Tyler Martin
Affiliate Artist in Flute
Tyler Martin serves as second flute/piccolo of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. He has
performed with orchestras around the country including appearances with the Seattle Symphony, Detroit
Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and San Antonio
Philharmonic. He also regularly performs with the Houston Symphony and Houston Ballet Orchestras.
Having gained widespread acclaim as a recitalist and chamber musician he has appeared with
Performing Arts Houston’s New/Now performance series, Context chamber music series, and Musiqa
Houston. As a soloist he has been featured on NPR’s nationally broadcast radio show Performance
Today and performed at the National Flute Association’s annual convention in 2020 & 2023. During
recent summers he has performed as a member of Spoleto Festival USA, National Repertory Orchestra,
and the Orford Music Festival. He is a prize winner of numerous competitions, including the Houston Flute
Club, New York Flute Club, Austin Flute Society, Sphinx Organization’s SOPA Competition and National
Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition Competition. As an educator, Tyler maintains a studio of talented
flutists from beginners to adults and has coached chamber music, given master classes and performed
across the country.
both the New England Conservatory of Music and Rice University. His teachers include Courtney Morton,
Alice K. Dade, Mark Sparks, Paula Robison, and Leone Buyse.