TYLER MAZONE

 

TYLER MAZONE is a deaf and neurodivergent composer based in Michigan who writes for a variety of ensembles and performers, from large ensembles to solo music. Mazone’s music focuses on many different topics pertaining to emotions and simple things in the human experience.

Mazone’s work has been performed and commissioned by: professional ensembles such as The _____ Experiment, The US Air Force Band, The Reverón Trio; various top collegiate bands such as the Michigan State University Wind Symphony, University of Illinois Wind Orchestra, and the Crane Wind Ensemble; and by individuals such as Andrew Hosler, Ashley Killam, and Christopher Keach.

Mazone’s main goal with these musical endeavors is to advocate for accessibility and to reach a wider range of audiences and performers by improving upon the framework of inclusive practices in music.


CURRENT PROJECTS

Shut Out: wind band, Grade 4 - consortium page
Reconciliation: bass clarinet and piano
Two Forest Glimpses: flute quartet
Fable: wind quintet
Diversify The Stand/Royal Irish Academy of Music collaboration (trumpet solos)
The Island at Grand Ledge: trombone and saxophone
Three Odes: woodwind ensemble
A Jovial Haunt: wind band
Blossom Prelude: orchestra
Untitled Ocarina Octet
Untitled Clarinet Choir Work
Untitled March for Wind Band


SELECTED MEDIA

Shut Out (2020)
Crane Wind Ensemble (Brian K. Doyle, conductor)

To Be Free (2019/2022) - wind band
Score Video

Socially Awkward (2022) - saxophone
Drew Hosler

Autumn Rain (2021)
Reverón Trio