TIMARA
Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) is for students who desire careers that combine traditional music skills with exploration of the latest techniques for electroacoustic musical expression. We offer a structured course of study that emphasizes the application of technology as a resource for careers in composition, new media, and performance.

Program Facts
- Program Type: Major, Minor
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- Bachelor of Music (BM)
- Division: Contemporary Music
Chair
Tom Lopez ’89,
Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Ensembles for TIMARA Students
TIMARA majors participate in diverse, eclectic ensembles for credit and for fun. Majors can choose to join one of the many faculty-organized ensembles—Oberlin Improvisation and NewMusic Collective (OINC), Silent Film Ensemble, Oberlin Synthesizer Ensemble, Creative Music Lab—or they can form their own!
Established by TIMARA students, the Silent Film Ensemble performs live, improvised avant-garde soundtracks to historic, surreal—sometimes homemade—films. Projects stem from collaborations between students in TIMARA and Cinema Studies.
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Abby Aresty
Technical Director and Lecturer
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Aurie Hsu ’96
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
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Tom Lopez ’89
Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Christopher Poovey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Andrew Tripp
Director of Conservatory Audio Services
Upcoming TIMARA Events
Everything and The Kitchen Sink
Electrophonics
Senior Recital: Claire O'Brocta, TIMARA
Junior Recital: Julia Collins, TIMARA
Junior Recital: Orson Abram, TIMARA & percussion
TIMARA TECH 204 Class Concert
TIMARA News
Winds Aloft
April 22, 2022
3 Oberlin Conservatory Alumni Win 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 22, 2022
Sound and Sport Converge in Season-Opening Festival October 9-10
September 29, 2021
Life After Oberlin
TIMARA graduates enter the next phase of their careers with robust creative portfolios, extensive technical experience, and connections to an expansive network of TIMARA alums who are eager to share their experiences. Oberlin TIMARA alumni pursue many different pathways and careers after graduation including:
- Software engineer
- Composing and producing content for radio shows and podcasts
- Record label founders
- Founding and leadership roles in music technology companies
- Audio engineering
- Sound design for theater and film
- Hardware development
- Studio management
- Higher education faculty
- Professional musician
- Community engagement and work with social justice organizations
Notable Alumni
Cory Archangel ’00
Post-conceptual artist, composer, curator, writer, teacher.
Hunter McCurry ’10
Software engineer at Spotify.
Isaac Jones ’13
Technical producer and sound designer for WNYC’s “10 Things That Scare Me” podcast.