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Tim Berens

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Tim Berens has created a unique position for
himself in the world of music:
orchestral guitarist.

Tim in Hong Kong, the day after a concert with the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Tim Berens is a guitarist, an orchestrator, and a conductor. Tim’s orchestral work has included performances on more than 40 CDs, national and international tours, nationally broadcast television programs, a performance at the 2008 Olympics, and 7 performances at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Tim is the guitarist for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and he has performed with more than 20 other orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

A versatile musician, Tim performs on the mandolin, banjo, and bouzouki in addition to the electric, classical, and steel string acoustic guitars. An accomplished jazz guitarist, Tim released Live at Sips Cafe in 2005, Nortonomy in 2001, and Another Rhumba for Armando in 1999 for Red Mark Records. He has performed regularly in jazz clubs for many years. Tim's CDs are available on CDBaby.com.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra features Tim as a soloist on many of its Telarc recordings, and Tim has toured with the Pops many times, performing in Japan, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has been featured with the Cincinnati Pops during many of its nationally telecast PBS specials. His performances of "Rhapsody in Blue for Two Guitars and Orchestra" received raves from audience members and critics alike.

Tim's orchestrations and arrangements have been performed by orchestras all over the United States in venues from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center to the Hollywood Bowl. His arrangements have been recorded by the Cincinnati Pops and performed by the Cincinnati Pops and the National Symphony Orchestra on their nationally broadcast PBS specials. Click here for details.

Tim, an enthusiastic but bad golfer, earned a Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

March 14, 2013

Photos	Photos of Tim Berens
CDs by Tim Berens	CDs that Tim Berens has released as a leader
Tim Berens, Orchestrator	Highlights of Tim Berens' career as an orchestrator
Bio Highlights	Just the good stuff
Rhapsody in Blue for Two Guitars and Orchestra	The story of Tim Berens' transcription of Rhapsody in Blue.
Discography	A complete list of the recordings on which Tim Berens has performed

CDs by Tim Berens

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