Mitchell Tyler - conductor

Conductor, arranger, songwriter, bassist and educator Mitchell Tyler is an Honors Bachelor of Music (Theory & Composition) and Bachelor of Education graduate of Western University, and has been a member of Jeans ’n Classics since 1992.

As a performer on upright and electric bass he has shared the stage with many renowned artists including Rik Emmett (Triumph), Alan Frew (Glass Tiger), Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Lawrence Gowan (Styx), and David Blamires (Pat Metheney Group). He has played the touring productions of Chicago (2015), and Mamma Mia (2012).

Mitchell’s orchestrations are widely performed by the Jeans ’n Classics band as part of its North American symphonic concert schedule. His songwriting and music production activities date back to the early 1980s. Throughout the years he has collaborated with a wide variety of artists on countless projects. Latest works can be found at ytanda.bandcamp.com

Mitchell has been a professional educator since 1993. He served as Orchestra London Canada's Education Director from 2010 to 2013. He has extensive experience writing, developing, programming and conducting curriculum-linked educational content for symphony orchestras. He is an adjunct professor in the music performance department at the University of Western Ontario.

As a conductor, Mitchell has had the privilege of working with a wide variety of orchestras across North America. Recent guest conductor appearances include the Fort Wayne Symphony, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, the Colorado Symphony, the Jacksonville Symphony and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. He continues to immensely enjoy his work with the Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Symphony (est. 2012).

In his spare time, Mitchell enjoys playing tennis and touring the ballparks of Major League Baseball supporting his beloved Boston Red Sox.