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Moonshot
Tim Corpus
Moonshot was commissioned in 2023 by the Schaumburg High School Wind Symphony. It was inspired by the adventure of the American space program. This piece is about hope. Part I — From Earth to the Moon — opens with a heroic brass fanfare full of excitement and energy. Part II — Prayer for Home — ends more tranquil with an introspective section focused on looking back on all that Earth still needs to accomplish. Tim Corpus is a contemporary composer, sound designer and arts manager. A graduate of Schaumburg High School, Tim earned his Bachelor’s in percussion performance from Roosevelt University and his Master’s at the University of Hartford. He is an avid orchestrator and arranger for diverse genres, including soundtracks for film, commercials, video games and interactive media. He has served as an arts manager and educator at the Chinese Fine Arts Society, Lake Forest Symphony, Hyde Park Youth Symphony, Northwest Indiana Symphony, drumline instructor at Loyola University Chicago, Chicago City Colleges and Illinois Council of Orchestras.