Tyler Vance, a long time resident and teacher in the McCall area, is the very talented and personable Director of Music for the McCall Community Congregational Church.  Among many activities that support the Church’s Music Ministry, Tyler directs a free community recital series, Second Sunday Sounds @ Six . This program presents musicians and vocalists from all over the world, performing a wide range of musical genres, free-of-charge, in our Church’s beautiful sanctuary on the second Sunday evening of each month.
 

In addition to directing the Church's adult choir, with the McCall Community Congregational Church’s sponsorship Tyler has created and developed the McCall Community Children's Chorus, an opportunity for all children of the community to learn, participate and perform.  This program is open to all young people in the area.

 

Tyler and wife Jessica, with their three young sons, four horses, two cats, and excellent dog, enjoy the great outdoor recreational opportunities of the McCall area.

 

With roots in Idaho for several generations, Tyler has lived in McCall for most of his life, having graduated from McCall-Donnelly High School where he was active in band and student government. Later he graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in keyboard performance and pedagogy and with minors in Spanish and international relations. The organ is his primary instrument, though he is proficient with many others.

 

Since 1994, Tyler has served as founder and director of the Idaho Academy of Music.  He has also taught Spanish to youth and adults in the community.  He has participated on the boards of the McCall Arts and Humanities Council, the McCall Music Society, and was a founding member of the Jughandle Musical Theatre Company. Tyler frequently conducts and performs with the McCall Chamber Orchestra and the McCall Chorale.  He has even been known to play trumpet and guitar with McCall’s Mountain Mariachis.
 

In addition to all of his other Church and community activities, Tyler is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, the American Guild of Organists, the Idaho Association of Realtors, the Mountain Central Board of Realtors, and the Intermountain Board of Realtors.