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Del Lyren currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Bemidji
State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. He recently presented a lecture
on Rafael Méndez and performed a recital at the Euro-ITG conferences
in Bad Säckingen, Germany and Kiev, Ukraine. At the 1998 ITG con-ference
in Lexington, Kentucky, Lyren served on a panel discussion on ITG
Affiliate Chapters. Dr. Lyren has performed with numerous orchestras
throughout the United States, including the Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix
Pops, Acadiana Symphony, Lake Charles Symphony, Rapides Symphony,
Mesa Symphony, and Sun Cities Symphony. After receiving his Doctor of
Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from Arizona State University,
Lyren’s biography of Rafael Méndez, Magnificent Méndez, was published by
Summit Books.
Dr. Lyren is an active member of the International Trumpet Guild. He serves on the Executive Staff of
ITG as the Membership Development and Retention Coordinator. He was the 1997 ITG Composition
Contest Chair, and has twice served as a judge for the ITG Solo Competition. Del Lyren is a Yamaha
Performing Artist.
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