Dylan Myers is a specialist in early music, researching history of pedagogy and performance practices pursuing his D.M.A. at Michigan State University studying under Michael Kroth. He was a finalist in the 2023 MSU Running Start Competition for his grant proposal “New Music for Historical Bassoon: Composition Commission, and Recording project.”
Prior to MSU, Dylan worked in commercial double reed industry and woodwind repair in addition to a performance career. He played in the Glacier Symphony (MT), Willamette Master Chorus & Orchestra (OR), and Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Dylan received his M.M. in bassoon performance from Michigan State University and B.M. in bassoon performance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, studying under Dr. Patricia Holland.
Myers studied historical bassoons with Keith Collins and Steve Vacchi, and early music practices with Margaret Gries and Marc Vanscheeuwijck.