[1] Lyon was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands where his father, T. Edgar Lyon was serving as president of the Netherlands Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
That same year, he wrote and premiered a sextet for brass and woodwinds at Granite High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.
[1] After his mission, Lyon received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music.
[1] Lyon served on multiple occasions in LDS bishoprics and on stake high councils.
Many of his choral and organ works were featured on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's weekly broadcasts.