Clarinetist Tyler Bourque is a freelance musician and has been Principal Clarinetist of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra since the 2019/2020 season. Tyler is also an active chamber musician with recent successes at Lyrica Baroque’s New Orleans Chamber Festival. Tyler has been a member of Constantinidies New Music Ensemble since 2018, and is a member of the BRSO Chamber Players. He has performed in recitals with Hila Plitmann, and recently has appeared as soloist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.

Tyler is currently pursing postgraduate work at the New England Conservatory of Music where he studies with William R. Hudgins of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Music where he worked with Deborah Chodacki. Additionally, Tyler has completed a substantial amount of course work in hopes of finishing his Bachelor of Arts in English soon.