Tyler Rusco (Double Bass) is a student of Dr. Paul Erhard at the University of Colorado at Boulder, currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in double bass performance. He is a prolific performer who has played in master classes for such great bass pedagogues as Albert Lazslo, teacher at the Julliard School, and Ira Gold of the Catholic University of America. In addition to being bass section principal in the Boulder Symphony, he holds the principal position in the University of Colorado Campus Orchestra and is a section player in the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra. He has also been the associate principal of the University of Colorado Opera Orchestra. Tyler is active in several genres of music, playing electric bass with local artist Daniel Luthjohn, and upright bass with the Jake Simpson Band, who were part of the main stage lineup at the National Old Time Country and Bluegrass Festival in Le Mars, Iowa in 2009.
Tyler has also seen success as a composer, winning 1st place in the MMEA Composition Contest in the high school choral division in 2006, and 3rd place in the instrumental division. In addition, he has directed ensembles, leading the St. Thomas Aquinas Schola for the 2008-2009 school year. Tyler lives in Boulder, and in addition to being an active performer, composer, and songwriter, teaches double bass and electric bass in the Boulder/Longmont area.
Lessons and Contact: tyler@tylerrusco.com
Website: http://www.tylerrusco.com
