Conductor 猝 Artist 猝 Educator
Tyrone is the founder and artistic director of The Unsung Collective Inc., and interim Director of Choral Activities at Westminster Choir College. For the past 3 years and counting, he conducts The Unsung alongside the New York Philharmonic in annual collaborative performances. Under his direction, The Unsung made their Lincoln Center debut, becoming the first predominantly Black ensemble to perform for the Mostly Mozart Festival in its 50+ year history, and held a residency at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances premiering Neo Muyanga鈥檚 exhibition A Mass of Cyborgs. Tyrone pioneered the World Trade Center鈥檚 first Juneteenth Celebration in June, 2021 and made his conducting debut at Lincoln Center in Search for Spring, premiering a commissioned work by Jonathan Dove addressing climate change. Tyrone has been featured on CBS News with Cindy Hsu, Fox Five, PIX11 News with Hazel Sanchez and Dan Mannarino, NY1 with Ron Lee, WQXR Radio, and SiriusXm Satellite Radio.
Praised by OperaWire as 鈥淎n artist of the highest order,鈥 Tyrone is a diverse conductor and his most favorable engagements are vast: having performed the works of Carlos Simon, Jessie Montgomery, William Dawson and Johannes Brahms all with the New York Philharmonic. In addition, he led the Orchestra of Jamaica, the 10th Anniversary of Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Performa 2023 in collaboration with Nikita Gale in The Other Seasons, Henryk G贸recki鈥檚 Symphony No. 3 for the American Cancer Society and recorded on the soundtrack for Spike Lee鈥檚 movie Miracle at St. Anna.
Known for his pedagogical work, Tyrone piloted the New York Philharmonic鈥檚 first Youth Chorus and leads a host of other ensembles. He is a desired clinician having prepared several choirs under the New York Philharmonic Education Program, the Harmony Program, and is an adjudicator for Choirs Of America. He served as chorus master alongside conductor John DeMain in Carlisle Floyd鈥檚 Susannah, and worked with resident conductor of the Los Angeles Opera, Grant Gershon. Other notable conducting engagements include Cornell University Chamber Singers, the Atlanta University Center Orchestra, both Morehouse College and Spelman College Glee Clubs, and Clark Atlanta University鈥檚 Philharmonic Society.
An accomplished vocalist, Tyrone premiered Julia Wolfe鈥檚 unEarth as part of The Crossing, alongside the New York Philharmonic in June 2023. He has shared the stage with Denyce Graves, Jessye Norman, Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Idina Minzel, the late Aretha Franklin, and the late Bo Diddley. Also, he has performed in the presence of two United States presidents, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
Tyrone was a recipient of the Frank Huntington Beebe Fund for Musicians, having conducted research in Mexico and Spain. His dissertation bore the article, Black in the Baroque published in the choral Journal. As a contributor to scholarship in the Western art world, Tyrone has lectured at several institutions including New York University, Indiana University, Bard College, Longy School of Music, Syracuse University, University of Missouri and La Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Tyrone is a graduate of Northwestern University (DMA), Ohio State University (MM), and Morehouse College (BA), and leads a diverse career as an educator, lecturer, and conductor.