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
Aurie Hsu ’96,
Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Silent Film Ensemble
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 Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Tom Lopez ’89
Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Eli Stine ’14
Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts
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Peter Swendsen ’99
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
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Andrew Tripp
Director of Conservatory Audio Services
Upcoming TIMARA Events
Junior Recital: Ivy Fu, TIMARA
Senior Recital: Michael Gaspari, TIMARA
Senior Recital: Cait Boblitt, TIMARA
Senior Recital: Tempest Baum, TIMARA
Junior Recital: Ivy Fu, TIMARA
Junior Recital: Ivy Fu, TIMARA
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