Dr. Bruce Tychinski, originally from Altoona, PA, is Assistant Professor of Trombone at The University of Southern Mississippi. At Southern Miss, Dr. Tychinski teaches applied lessons on trombone, courses in trombone literature and pedagogy, and conducts the trombone choir.

Throughout his career, Dr. Tychinski has performed and recorded with many orchestras, chamber groups, and jazz ensembles. Currently Dr. Tychinski is Principal Trombonist of the Gulf Coast Symphony (Biloxi, MS), a member of the Southern Arts Brass Quintet, comprised of the Southern Miss brass faculty, and the Nittany Trombone Quartet.  He has also performed with the Mississippi Symphony (MS), Mobile Symphony (AL), Meridian Symphony (MS), Sinfonia Gulf Coast (FL), Green Bay Symphony (WI), Pamiro Opera (WI), Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony (IA), Eugene Opera (OR), American Wind Symphony Orchestra (PA), Cedar Rapids Symphony (IA), Altoona Symphony (PA), Music at Penn's Woods Festival Orchestra (PA), and the Harrisburg Symphony (PA). Dr. Tychinski has recorded compact discs with the Skyline Brass Quintet, American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Boulevard Big Band (Kansas City), Big Band Reunion (WI), the University of Kansas Symphonic Band, and the Penn State Alumni Trombone Choir.

Dr. Tychinski has performed as a soloist throughout the United States and internationally. He was the featured soloist with the University of Southern Mississippi Wind Ensemble at the 2007 All-South Band Festival, performing Paul Creston's Fantasy for Trombone.  He also has appeared as a soloist with the Southern Miss Jazz Lab I and Southern Miss Trombone Choir.  He has toured Europe three times as a soloist and conductor with groups from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He also participated in a cultural outreach program in Trujillo, Peru that included a master class presentation at the Instituto Nacional de Cultura and performed with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Trujillo in August, 2000.  In recent years, Dr. Tychinski has performed solo recitals or concertos with high school and college bands at universities in Mississippi, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California, Minnesota, Virginia, and Texas.

Additionally, he has premiered several works including Sonata in d in September 2003, written especially for him by composer Bernard Sanders and two works, Celebration and El Fiesta, by Matt Neff, written for the Nittany Trombone Quartet.  Dr. Tychinski has also performed at conferences of the International Trombone Association, the Eastern Trombone Workshop, Music Teacher's National Association, Wisconsin Music Educator's Association, Pennsylvania Music Educator's Association, Kansas Music Educator's Association.  During his career he has performed for President Jimmy Carter twice, President George H. W. Bush, and for the Governors of all 50 states at the 2000 National Conference of Governors.  In Spring 2007, Dr. Tychinski will perform at the Eastern Trombone Workshop as a soloist with the Penn State Trombone Choir and present several recitals on the east coast.  He will also perform Paul Creston's Fantasy with the Southern Miss Wind Ensemble on February 10th during the All-South Honor Band Festival.

In May 2001, he completed his doctoral dissertation, "An Annotated Guide to Trombone Choir Literature," which gives a brief synopsis of over 150 original works for trombone choir.  Dr. Tychinski has been the recipient of numerous grants for professional travel and special projects including a 2005-06 Technology Mentor Grant from The University of Southern Mississippi, a Summer Grant for a recording project from St. Norbert College, and a joint Student-Faculty Project Grant from St. Norbert College for the transcription of Bix Beiderbecke's Singin' the Blues and a performance using period instruments.  He has been published in the International Trombone Association Journal and presented a workshop for teachers at the 2002 Wisconsin Music Educator's Association Conference.  Dr. Tychinski serves as the Brass Competition Coordinator for Mississippi Music Teacher's Association.

Dr. Tychinski holds Bachelor and Master of Music in Trombone Performance degrees from Penn State University and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone Performance degree from the University of Kansas. Prior to his appointment at The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Tychinski taught low brass and jazz studies at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin for five years. He has also taught at the University of Northern Iowa, Penn State University, and the University of Kansas.

Jason began his musical career as a euphonium player and performed with a variety of prestigious organizations.  He was a member of the DCI Champion Phantom Regiment in 1996 and also in 1997.  He went on to join the Marine Corps and was a member of Marine Band 29 Palms, California from 1998-2002.  During his time as a Marine, Jason worked on his skills as a trombonist in the dance band.  After his military discharge, Jason joined the cast of the Tony award winning show Blast in 2002 for its final season in Los Angeles.  Jason then converted to trombone as his primary instrument and returned to his hometown of Pensacola, Florida.  He received a B.M. in Trombone Performance degree from the University of West Florida in 2006, where he studied trombone with Don Snowden. 

An active performer throughout the southeast, Jason is founding member of the Pensacola Brass, which performs throughout the Florida panhandle.  He is also a trombonist with the U.S. Army's 41st National Guard Band, based in Jackson, Mississippi.  Jason has also performed with Sinfonia Gulf Coast, the Meistersingers, and for musical productions of The Wiz, Man of La Mancha, Fame, Chorus Line, Ragtime, 1940’s Radio Hour, Hello Dolly, Caberet,  Singing in the Rain, and On the Town.