Tyler Johnson Wins the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition

Tyler Johnson Wins the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition

the Indianpolisy Symponic Choir announced that Indiana native, Tyler Johnson won thier 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition for his new piece “The Incarnation.”

It will be premiered and performed live at the choir's Festival of Carols performances December 20 through the 23, 2024 

The choir states on their Facebook page: 

"The ISC’s Commission Competition is an important part of our commitment to the future of choral music, and many of our previous winners have now been published by EC Schirmer, Shawnee Press, Beckenhorst Press, and more!"

"This year’s winner, Tyler Johnson, grew up in a musical family in the town of Richmond, Indiana, and he began his music journey at a young age with guitar lessons and later developed a love for classical music during high school. He soon began taking piano lessons and then went on to study music theory and composition at Indiana University East. After school, he spent time volunteering and moved to several different cities across the United States before finally landing in Nashville, Tennessee. In Nashville, he became an apprentice to a piano technician where he learned to tune and repair pianos."

"He now resides in Richmond, Indiana with his wife and two-year-old son, where he has started his own piano service business and composes in his spare time."