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Michael Huestis (The Colony, TX) has been involved in music education since 1991 and is currently serving on the Percussive Arts Society Board of Directors, as the Assistant Director of the Music for All Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival, and as the administrator for the Percussion Solutions for Band Directors social media platforms. Throughout his career, Mr. Huestis’s bands, percussion ensembles, and drumlines have performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Music for All National Percussion Festival, MENC (now NAfME) Biennial Conference, Bands of America Grand National Championship Finals, President Bush’s inaugural parade, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and the Drum Corps International World Championships.
A highly sought-after composer, arranger, and clinician, Mr. Huestis has worked as the percussion arranger for Pacific Crest Drum & Bugle Corps from Diamond Bar, CA; Genesis Drum & Bugle Corps from Austin, TX; and Raiders Drum & Bugle Corps from Burlington, NJ. His compositions are published by Tapspace Publications, C-Alan Publications, Rowloff Productions, JKS Music, and Key Poulan Publications. Michael is also the author of the Developing the Percussionist-Musician series of method books.
Mr. Huestis has presented clinics and master classes at numerous state music education association conventions and universities. His professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Jazz Educators Network, and the Percussive Arts Society, where he served as a chapter president of both Utah and Texas. Michael is an endorser of Yamaha Instruments.