GELHAUS, Tim

GELHAUS, Tim. (Owen, WI,-- ) Tim's religious upbringing offered him an exposure to church music, as well as American folk music. His formal musical training in piano, voice, and trumpet, cultivated his interest in music composition.

Tim received a B.A. in Music from CLARKE UNIVERSITY, where he studied composition with Dr. Amy Dunker. In 2014 he studied composition under the guidance of Dr. Tadashi Kubo in Kagoshima, Japan. He completed his Masters of Music in Composition in at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He studied composition there with Dr. Michael Schelle and Dr. Frank Felice.

Tim's music has been performed across the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. Works have been performed by the DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and the International Trumpet Guild. He participated in collaborations with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Arizona State. (1)

Compositions (1)

Orchestral/Concert Band Works Men and Women of Honor, Concert Band (2013)

Excursion in Prague, Orchestra (2014)

Mckinley, Orchestra (2015)

Vocal Works

That Gentle Clock, Soprano + Piano (2011)

Youth in Trouble, TB Choir (2013)

Lord, Who Shall Bear That Day, Soprano + Piano (2014)

Lord, Who Shall Bear That Day Sample

Ask Me No More, Baritone + Piano (2014)

Crosses and Troubles, Baritone + Piano (2014)

The Song of the Guns at Sea, Baritone + Piano (2014)

In Memoriam, High Voice + Piano (2014)

Hodie Christus Natus Est, SSAATTBB Choir (2014)

A Farewell, Tenor + Piano (2015)

Sleeping Beauty, SSAATTBB Choir (2016)

Solo Works Impending, Bb Clarinet (2012)

Three Illuminations for the Piano, Piano (2013)

Ragged Breath, 13-string Japanese Koto (2014)

Chamber Works

Changed Flights, Brass Quintet (2011)

Dominion, Trumpet Quintet (2012)

Dominion Sample

Chug!, Eb Alto Saxophone + Piano (2012)

Power Jump, Jazz Combo (2013)

Endurance, Trumpet + Piano (2014)

Yama Odori, Violin + Piano (2014)

Premonition and Romp, mixed ensemble (2016)

In 2021 Gelhaus was a freelance musician/composer; music preparer/copyist/engraver using Finale and Sibelius software for Alliance Music Productions in Los Angeles, California. (3)

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Source:

1. "Tim Gelhaus, Composer," https://timgelhaus.com/about/

2. Ibid. Online: https://timgelhaus.com/music/

3. LinkedIn online