Baton Rouge Symphony
David Torns, conductor
Tyler J Bourque, clarinet

Tyler J Bourque

BM - Louisiana State University

Clarinetist Tyler Bourque is a freelance musician and is currently Principal Clarinet of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. Bourque is also an active chamber musician jumping at any chance to collaborate with friends. He was a member of Deux Amis who was awarded First Place in the College Division at the 2018 New Orleans Chamber Music Festival while competing against musicians from around the southern gulf coast, and was recently awarded First Prize in the Graduate Division at the 2019 New Orleans Chamber Music Festival with the Dahl Trio. Bourque has also been a member of Constantinidies New Music Ensemble since 2018. He has performed in concerts and recitals with Lisette Oropesa, Hila Plitmann, and Megan Ihnen.

Bourque graduated from the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he worked with Deborah Chodacki. He will begin his Master of Music this fall with Michael Rusinek at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PROGRAM
MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A Major
MOZART: Symphony No. 40

Join us virtually for Mozart Madness! Associate Conductor David Torns will lead your BRSO in a program that is dedicated to some of Mozart’s most beloved works! To enhance your virtual experience, Maestro Timothy Muffitt will provide commentary before each work is performed. The evening is highlighted with Principal Clarinet Tyler Bourque performing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. With close-up HD camera work and state-of-the-art sound recording, streaming this concert to your smart device will have you seeing and hearing your BRSO in a whole new way!