Career
He taught at New England Conservatory from 1992 to 2007, serving as co-chair of the composition department for most of that time. In 2007, he was appointed the chair of music composition at Northwestern University"s Bienen School of Music. His music has been recorded on Cryptography Research Inc, New World Records, Tzadik, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project"s Label BMOP Sound.
He was best remembered for the Violin Concerto and Prepulse Suspended.
Hyla died in Chicago in 2014 at the age of 61.