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September just flew by didn’t it?

Honestly, Covid-time is strange. It moves fast and slow all a once. My time has been spent working on a score for a new symphonic orchestra work which will be finished in a few weeks. This has been a unique project working in Finale again. It’s been about a year since I’ve been in the depths of Finale, so I forgot a lot of things. I have, however, updated my hotkeys and technology since the last time I was in Finale, and whoooweee is it nicer. Why does Finale have no sensible hotkeys? That’s a tale for another time…

In addition to the orchestra piece, lately I’ve been working on a secret unannounced project…yay. I’ll tell you all about it soon, real soon. I’m also doing more consulting work for a few artists and arts organizations. Fall is here and artists are excited to present their work. As much as you can, get out and support other artists!

In Chicago the Thirsty Ears Festival is happening this coming weekend from Access Contemporary Music. Get out and support new music! I’m usually out of town the weekend of this festival, but hopefully I’ll be able to make it this time…amidst a pandemic.

In other news, it’s GameSoundCon2020!

Created by the amazing Brian Schmidt, GameSoundCon is all about the different aspects of game audio. If you know me, you know I enjoy conferences. I especially enjoy conferences and sessions with real meat. I don’t care for presentations that gloss over big ideas, I want real in-depth information. GameSoundCon is one of the better conferences I’ve been to and there is a lot of great information out there for audio folks.

The More You Know

That phrase has always stuck with me (great job marketing department!). I try to take the time (and my hard earned dollars) to learn new shit all the time. Whether it’s for work, or reading a great book about the failures of our electrical grid system, it’s important to take the time. I know it’s hard, I really do. I get it, but it’s worth your while to keep pushing yourself to grow. Keep on learning. Keep that brain and those ears thirsty.

After GDC2020 I started a Discord channel for Composers & Sound Designers. It’s a place to learn, share, talk shop, and all around commiserate. It’s been awesome to meet other’s in the field from all over. If you’re interested in joining us, leave your Discord username in the comments and I’ll add you to the group.

Tim Corpus is a composer with a genuine lyric impulse. He writes music that is at the same time challenging and appealing - which should be the ideal of any composer. He has a wonderful ear for sound and for shape. This is a composer with a real and important voice.

Henry Fogel Retired Dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts and CEO/President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

...`{`Three Pieces for Five Timpani`}` is an outstanding addition to the literature for timpani and great for advanced recital programs.

George Frock Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas

Tim Corpus is a wonderfully skilled composer who has important things to say with his music. His debut album, Breath, is extremely impressive. Beautiful and exciting music to be sure!

Larry Alan Smith Composer

Tim Corpus' music is complex, original and steeped in tradition. His Three Pieces for Five Timpani is clearly an extension of the composers, such as Elliott Carter, that came before him. The pieces are challenging but fulfilling to learn and perform. Possibly the most important thing about Tim's timpani writing is that audiences will enjoy listening to his compositions. He is taking solo timpani writing to the next level.

Ed Harrison Timpanist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

The melodic gestures in Tim Corpus' masterful piece for strings, ``Breath``, are paced so that a listener’s respiration pattern aligns itself instinctively with the slow and even pulse of the piece. Breath creates a powerful performer/listener symbiosis, a remarkable accomplishment on the part of the composer.

Steven Gryc Composer

Tim Corpus’s music is beautifully lyrical, nicely voiced and technically well-realized. In person, he is a pleasure to work with. We very much enjoyed recording his first two string quartets and hope to see more from him in the future.

Jen Leckie Violinist, Grant Street String Quartet

I recently had the pleasure of conducting the premiere of First Flight. It is artfully written, fresh, unique, and best of all – a beautiful piece of music! Tim is a major talent with big things in store for his future. It clearly deserves a permanent place in the repertoire of any serious wind ensemble. I can't wait to program it again!

Stephen Squires Conductor, Chicago College of Performing Arts Wind Ensemble

I have worked with Tim Corpus as a performer, composer and teacher. He brings passion and energy to his craft. He is a young lion who is making his mark on the Chicago music scene.

Kevin Miller Retired Band Director, Schaumburg High School

I've had the pleasure of knowing Tim for years now, and I learned very quickly that his passion and talent as a performer and composer are unquestioned. Everything he does is handled with a rare combination of intensity and care, and his works display such attributes. His lyricism in particular, along with his rich, beautiful harmonies and intricate polyphony set him apart from many of his colleagues. In a world littered with simple, non-intellectual music, Tim is breaking through and creating a new, exciting, accessible, and, most importantly, intelligent style of music that is imperative to the future of our art form.

Matt Bronstein Axiom Brass Quintet

Breath is very professionally produced, and the overall impression is of a lyrical and rhapsodic voice. I think Breath is a great starter, very ample and serene, even ecstatic. The second quartet is lively and engaging throughout.

Dr. Robert Carl Composer
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