Tyler Browning is a second-year doctoral violin student at The University of Alabama pursuing his degree in violin performance. He is a member of the School of Music’s quartet-in-residence, the Capstone String Quartet. He also serves as a rotating section principal in the Huxford Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Ransom Wilson. He is studying under the tutelage of Professor Jenny Grégoire. 

A native of Kentucky, Tyler holds a Bachelor of Music in violin performance with a minor in psychology from the University of Kentucky, having studied under Daniel Mason. He also holds a Master of Music in violin performance from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Ohio, having studied under Dr. Penny Thompson-Kruse. While attending BGSU, he was a graduate teaching assistant of Dr. Elaine Colprit for the undergraduate string methods technique course, and served as the graduate strings supervisor of the weekly after-school Music Plus Program.

An active performer, Tyler has played with several regional orchestras and ensembles, including the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Prentice Chorale Orchestra, Shoals Symphony Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Choral Society of Pensacola, Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, Lexington’s It’s A Grand Night for Singing, Lexington Philharmonic, Maysville Symphony Orchestra, and the Cave Run Symphony Orchestra. An equally active teacher, he has held part-time faculty and clinician positions with several music organizations across the Midwest, including Riverfront Studios, Hull Prairie Intermediate School, Forte Music School, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Youth Ensembles Mentor Program, Central Music Academy, and the Montgomery County Public Schools. 

A dedicated performer and teacher, Tyler hopes to share his passion for music through performance and by cultivating the next generation of musicians through collegiate teaching. His current doctoral research goals are to examine the relationship between humanistic psychology and violin pedagogy to foster effective communication strategies in collegiate music settings.

He currently resides in Northport, AL and maintains an active performing and teaching presence.