received the DMA degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While there he was also awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate. He holds a MM from Kent State University, and a BM from the University of Alabama.

Blake Tyson has composed many works for percussion, including Vertical River, Anubis, A cricket sang and set the sun, A Ceiling Full of Stars, and Cloud Forest. His teachers include John Beck, Michael Burritt, Larry Mathis, and Peggy Benkeser. He has also studied derabucca with Halim El-Dabh and has devoted intensive study to El-Dabh's unique notational system for the instrument.

Works for Percussion

Deskbell Solo Works

Bellbird

Marimba Solo Works

A cricket sang and set the sun
Anubis
Firefish
Lost Mountain Sunrise
Night Light
Not far from here (Marimba Solo Version)
Snowfall
Windowlight

Multiple Percussion Solo Works

Inside the Shining Stone

Snare Drum Solo Works

Encircled Echoes

Timpani Solo Works

Bedrock

Vibraphone Solo Works

The Hands They Hold

Percussion Solo with Percussion Ensemble Works

Cloud Forest – Marimba with Percussion Quartet
Not far from Here - Marimba with Percussion Ensemble
The Wind That Turns the World – Marimba with Percussion Quartet

Percussion Ensemble Works

A Ceiling Full of Stars – 8 players
Beaming Candels - 8 Players
Glomar Response - 4 Players
Industry Standard - 4 Players
Launchpad - 25 Players
Moonrise – 7 players
Vagabond of Light – 3 Players

Mallet Ensemble Works

Not far from here (Mallet Octet Version) - 8 Players
Vertical River – duet for Marimba and vibraphone

With Other Instrument Works

Everything is Broken - Multiple Percussion & Voice
Not far from here (With Choir Version) - Mallet Ensemble & Voice
Ursa Conculium - Multiple Percussion & Trombone