Dr. Robert J. Cesario recently retired from Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he conducted the Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Miner Marching Band and guided the entire instrumental music program. He came to Rolla from Bucknell University where he served as Visiting Director of Bands. Previous to Bucknell he was Visiting Director of Bands at Texas Lutheran University following his service as Director of Bands at Rice University and the Huntsville, Texas, Independent School District. He has conducted a variety of college and high school bands and orchestras, and taught courses in conducting, music education, theory, and history as well as having been the music coordinator for Tulsa Public Schools. On clarinet and saxophone he has performed in concert, jazz, and commercial venues across North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. He is originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin.
