Timothy Shaw

Timothy Shaw was born and raised in idyllic Keene, New Hampshire. He studied theology and music (composition, theory, history, piano) in college and graduate school, and he has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as publisher, composer, professor, church musician, and author. As a publisher he formed Shaw Music to distribute both his own music and that of several affiliate composers. The company is committed to producing artistic, worshipful, accessible sacred music. As a composer he has received various honors, including the ALCM Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition. He has composed extensively for the church and is published by Augsburg Fortress, Beckenhorst, Choristers Guild, Concordia, Fred Bock, Hope, MorningStar Music, Neil A. Kjos, and Shawnee Press. He also composes on commission, and he has written for David Kim (Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster), Anne Martindale-Williams (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra principal cellist), and Abington Presbyterian Church (Abington, Pennsylvania), among others. As a scholar and clinician he has presented academic papers, workshops, music reading sessions, master classes, and hymn festivals at numerous universities, music societies, conferences, and churches throughout the United States. As a pianist he has recorded several albums, which are available on iTunes and via streaming services. As an author he is a contributor to a number of blogs about music and worship, and he has published an eBook Advent devotional (Behold, He Comes: Advent Reflections). In addition to these professional endeavors, he has volunteered as an ESL instructor, a youth baseball coach, and a board member of a community boys and girls club. He and his wife Lauren are proud parents of two sons.