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The Music of Timothy Loest

2020-21 New Releases

Cover of Chorales and Beyond.
Chorales and Beyond, the long-awaited publication from FJH, is finally here!Learn more.
FJH Reimagine Initiative - Grade 0.5
Voyage of the Dragon Armada
3-Part Fully Adaptable with Perc.
FJH Starter Series - Grade 0.5
Spooky Mansion
FJH Reimagine Initiative - Grade 1
Chorale and Mystic Chant
3-Part Fully Adaptable with Perc.
FJH Beginning Band - Grade 1
Fair Shake
Rock ‘n’ Roll Tambourine Feature
FJH Beginning Band - Grade 1
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
on a poem by William Wordsworth
FJH Young Band - Grade 2
High Impact
HXmusic Jazz Ensemble - Grade 1.5 Distributed by The FJH Music Company
Once Upon a Blues

2019-20 Featured Publications

  • Cover of Algo-Rhythms.
    Explore the cybernetic world of computer algorithms using just six notes.
    Cover of Abandoned Toy Shop.
    Orphaned toys come to life in this eerie tour of an abandoned toy store.
    Cover of Off-Kilter.
    Explore the unconventional in this dare-to-be-different original.
  • Cover of The Golden Thirteen.
    This spirited march commemorates the U.S. Navy’s first African-American officers, known as the Golden Thirteen.
    Cover of If it ain't Baroque...
    This exceptional arrangement may well be the first of its kind to capture the spirit of the Baroque period using just six notes!
    Cover of String on the Housetop.
    You’ve heard of a fiddler on the roof? Well, how about an orchestra on the housetop!
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Numbers tell my story...

35

years in music education Itasca, Illinois

21

commissioned works from seven states

96

conducting & workshop appearances in twelve states

4

published instrumental methods over 1,000,000 copies sold

90

published compositions & arrangements band, strings, jazz band, flex band

10

network TV show music credits ABC News, Warner Bros. TV, Nick Jr.

Tim's Blog

August 12
Living Your Faith in the Classroom
Growing up, I found myself living under my brother’s shadow. Although I looked up to him, the time would come for me to blaze my own trail. Like my father, my brother became a pastor. My path would be different.
May 7
On The Nature of Artistic Communication
Music is a sharing experience. Our nation was conceived to the sound of fifes, and we have mourned the loss of our leaders to the sound of somber drum cadences.
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