Loretto Band at TMEA State Concert Festival

On Friday, April 28, 2017, they gave an outstanding musical performance at the 2017 Tennessee Music Educators Association’s State Concert Festival on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

The band performed for some of the top music educators in the world such as Mr. Hal Cooper, Director of Bands (retired), Arkansas Tech University, Dr. Damon Talley, Director of Bands, Louisiana State University, Dr. Emily Threinen, Director of Bands, University of Minnesota, and Dr. Nicholas Williams, Associate Director of Wind Studies University of North Texas.

The band also enjoyed a clinic session with Dr. Emily Threinen, who currently serves as Director of Bands at the University Of Minnesota School Of Music, in this position she conducts the acclaimed Wind Ensemble, guides the graduate wind band conducting program and oversees all aspects of the University of Minnesota Bands.

Dr. Threinen said she was quite honored to be our clinician as she had heard great things from other directors from across the state and was very impressed with our performance.

In the past 7 years the Loretto High School Band has performed five times at the TMEA State Concert Festival and this was the fourth consecutive year for the band to perform. “I am so proud of these kids. They have worked hard preparing for this event and did their very best."

"I am proud my seniors got to experience the state concert festival all four years of their high school career. Something they can be very proud of and remember always. The band represented our school and community with the utmost professionalism.” stated Darrell Boston, director.