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Tim Risher received his BA in Music at the University of Central Florida and his MM in Music Composition from the Florida State University in Tallahassee. During this time he organized the first permanent new music ensemble there, the Tallahassee Camerata, and performed in Paragaté, an electronic quartet.
Tim Risher worked as a producer at National Public Radio for six years. While at NPR he produced two programs - FSU Concert, presenting FSU students and faculty in concert, and Radio Diffusions, presenting new music of all kinds.
As a composer, Tim Risher has had many works published and performed throughout the USA and Europe. In 1990 he moved to Germany, living in Hamburg, and he composed works there for several well-known ensembles, including Over and Under (which received its world premiere in London in Wigmore Hall by the Palladian Ensemble, 4 in 1, for recorder, bass gamba and harpsichord and Falling, a work for full wind ensemble. His works have also been presented on many Radio Programs, including St. Paul Sunday Morning (MPR), DLR (Deutschland Radio) and WDR (West-Deutsch Rundfunk).
He currently lives in North Carolina, where he sings in the Duke Memorial Church Choir and the Choral Society of Durham.