Welcome!
Thanks for stopping by! My name is Tyler Guzmán and I am a clarinetist based in the wonderfully-artistic city of San Antonio, TX.
On this website, you can find more information about me and my lesson studio, listen to recordings, find some excellent resources and services I recommend, and have access to contact me. I hope to hear from you soon!
Upcoming Events
Please take a look at the calendar and read below to check out upcoming highlights including performances, conferences, presentations, and other exciting music-related events.
The Symphony of the Hills is ending their season with a bang! Catch an explosive season finale with Bach, Beethoven, Boom! on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00PM. Find tickets and more information HERE.
River City Winds will be performing as a guest artist for the First Baptist Church of San Antonio’s First Fine Arts Lenten Series 2025. We will be reflecting on the season of Lent and sharing the joy of music on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at noon. You can find more information about First Fine Arts HERE.
CLARINET|WORLD is making a visit to Texas Christian University for their 2025 TCU Clarinet Festival! In addition to the masterclass, rehearsal, and concert offerings, the Clarinet Festival will be an opportunity for vendors to showcase clarinets, music, and accessories. Visit TCU on Saturday, April 12, 2025 starting at 10AM—find more information and register HERE (register before March 28 to get the early bird discount).
The Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble is headed to the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest 2025 held in Fort Worth, TX this summer! We will be representing our homes here deep in the heart of Texas by bringing San Antonio’s own professional clarinet choir to the conference. Prickly Pear will be premiering Five Dances for Five Clarinets as arranged by Shaun Guzmán for five soloists and clarinet choir. More details to come, but the convention will be held at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, TX between July 9-13, 2025; you can find info on the ICA organization HERE.
Featured Audio
Miguel del Águila is one of my favorite composers of all time! His music is genuinely beautiful, thought-provoking, challenging, rewarding, and incredibly entertaining. He is a three-time Grammy-nominated composer with many other accomplishments under his belt!
Miguel’s music was featured on the episode “Dancing Winds” of the podcast Sound Perimeter alongside the music of Alyssa Morris. I was lucky enough to be selected as the performer of Miguel’s Silence for clarinet and piano—a piece that has had a profound impact on me. This highly melodic and expressive work was inspired by the sudden passing of the composer’s brother Nelson del Águila, and it expresses the sadness of this loss. The title Silence refers to the void or emptiness left by a person who’s absent. A voice who is no longer heard. I have interpreted this as not only in reference to death, but also to those voices that are no longer part of our lives willingly and those voices that have been forgotten over time.
Find more info about Miguel and his music HERE. Check out more of Sound Perimeter’s podcasts HERE.
