Lauded as performing “like a gladiator” and with a “phenomenal color palette” (Radda Rise), cellist Tyler Michael James stands out as an ebullient artist of his generation. His is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Red Door Chamber Music. He has performed with several ensembles including A Far Cry, Castle of Our Skins, and is the current cellist of the Tristan Trio. He has had the honor of performing on series including the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the Naumberg Concert Series, “Date Night” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lyrica Boston, Cherry Street Music, the Fermata Chamber Soloists, and the Bar Harbor Music Festival. He is regularly a guest artist of the Peabody Conservatory and New York University Composers’ Collective. A passionate educator, he is currently on the faculty of Project Step, the Boston String Academy, and is an MBA Candidate at the College of William & Mary studying how to make high-quality music education more affordable.