Blake Tyson
In Search of Three Goddesses (2007) by Halim El-Dabh
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.

Blake Tyson is currently on the faculty of the University of Central Arkansas. He received his doctor of musical arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. He received the master of music degree from Kent State University and a bachelor of music degree from the University of Alabama. He has also studied derabucca with Halim EI-Dabh, and has devoted intensive study to EI-Dabh’s unique notational system for the instrument. Tyson has given recitals as both a solo and chamber artist throughout the United States. He has performed and taught in Ecuador as a guest of the National Conservatory and performed in Egypt at the Ministry of Culture in Cairo and as a soloist with the Orchestra de Biblioteca Alexandrina in Alexandria. He recently traveled to South Africa for a master class and performance in Johannesburg and to China for performances at the Beijing Central Conservatory. He has performed as a percussionist with many orchestras throughout the United States, and is currently principal percussionist with the Conway Symphony Orchestra. Tyson is also a composer, and has written numerous compositions including Anubis, Cloud Forest, and Vertical River.

Sponsors

Pro Mark | Zildjian | University of Central Arkansas
Kent State University Dept. of Pan-American Studies