Mr. Brian Renkas earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and a Master of Arts in Servant Leadership from Viterbo University in La Crosse. He has also completed music-related graduate classes at Vandercook College of Music, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and The University of Hawaii-Manoa. Mr. Renkas’ major focus has been French horn, and he has had many additional experiences as a successful vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in styles ranging from classical to jazz to rock. He plays keyboards weekly with the contemporary praise band at First Lutheran Church in Onalaska.

Mr. Renkas has been teaching band and music courses at Logan High School in La Crosse since 2001. In addition to his work with the bands throughout the school district, he teaches Music Theory, Modern Band-Rock Ensemble, and taught adaptive music courses for many years. He also conducts the pit orchestra for the district musicals, organizes the student rock-horn band The La Crosse Confluence,  and directs Logan’s Grateful Red Pep Band. Mr. Renkas is also the Fine Arts Coordinator for the School District of La Crosse and is the Horn Professor at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse.

He is very excited to be a part of this fantastic group again, and honored to be a part of the staff. In his free time, he and his wife spend time trading driving duties for his 3 daughters to all of their activities and hanging with lots of pets. He also loves board games, and learning new instruments, like the banjo, theremin and musical saw.