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 Louisiana Philharmonic (LA), 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. In March 2008, Dr. Tychinski performed Vincent Persichetti's Parable and Tommy Pederson's Cogent Caprice, along with members of the Southern Miss Trombone Choir, at the Eastern Trombone Workshop and will return with the Trombone Choir to perform in March 2010. He has been a featured soloist with nearly all of the University of Southern Mississippi concert ensembles including performances of Paul Creston's Fantasy for Trombone with the Wind Ensemble, Joseph Turrin's Fandango with the Symphonic Winds, and James Kazik's Concerto for Trombone with the Brass Ensemble.. He also has appeared as a soloist with the Southern Miss Jazz Lab I, Hub Bones, and Southern Miss Trombone Choir. He has toured Europe three times as a soloist and conductor with groups from Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and directed the Southern Miss Trombone Choir on a tour of Germany in 2009. 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. He 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.
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 is also an active arranger and author of pedagogical materials. He has written numerous arrangements for the Southern Miss Trombone Choir, Nittany Trombone Quartet, music for high school marching bands and jazz ensembles, the Hub Bones jazz trombone ensemble, and for the Skyline Brass Quintet.
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 for which he serves as a recording reviewer. He has also presented workshops at the 2009 Mississippi Music Teacher's Association Conference, 2009 Southeastern Mississippi Band Master's Association Festival, 2002 Wisconsin Music Educator's Association Conference. Dr. Tychinski serves as the Brass Competition Coordinator for Mississippi Music Teacher's Association, an advisor to the Southern Miss chapters of the International Trombone Association, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
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.
