Tyler Goodwin-Souffront

Tyler H. Goodwin-Souffront is the Adjunct Instructor of Horn at Furman and Converse Universities. He has previously held positions at Lenior Rhyne University, Limestone University, and the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. In addition, Goodwin-Souffront has held teaching positions at the Clover, Spartanburg District 5, Fort Mill, Greenville County, and York School Districts in addition to numerous guest appearances in masterclasses across at the Southeast and Mid-West Regions of the United States. Many of his students have successfully placed in Region and All-State Bands in North and South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia as well as other invitational clinics throughout the United States and Europe such as the Honor Band and Orchestra of America, NYO and NYO2, the Aspen Music Festival, Suwannee Music Festival, the Brevard Summer Music Center, FOOSA, and more. Other students have won professional positions with The Orchestra Now, The Orchestra Next, the Air Force Bands, Pershing’s Own, the Lonestar Winds, the Brevard Philharmonic, Symphony of the Mountains, the Salisbury Symphony, Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra, and more. Goodwin-Souffront has made guest appearances as a Contributing Artist as a presenter, performer, and adjudicator at the Southeast Horn Workshop (2020, 2022-2026), the Mid-South Horn Workshop (2024, 2026), and the International Horn Symposium (2023-2024, 2026). In addition, Goodwin-Souffront has been invited as a university adjudicator for the International Horn Competition of America (2026) and will be hosting the 2027 Southeast Horn Workshop at Furman University.

As a Shires Horn Artist, Goodwin-Souffront is an active performer and is the Fourth Hornist of Symphony of the Mountains (Kingsport, TN) and Brevard Philharmonic (Brevard, NC as well as being the Personnel Manager), the Third Hornist of the GAMAC Chamber Orchestra, and plays as a section horn for the Poinsett Wind Symphony (Greenville, SC). Tyler has also performed with numerous ensembles across the United States and Europe including the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra, Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony, Bloomington Symphony, Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra, Foothills Philharmonic and more. Additionally, Goodwin-Souffront has commissioned and premiered numerous pieces throughout his career for solo horn, horn and chamber ensemble, concerti and more by composers such as Catherine Likhuta, Shanyse Strickland, James Naigus, Mica Redden, Jacob White, Isaac Smith, and more.

Goodwin-Souffront has received degrees from Furman University (B.M., Music Performance, Music Composition, and Film Studies), the University of North Carolina in Greensboro (M.M., Music Performance), and is currently completing his doctoral studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (D.M., Music Performance and Pedagogy). Tyler has studied with numerous musicians such as Andrew Bain (Los Angeles Philharmonic), Denise Tryon (Philadelphia Orchestra and American Horn Quartet), Dale Clevenger (Chicago Symphony), Jeff Nelsen (Canadian Brass), Tod Bowermaster (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and American Horn Quartet), Elizabeth Freimuth (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), Margaret Tung (Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra), Gail Williams, Abigail Pack, Lanette Compton, Sean Yancer, Richard Seraphinoff, and more.

Honors and Awards

• E. Shires Horn Artist
• Southeast Horn Workshop Contributing Artist (2020, 2022-2026)
• Southeast Horn Workshop Host - Furman University (2027)
• MidSouth Horn Workshop Contributing Artist (2024, 2026)
• International Horn Symposium Contributing Artist (2023, 2024)

Education

• B.M., Furman University
• M.M., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• D.M. (in progress), Indiana University