{"id":4837,"date":"2026-04-30T12:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/?p=4837"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:09:41","slug":"tim-corpus-executive-director-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timcorpus.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/tim-corpus-executive-director-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Corpus &#8211; Executive Director of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Illinois Council of Orchestras recently announced the 2026 recipients of its annual awards for excellence in the field of music performance and for support of musical organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am honored to have received the nomination and award of <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilcouncilorchestras.org\/awards\">Executive Director of the Year<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. 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