Tyler Rand (born 1991) is an American arts executive and the current
executive director of the
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Education
He graduated from
Southern Adventist University with a BS in music theory and literature. Rand also attended
Harvard University, where he was active as a vocal soloist with the
Harvard–Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.
Early life and career
Tyler Rand was raised in
Holden, Massachusetts. He pursued an acting career at an early age and appeared in musical theater productions and independent films, including productions of
Big (musical) and
The Music Man in
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Rand began his career at
WSMC-FM
WSMC-FM (90.5 MHz) is a public FM radio station featuring a classical music radio format. It is licensed to Collegedale, Tennessee, and serves the Chattanooga metropolitan area, as well as parts of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina ...
in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served in programming, fundraising, marketing, and community engagement roles. During this time, he was selected to attend the Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute in Chattanooga. In January 2018, Rand commissioned a new work for violinist Holly Mulcahy,
concertmaster of the
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, to be written by composer
Wang Jie. Rand also performed as an oboist with the
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and
the Contemporary Symphony of Berklee College of Music. He was a first place winner in the 2011
Andrews University International Music Competition and a winner of the 2014
Southern Adventist University Concerto Competition.
In October 2019, Rand was named executive director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra after serving in marketing roles with the organization. During his time as marketing director of the symphony, he created a monthly concert subscription program for students. In 2020, Rand led the orchestra through a series of concert cancellations due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and created a series of virtual concerts filmed without audience featuring the organization's musicians. In November 2020, Rand announced the creation of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra's online educational platform designed to support music teachers in virtual classrooms.
References
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1991 births
Living people
People from Holden, Massachusetts
Singers from Massachusetts
Southern Adventist University alumni
Harvard University alumni
American oboists
American arts administrators