Tyson Gholston Davis Tyson Gholston Davis New York, New York Tyson Gholston Davis (b.2000) is an American composer studying at The Juilliard School where is a recipient of the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship. Davis began composing at the age of eight years old and entered the University North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) as a high school freshman, studying with Lawrence Dillon. In the summer of 2019, Davis worked with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) and Antonio Pappano to premiere his work, Delicate Tension, a piece that was commissioned by the American Embassy in Berlin for the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The work was performed in Berlin, Edinburgh, and Hamburg. Since then, Davis has been a leading desired composer to be performed and commissioned by leading ensembles. He has been the recipient of more than 22 commissions by organizations such as; The Juilliard String Quartet, the Albany Symphony, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Eighth Blackbird, WQXR (New York Public Radio), New York New Music Ensemble, Metropolis Ensemble, and various other groups and soloist. His recently finished work, Amorphous Figures (String Quartet No. 2) was commissioned by Da Camera Society of Houston, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Chamber Music Cincinnati for the Juilliard String Quartet. The work will be premiered in April of 2023. Currently, Davis is backed up with commissions until mid-2024 with works for soprano saxophone and piano (for Robert Young), wind quintet (for Zephyros winds), solo piano (Jonathan Biss), and several others. Tyson’s favorite classical composers include Beethoven, Elliott Carter, Henri Dutilleux, Unsuk Chin, and Jacob Druckman. He also loves the pop music of Marvin Gaye, John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel, and many others. He lives in Washington Heights, NYC, and enjoys frequent walks in Fort Tryon Park. Tyson Gholston Davis’s tracks Grey Fireworks, for violin and piano (2022) | Samuel Nebyu (violin) by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2023-06-02T00:08:05Z Tyson Gholston Davis: Distances, for ensemble (2020) | Kevin Fitzgerald/ÆPEX Contemporary Ensemble by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2022-07-01T14:52:53Z Synchomisms and Nocturnes (String Trio) (2021) | ensembleNEWSRQ + Chroma Trio by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2022-03-02T21:11:03Z Tyson Davis: Tableau No. VI, for solo horn (2020) | Ryan Little, horn by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-05-11T17:41:00Z Tableau No. X, for solo trumpet | William Leathers, trumpet by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-03-03T05:19:39Z Tyson Davis: Tableau No. V, for solo double bass (2019) | Sam Zagnit, double bass by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-02-25T16:24:09Z Tyson Davis: Tableau No. IX, for solo alto saxophone | Robert Young, Saxophone by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-02-16T00:49:36Z Tyson Davis: Tableau No. IV, for bassoon (2020) | Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:47:05Z Tyson Davis: Tableau No. VII, for clarinet (2020) | Ana Maria Locke, Clarinet by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:43:48Z Tyson Davis: Fragment, for marimba (2020) | Ian Rosenbaum, marimba by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:42:29Z
Grey Fireworks, for violin and piano (2022) | Samuel Nebyu (violin) by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2023-06-02T00:08:05Z
Tyson Gholston Davis: Distances, for ensemble (2020) | Kevin Fitzgerald/ÆPEX Contemporary Ensemble by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2022-07-01T14:52:53Z
Synchomisms and Nocturnes (String Trio) (2021) | ensembleNEWSRQ + Chroma Trio by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2022-03-02T21:11:03Z
Tyson Davis: Tableau No. VI, for solo horn (2020) | Ryan Little, horn by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-05-11T17:41:00Z
Tableau No. X, for solo trumpet | William Leathers, trumpet by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-03-03T05:19:39Z
Tyson Davis: Tableau No. V, for solo double bass (2019) | Sam Zagnit, double bass by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-02-25T16:24:09Z
Tyson Davis: Tableau No. IX, for solo alto saxophone | Robert Young, Saxophone by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-02-16T00:49:36Z
Tyson Davis: Tableau No. IV, for bassoon (2020) | Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:47:05Z
Tyson Davis: Tableau No. VII, for clarinet (2020) | Ana Maria Locke, Clarinet by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:43:48Z
Tyson Davis: Fragment, for marimba (2020) | Ian Rosenbaum, marimba by Tyson Gholston Davis published on 2021-01-14T20:42:29Z