Chamber Voices

As a jazz bassist, Tyler has performed with Ben Monder, Randy Porter, Roswell Rudd, Danilo Perez, Dave Pietro, Nancy King, George Mitchell, Arnie Caruthers, Ryan Keberle, Dick Hyman, Howard Levy, Warren Rand, John Stowell, and many others. He regularly performs in jazz festivals and on radio broadcasts. His recording with Toby Koenigsberg, Sense, was released by Origin Records and was met with numerous favorable reviews. He maintains a private teaching studio in Eugene, Oregon. Tyler has studied double bass with Roma Vayspapir, Bruce Bransby, Jeff Bradetich, Don Hermanns, Lynn Seaton, Dave Captein, Ken Baldwin, Curtis Daily, and Eugene Jablonsky.

Pilar joined the Oregon Bach Festival at age 19 as the youngest instrumentalist in its history. She studied at the Royal College of Music in London before returning to Eugene to double major in music and chemistry at the U of O. She studied at the Aspen Summer School of Music in the studio of legendary Juilliard Conservatory violin Professor Dorothy DeLay. Pilar is the owner and senior partner at Eugene Pediatric Associate. She plays on both an award-winning violin made by her great-grandfather Holzapfel and a 1681 Andreas Guarnerius violin.