Tyler Brown

Principal Timpani

Tyler Brown is currently finishing a master’s degree in Percussion Performance at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, studying under Jim Babor and Joe Pereira of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver in 2024 with a Bachelors of Music in Percussion Performance, earning top honors as Outstanding Senior in Performance. During his studies, Tyler spent a semester abroad at the renowned Malmö Academy of Music in Malmö, Sweden. His festival appearances include the Brevard Music Festival (TA-ship), Spoleto Festival USA, two summers at TAPS (Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar), and two summers at the Aspen Music Festival, where he served as the ACA timpani fellow in 2025. In 2023, Tyler was a semi-finalist at the Modern Snare Drum Competition in Cleveland, OH. In addition to university ensembles, he has had the opportunity to perform with orchestras such as the Colorado Symphony, Denver Philharmonic, and Boulder Symphony. Tyler is excited to start his first season as the principal timpanist of the New Mexico Philharmonic.