Filipino-American composer and arts manager Tim Corpus brings his music to global audiences with performances at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall, Auditorium Theater, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, and the Kennedy Center, as well as BBC Radio3, NPR, and CNN Money. As a composer for film and media, his music has received various awards from film festivals around the country and his 2021 album, “MMXX”, was hailed as “a striking disc” by British critic Robert Hugill. An accomplished orchestrator and arranger, he often prepares music for performers worldwide, including Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Third Coast Percussion, and the symphonies of Detroit and Milwaukee. A leader in the arts, he is currently Executive Director for Ear Taxi Festival 2025 and the Hyde Park Youth Symphony; co-founder/Vice-chair of the Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter and a Governor of the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter.

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Filipino-American composer and arts manager Tim Corpus brings his music to global audiences with performances at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall, Auditorium Theater, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, and the Kennedy Center, as well as BBC Radio3, NPR, and CNN Money. As a composer for film and media, his music has received various awards from film festivals around the country and his 2021 album, “MMXX”, was hailed as “a striking disc” by British critic Robert Hugill. An accomplished orchestrator and arranger, he often prepares music for performers worldwide, including Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Third Coast Percussion, and the symphonies of Detroit and Milwaukee. A leader in the arts, he is currently Executive Director for Ear Taxi Festival 2025 and the Hyde Park Youth Symphony; co-founder/Vice-chair of the Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter and a Governor of the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter.

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Filipino-American composer and arts manager Tim Corpus brings his music to global audiences with performances at renowned venues like Carnegie Hall, Auditorium Theater, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, and the Kennedy Center, as well as BBC Radio3, NPR, and CNN Money. As a composer for film and media, his music has received various awards from film festivals around the country and his 2021 album, “MMXX”, was hailed as “a striking disc” by British critic Robert Hugill.

An accomplished orchestrator and arranger, he often prepares music for performers worldwide, including Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Third Coast Percussion, and the symphonies of Detroit and Milwaukee.

A leader in the arts, he is currently Executive Director for Ear Taxi Festival 2025 and the Hyde Park Youth Symphony; co-founder/Vice-chair of the Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter and a Governor of the Recording Academy’s Chicago Chapter.

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Work Experience

Composer at Self
May 1, 2012 - Present
Composer for film, media, and live performance.

Education

Masters of Music at University of Hartford
September 1, 2010 - May 31, 2012

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization