Tim Corpus
Tim Corpus | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Alma mater | The Hartt School, Chicago College of Performing Arts |
| Occupations | Composer, sound designer, arts manager, educator |
Board member of | Illinois Council of Orchestras, Recording Academy Board of Governors |
| Website | https://timcorpus.net |
Tim Corpus is a Filipino-American composer based in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He composes music for live performance, film, dance, games and has released multiple studio albums including “MMXX”, which was praised by critic Robert Hugill as “a striking disc.”[2]
He created the Ultimate Guide to TouchOSC[3] for TouchOSC from Hexler Heavy Industries.
Music
[edit]His music has been performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,[4] Danville Symphony Orchestra,[5] Lake Forest Symphony, Third Coast Percussion, Uniting Voices Chicago, and at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Ravinia Festival, Chicago's Auditorium Theatre and features on BBC Radio 3, CNN Money, Illinois Public Media,[6] 98.7 WFMT. His music is published with Attacca Publishing, LLC and the American Composers Alliance.
In 2026 the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Chief Conductor Marin Alsop performed his "Great Lake Concerto" at the Ravinia Festival.[7]
“Corpus’s writing is consistently inventive: It’s never quite clear whether the soloists are teasing one another or casually trying to one-up each other, and you’ll never hear a xylophone sound more mournful than it does at the middle of the movement. It's always a high endorsement, to both performer and composer, when people start hooting in the middle of a classical music piece like they’re at a stadium show.” - review by Hannah Edgar from the Chicago Tribune
In 2014 he was commissioned by Access Contemporary Music to compose a piece for the Women's Lounge at Chicago's Union Station.[8]
Corpus studied with Robert Carl, Larry Alan Smith, Stacy Garrop, Vadim Karpinos, Ed Harrison, and David Macbride.[9]
In August 2026 he released his fourth studio album.[10]
For anyone dealing with stress, restless nights, or the constant mental noise that follows long creative days, Place of Rest offers a clear proposition. Put the album on, let the breath slow, let the outside room fade, and let the sound become less like entertainment and more like shelter.
— Will Vance, Tim Corpus’ Place of Rest Turns Ambient Into a Sleep Ritual, https://magneticmag.com/2026/08/tim-corpus-place-of-rest-turns-ambient-into-a-sleep-ritual/
Arts Management
[edit]Corpus has worked with several arts organizations including the Chinese Fine Arts Society, Illinois Council of Orchestras, Charlotte New Music Festival , Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Hyde Park Youth Symphony, Lake Forest Symphony,[11] and New Music Chicago. He was a founding leader of the Opera Festival of Chicago,[12] and the executive director of the 2025 Ear Taxi Festival.[13]
While at the Lake Forest Symphony, he was involved in the Musical Memories study, led by Dr. Hector Rasgado Flores. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a music therapy-informed program named Musical Memories conducted at the older adult living community.[14]
In 2026 he was awarded executive director of the Year from the Illinois Council of Orchestras[15]
He is the vice-chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Composers & Lyricists[16] and a Chapter Governor for the The Recording Academy[17]
Select Works
[edit]Orchestral and Large Ensemble
[edit]- Where the Rivers Meet (2026)
- Great Lake Concerto (2024)
- Moonshot (2023)[18]
- First Flight (2012)
- Breath (2012)
Chamber Music
[edit]- String Quartet No. 1 (2011)
- String Quartet No. 2 (2012)
- String Quartet No. 4 (2021)
- Bird in Space (2012)
- Letter's Home (2014)
- From Spring's Thaw (2013)
Soundtracks
[edit]- The Little Dancer (2026) - Dance show by Rachel Molinaro
- Coming Out for Christmas (2023) - Film by Milon V. Parker[19]
- Jordan Black: SKETCH Symbol (2023–2024) Web series by Jordan Black
- Whodunit? (2023) - Dance show by Rachel Molinaro
- Ending the War on My Body (2022) - Dance show by Katherine McClintic
Discography
[edit]| Title | Details | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Place of Rest |
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Attacca Publishing |
| Alphabet |
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Attacca Publishing |
| Ending the War on My Body |
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Attacca Publishing |
| MMXX |
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Attacca Publishing |
| A is for Angela |
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Attacca Publishing |
| The Haunted House |
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Attacca Publishing |
| Breath |
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Carlock Records |
| Ten x Ten |
|
Access Contemporary Music |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tim Corpus". Society of Composers & Lyricists Leadership.
- ↑ Hugill, Robert (October 23, 2021). "Pandemic, politics & pent-up ideas: I chat to composer Tim Corpus about his recent disc, and the challenge of balancing a varied career". Planet Hugill.
- ↑ "Ultimate Touch OSC Guide". June 20, 2022.
- ↑ Edgar, Hannah (July 26, 2025). "A Delicious Weekend at Ravinia Brings Together Music and Fine Dining". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Brandy, Steve (March 13, 2026). "Danville Symphony Orchestra Paying Tribute to Vermilion County History with World Premiere". Vermilion County First.
- ↑ "Featured Artist: Tim Corpus". Illinois Public Media.
- ↑ "Hartt Alumnus to Premiere Composition at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra". University of Hartford. May 30, 2025.
- ↑ McSweeney, Ellen (October 22, 2014). "Chicago: A scavenger hunt of world premieres". New Music USA.
- ↑ "About". Tim Corpus.
- ↑ Hannah, Lynch (2026-07-23). "Tim Corpus: "One Day I'd Love to Write a Soundtrack for a Modern Science Fiction Game"". Voxwave Magazine: Music, Culture, Interview, Fashion. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ Andries, Dorothy (September 18, 2017). "Lake Forest Symphony starts season with new director, more local concerts". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Opera Festival of Chicago - Our History". Opera Festival of Chicago.
- ↑ Byrd, Craig (October 2, 2025). "Tim Corpus Leads the Third Ear Taxi Festival". Cultural Attache.
- ↑ Rasgado-Flores, Hector (June 2021). "The Musical Memories Study: Evaluating the Effect of Exposure to Engaging Music on the Quality of life of Elderly Dementia Patients". Research Gate.
- ↑ "Executive Director Tim Corpus Awarded by the Illinois Council of Orchestras". April 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter".
- ↑ "Recording Academy Governance".
- ↑ Daday, Eileen (February 21, 2023). "Fly Me to the Moon". SuburbTalk.
- ↑ "Coming Out For Christmas". Amazon Prime Video.