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Timothy Loest
Timothy Loest is a name in music synonymous with
creativity, versatility, and accessibility. His
compositions and arrangements for young band are
performed worldwide and his pedagogical methods
and conducting appearances continue to impact
performers and audiences at the state and national
levels.
In 2017, his work Cloud Gate (Reflections
of a City) was performed for more than 5,000
spectators at Chicago’s Millennium Park. That
same year, he received the Illinois Grade School
Music Association’s highest honor – the Cloyd
Myers Memorial Award for Excellence in Music Education.
Mr. Loest had his first work published in 1995
and today he is an exclusive writer for The FJH
Music Company Inc. He co-authored Measures
of Success®: A Comprehensive Musicianship Band
Method, and is lead author of “The Beyond
Series,” which includes Warm-ups and Beyond,
Rhythms and Beyond, and Chorales
and Beyond.
Mr. Loest received his Bachelor of Music Education
degree from Illinois State University and his
Master of Music Education degree from Northwestern
University. He holds membership in NAfME, ASCAP,
Illinois MEA, the Illinois Grade School Music
Association, and Christian Educators Association
International. He is band director at F.E. Peacock
Middle School in Itasca, Illinois, and resides
in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife Cindy and their
two sons.
Mr. Loest can be contacted through his website:
www.timothyloest.com.
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