Dr. Tyler Harrison is an American composer, concert pianist, and music educator. As a composer, he has written three symphonies, a piano concerto, a cello concerto, and numerous concert works for orchestra and wind ensemble. His symphonic works have been performed by the Longmont Symphony, Indiana Wind Symphony, University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Montana State Wind Symphony, Gustavus Wind Orchestra, Messiah University Wind Ensemble, Pinnacle Winds, University of Utah Wind Symphony, San Francisco State University Wind Ensemble, Contra Costa Wind Symphony, University of Colorado Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, University of Arizona Wind Symphony, University of Puget Sound Wind Symphony, Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia, and the CalArts Chamber Orchestra.

Harrison has completed two symphonies since March 2021, composing over an hour of music for orchestra and wind ensemble in the span of eighteen months. His Symphony No. 3 “The Garden of Tears” was recently premiered by the Longmont Symphony Orchestra and commissioner, Elliot Moore. Symphony No. 3 was commissioned by the Music and Moore Foundation for a two-symphony concert on mental health with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6.

Harrison’s Symphony No. 2: The Song of the Mountains was commissioned by a consortium of eight wind ensembles in the United States and Canada. It recently received its second performance with the Montana State Wind Symphony.

His music employs large contrapuntal forms, including "cloud" canons, double canons, and canonic fugues. His contrapuntal writing is used to create large sound masses, where established themes communicate to each other in moving clouds of sound. These reflect the towering mountains, open sky, and sounds of nature where he lives in Montana.

Dedicated to music education, Tyler has taught private lessons in piano, composition, and music theory for the past fifteen years. He specializes in teaching music to neurodivergent populations, particularly those with autism.

In the past, his piano students have placed in international competitions and received state honors on the Music Teachers’ Association of California Certificate of Merit (CM) Exams and ABRSM. He has also taught composition at the college level.

Harrison earned his D.M.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, M.M. from Manhattan School of Music, and B.M. from University of Montana. His mentors include David Maslanka, Carter Pann, Daniel Kellogg, Kevin Beavers, Susan Botti, J. Mark Stambaugh, Charles Nichols, and Patrick C. Williams. He studied piano with Steven Hesla, Christopher Hahn, and Lisa Moore.