Jeff Tyzik

During his tenure, he has written over 160 works for the Orchestra and conducted Pops and classical concerts alike. On his classical series concerts, Tyzik has performed works by some of the greatest American composers to critical acclaim and conducted the premiere of his own Trombone Concerto, which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and subsequently performed at Carnegie Hall.

This season, Tyzik begins a new role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and continues to serve as Principal Pops Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Highly sought after as a guest conductor, he recently has appeared with orchestras such as the Boston, Cincinnati, and New York Pops, the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. This season he performs with orchestras across North America including Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and New Jersey, as well as The Florida Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, among others. 

A native of Hyde Park, N.Y., Jeff first picked up a cornet when he was nine years old. He studied both classical and jazz throughout high school, and went on to earn both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied composition/arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray Wright and jazz studies with the great band leader Chuck Mangione, both of whom profoundly impacted him as a musician.

Tyzik spent the next few years working with Chuck Mangione and becoming a skilled record producer. These experiences led him to one of the great early opportunities of his career—the chance to co-compose a trumpet concerto with friend and virtuoso trumpeter Allen Vizzutti to be recorded by pops legend Doc Severinsen. He orchestrated many of the great band leader’s symphony orchestra programs, and produced a GRAMMY® Award-winning album, The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1.

His compositions and arrangements have been recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, the RPO, Summit Brass, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Doc Severinsen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. In May 2007, harmonia mundi released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard classical chart. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major television networks and released six of his own albums.

Jeff Tyzik currently serves on the Board of Managers of the Eastman School of Music, and is a board member of the Hochstein School of Music and Dance. He lives in Rochester with his wife Jill.

For more information about Jeff Tyzik, visit www.jefftyzik.com.