Tim McGlynn received his B.S. and M.S. in Music Education from the University of Illinois where he studied voice with William Warfield.  A choir director in Minnesota and Illinois since 1981, Tim is now teaching at Schaumburg High School.  While living in Minneapolis, Tim was a member of The Dale Warland Singers, a professional choral ensemble that toured, recorded and made several appearances on NPR's Prairie Home Companion.  Tim has had choral arrangements published by Lorenz Music and Heritage Music Press, and his choirs have traveled to London, Orlando, Toronto, Chicago and Cedar Point.

Tim has written several articles on seventies cinema available from Amazon Kindle.  In 2008 Tim published his first book, Now Playing at a Theater Near Me, which is available from Virtualbookworm.com.

At Schaumburg High School Tim directs the Concert Choir, Advanced Girls Chorus, Freshman Choruses, Choraliers (chamber choir), and Five O’ Clock World, the SHS Jazz Choir.  In addition, he teaches music theory, music appreciation and directs the variety show and the musical.

Away from school, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, Misty, and their children Andy and Kate.  His outside interests include traveling, classic rock, movies, photography, the Green Bay Packers and all things Clint Eastwood.  The McGlynn family, along with two cats and a dog, resides in Palatine, IL, a few blocks from the house where Tim grew up.

Cinema Retro review of  "Now Playing at a Theater Near Me"

http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/2020-NOW-PLAYING-AT-A-THEATER-NEAR-ME-RETRO-READING-AT-ITS-BEST.html

Barnes & Noble .com

 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Now+Playing+at+Theater+Near+Me&z=y

Amazon.com - Hardcover, paperback and Kindle editions

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Playing-Theater-Near-Me/dp/1602641196/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200768686&sr=8-1

Daily Herald article

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=125200

Seventies Cinema Memories

Click here for articles available at Amazon.com and Kindle

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Tim%20McGlynn

Chronicles of Tired Education - A humorous collection of stories from the classroom featuring the perspective of a student, teacher and parent.  Due in the Spring of 2010.

Click here for the backstory on Terry Kirkman's Requiem For the Masses, a song by the 1960s supergroup The Association.  The SHS Concert Choir performed this selection on May 21 at the Spring Choral Concert.

http://www.shs.d211.org/music/choir/terrykirkman.htm

A 1988 choral octavo re-issued by Heritage Music Press  -  "Season of Love"                                                                                                                                                                  http://www.music44.com/X/product/HV274-Z

PHOTO GALLERY

My students are the best and I am lucky to work with such outstanding young people.  I know that I learn more from them than I am able to offer in return.  The following poems were written by two seniors in 2004 and 2007 as part of  English Literature assignments.  I was very honored and proud to have been the subject of their work.

I once knew a teacher named McGlynn,

Who never knew what day he was in.

He sang so well, like a ringing bell,

His singing was like a sin.

Missy Gurga,  SHS ‘07

THE MUSIC TEACHER

And in this school,

There was a teacher of songs.

On an electric keyboard,

He’d program the dings and dongs.

This fellow usually sports casual wear,

Except for concerts,

His tuxedo makes folks stare.

He conducts time with motion of his span.

Any average Joe could sing if he believes he can.

Proper posture and breathing technique.

Anyone can do it without missing a beat,

You could even sing a lyrical song in a different tongue.

In class his favorite posters are hung,

(With some photos taken just for fun.)

Charismatic behavior, wittily spouting a pun.

He has dark hair and is of medium height.

And possesses a strong liberal might!

He’d rather vote for Beelzebub himself,

Than re-elect Bush to our hierarchy shelf.

This choir director is one of a kind,

Anyone would know this, even if they are blind.

Tara Campbell,  SHS ‘04

Andy, Kate and Max

Go, do and apologize afterwards!