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 University of the Incarnate Word music department is celebrating the music of Francis Poulenc in a two day festival. I will be performing the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 PM in The Chapel of the Incarnate Word on campus. More info can be found HERE.
The next day on Sunday, December 8 at 3 PM, the Orchestra of the Incarnate Word will perform selections of Poulenc’s larger works including Gloria, FP 177, the Piano Concerto, FP 146, and excerpts from Dialogues des Carmélites, FP 159. Tickets and more info can be found HERE.
The Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble is bringing back Carols on the River Walk yet again this year! Enjoy the San Antonio River Walk, experience the beautiful holiday lights, and hear your favorite San Antonio clarinet ensemble as we provide caroling classics while drifting along the downtown River Walk! Make a visit downtown on Friday, December 13 at 9:30 PM and wave when you see us!
The Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble and River City Winds are joining up to bring you a concert for the holidays! Christmas Across the World will be on Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 PM over at the Helotes Hills United Methodist Church. More info HERE.
We’ve got confirmation on times for two TMEA 2025 performances! You can hear the Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble at the West Lobby area on Friday, February 14 at 10:30 AM and catch River City Winds in the Fountain View Lobby area on Saturday, February 15 at 10:30 AM. Both programs are taken directly from the PML for their respective ensembles in order to promote interest, awareness, and excitement for chamber ensemble music during the solo and ensemble season!
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.
