Warren County Community Singers is pleased to announce Tyler Phoebus as the recipient of the 2025 George K. Warne Scholarship. He resides in Hackettstown, NJ and is currently a senior at Warren Hills Regional High School. With more than one college acceptance, Tyler has decided to attend Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY which was founded originally as a conservatory of music and is known now for its Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Tyler will be majoring in Music Education and Performance. Music has been a strong, positive influence in Tyler’s life providing him motivation to persevere with challenges. Also, music has helped develop his collaboration skills whether in a musical ensemble or academic, work, or personal setting. Tyler has had opportunities to engage in teaching others about music and how to play an instrument which has influenced his choice of a future career.

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Tyler is a talented musician who plays several instruments, the trombone and euphonium (also known as a tenor tuba) among them. At Warren Hills he has been involved in both the Wind and Jazz Ensembles, the Marching Band, and the high school Pit Orchestra. He has received recognition for Achievement in Band, as a conductor for the Sixth Grade All-Star Band, and as a member of The College of New Jersey Honors Wind Ensemble.

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In addition to his music-related activities, Tyler has been active in Swimming prior to and then in high school, lifeguarding as a summer job, participation in Scouting for eight years, and working as an office assistant since 2024 for a local Hackettstown business.

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The caliber of Tyler’s audition pieces demonstrated his skill, industriousness, and versatility. He performed “Concerto for Trombone and Piano, Movements 1 and 2” by Rimsky-Korsakov and “Beautiful Colorado” by Joseph De Luca, featuring the euphonium.

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Tyler is excited about the opportunities he will have at Ithaca College and we wish him much success as a musician and future educator. We are sure he will inspire others!