Imagine your students working directly with the composer! Think of the insight gained as they rehearse, ask questions, and perform with a nationally known composer, arranger and music educator!
Mr. Loest makes five kinds of appearances: 1) Honor Band, 2) Guest Conducting, 3) Commission Premier, 4) Educational Clinic, and 5) New Music Reading Session. Whether appearing locally or across country, Mr. Loest brings a straightforward rehearsal plan, clear conducting skills, and inspiring motivational strategies that reach the musician in memorable ways. As Bethany, a Georgia band student stated after a festival:
I would like to thank Mr. Loest for his dedication and hard work...I thought that when I came to rehearsal that I knew a lot about being a musician. It turns out that I didn't. Mr. Loest taught me so much more than being a good musician. He also taught me how to be a better person, and I commend him for that.
For information regarding appearances, please contact Mr. Loest.
Upcoming Appearances
01/16/20 - Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association All-State Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Previous Conducting and Clinic Appearances
2019 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois (McCormick Place West)
2019 - Marquardt Middle School Sixth Grade Band, Glendale Heights, Illinois
2019 - Westview Hills Middle School Band, Willowbrook, Illinois
2019 - Carl Sandburg Middle School Composer Clinic, Mundelein, Illinois
2019 - McCracken Middle School Concert Band, Skokie, Illinois
2018 - West Aurora Band Clinic, Aurora, Illinois
2018 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2017 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2017 - VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
2017 - Auburn University Middle School Honor Band Festival, Auburn, Alabama
2017 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2016 - Illinois State University Junior High Band Camp, Normal, Illinois
2015 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois (McCormick Place West
2014 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois (McCormick Place West)
2014 - Ohio Music Education Association District 5 Jr. Honor Band Festival, Youngstown, Ohio
2014 - Illinois State University Outstanding Alumni Recognition Luncheon, Normal, Illinois
2014 - Illinois Lutheran Honor Band Festival, Bethalto, Illinois
2014 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2013 - VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
2013 - Summer Music Studies (Band Literature 658), Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
2013 - Wheaton Municipal Band, Wheaton, Illinois
2013 - DuPage County Music Institute, Bartlett, Illinois
2012 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2012 - Wheaton Municipal Band, Wheaton, Illinois
2012 - Bloomington/Normal Intercity Middle Level Music Festival, Bloomington, Illinois
2011 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2011 - Naperville District 203 Jr. High School Honor Band Festival, Lisle, Illinois
2011 - VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
2011 - Summer Music Studies (Band Literature 642), Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
2011 - Jefferson County Public School Professional Development Day, Louisville, Kentucky
2011 - Oregon Music Education Association State Conference MS Honor Band, Eugene, Oregon
2010 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2010 - Illinois Music Education Association District 3 Reading Session, Normal, Illinois (ISU)
2010 - Illinois Music Education Association District 4 Jr. Festival Band, Macomb, Illinois (WIU)
2010 - Laurens County Band Clinic, Dublin, Georgia
2009 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2009 - Illinois Music Education Association District 5 Jr. Festival Band, Charleston, Illinois (EIU)
2009 - VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, Illinois
2009 - Summer Music Clinic, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2009 - Illinois Music Education Association All-State Conference, Peoria, Illinois
2008 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2008 - Kesling Middle School 6th Grade Band, La Porte, Indiana
2008 - Westview Hills Middle School Band, Willowbrook, Illinois
2008 - Cloud Gate World Premiere, Daley Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
2008 - Eastern Illinois University Middle School Honor Band Festival, Charleston, Illinois
2007 - Midwest Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2007 - Nazareth Academy Fall Jamboree Band, LaGrange Park, Illinois
2007 - Texas Bandmasters Association Convention, San Antonio, Texas