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Tyler Sieh, viola

Tyler Sieh serves as associate principal viola of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. Previously he was a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans, associate principal viola of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and principal viola of the Sioux City and Missouri symphony orchestras. He also performed with the orchestras of Minnesota, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Toledo, Delaware, Annapolis, Akron, Mobile, Pensacola, Des Moines, and Lincoln as well as the Minnesota and Des Moines Metro operas.

He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served as a member of the Air Force Band when stationed in Washington, DC. While a member of the armed forces, he had the opportunity to perform for multiple sitting American presidents and gave his solo recital debut at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He was a founding member of the Lott String Quartet, artists-in-residence at the University of New Orleans, and previously was the violist of the Augustana String Quartet on the faculty of Augustana University.

Tyler teaches at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and during his summers he is a member of the viola faculty of the MasterWorks Festival in Kentucky. Previously he taught at the New England and International music camps and at the Minnesota State University, Mankato. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Air Force and South Dakota symphony orchestras.

Tyler studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio, where his primary teachers were Mark Jackobs and Lynne Ramsey. He plays a viola made in Philadelphia by Helmuth Keller.