Andrew Boysen, Jr.
| Andrew Boysen, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1968 Iowa City, Iowa |
| 💼 Occupation | Composer, Conductor, Professor |
Search Andrew Boysen, Jr. on Amazon.Andrew Boysen, Jr. (b. September 29, 1968, Iowa City, Iowa)[1] is an American composer, arranger, conductor and professor. His work is primarily contemporary classical music written for wind band.
Biography
Boysen grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His parents were teachers. He began writing music at a young age, following childhood piano lessons.[2] He graduated from Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School in 1987 and attended the University of Iowa, where he played mellophone with the Hawkeye Marching Band,[3] graduating with a Bachelor of Music in music education and composition in 1991. In 1990, while a student, he was commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Band in Cedar Rapids, IA to write I Am, which was recognized with the Claude T. Smith Award in 1992.[4]
Boysen received a Master of Music in wind conducting from Northwestern University in 1993. Afterward, he began teaching at Cary-Grove High School in Illinois as director of bands.[5]
He received a Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting in 1998 from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.[6] While a doctoral student, he was conductor of the Eastman Wind Orchestra and assistant conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger.[7]
From 1996-1997, Boysen began teaching at Indiana State University as assistant professor, acting associate director of bands, and director of the Indiana State University Marching Sycamores.[8] Since 1998, Boysen has been teaching at the University of New Hampshire,[9] where he was recognized with the university's Excellence in Research Award in 2017.[10] In 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. published the book entitled Composers on Composing for Band, Volume Three which features a chapter written by Boysen. In 2011, the University of Texas at El Paso released The Music of Andrew Boysen, Jr., published by Mark Records.[11] In 2017, the Ohio State University Symphonic Band released At Home... the music of Andrew Boysen, Jr., published by Mark Records.[12]
Boysen is an elected member of American Bandmasters Association (ABA) and an honorary brother of the Iota Phi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at the University of New Hampshire.[13] His music is published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company, Wingert-Jones Music, C. Alan Publications, and Alfred Music.
Selected works
Wind ensemble/concert band
- Alchemy (2008/2013)
- Ancient Runes (2017)
- Anna's Gift (2024)
- Apples (2018)
- Branden's Rainbow (1997/2002)
- Bright Sunny Days (2013)
- By My Side (2018)
- Casus Belli (2018)
- Celebration In Brass (1995)
- Concerto for Percussion (as transcriber) (1994/1997)
- Conversations with the Night (1994)
- Dance, from All Hail the Power (2002)
- December Dance (2005)
- Diamond Jubilee Suite (2018)
- Distorted Images: A Jazzman's Nightmare (1989)
- Faith (1997)
- A Fallen Leaf (2004)
- Fanfare: In Memoriam (2015)
- Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa (2003)
- The Farewell (2008)
- Frenzy (2010)
- The Four Horsemen (1989)
- A Glimpse through the Trees (2014)
- Grant Them Eternal Rest (2003)
- The Great Train Robbery (2017)
- Havener Fanfare (2012)
- Harvest Song (2018)
- Heirloom (2009)
- I Am (1990)
- In Flanders Fields (2020)
- John Henry (1990)
- The Journey Home (2019)
- Joyride (2003/2008)
- Kinetic Energy (1994)
- Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2006)
- Metamorphosis (2013)
- Old Ben's Farm (2016/2019)
- On the Merrimack (2010)
- Ovations (1995)
- Persephone Overture (2016)
- Phoenix (2020)
- Relentless (2000)
- Scherzo (1995)
- Scherzo No 2 (2013)
- Shades of Ivory (1996)
- Simple Song (1995)
- Snowflakes Dancing (2012/2016)
- Song for Lyndsay (2005)
- Song for My Children (2013)
- Song for My Parents (2020)
- Song of Loudest Praise, A (2010)
- Song of the Sea Maidens (1994)
- Stamp, from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
- Star-Crossed (2013)
- Symphony No. 1 for Winds and Percussion (1997)
- Symphony No. 3 (1999)
- Symphony No. 4 (2006)
- Symphony No. 6 (2012)
- Symphony No. 8 (2015-2016)
- Winter of the World
- Symphony No. 10 (2019)
- This Is the Drum (2013)
- Thoughts of You (1998)
- Three Folk Song Settings for Band
- Poor Wayfaring Stranger (2007/2012)
- All the Pretty Little Horses (as arranger) (2014)
- Scarborough Fair (as arranger) (2013)
- Time Streams (After Tricycle) (2011)
- To Break Earth's Sleep (2015)
- Tricycle (1997)
- Twilight of the Gods (2010)
- An Uncommon Man (1993)
- Unraveling (2006)
- Urban Scenes (1993)
- The Vikings (2015)
Bibliography
- Camphouse, Mark, ed. Composers on Composing for Band, vol. 3. GIA Publications, 2002. ISBN 1579996310 Search this book on .
- Salzman, Timothy, ed. A Composer's Insight, Volume 5: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band. GIA Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-1574631203 Search this book on .
- Boysen, Andrew. Developing Rehearsal Techniques Through Active Listening: An Anthology & Methodology for the Development of Rehearsal Techniques for Band. Neil A. Kjos Music Company, 2021. ISBN 978-0849770425 Search this book on .
References
- ↑ "Andrew Boysen, Jr". Wind Repertory Project. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Umemoto, Shuhei (June 7, 2023). "Interview with Andrew Boysen Jr". Wind Band Press. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Music Education Networking Event". Hawkeye Marching Band. University of Iowa. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "I Am". HeBu Music. HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "What Would YOU Do? - Developing Rehearsal Techniques Through Active Listening". The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Class Notes, Eastman School of Music". Rochester Review Fall 2005 Vol. 68, No. 1. University of Rochester. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Eastman Wind Ensemble". WorldCat. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Our Directors". Indiana State University College of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "UNH Band History". University of New Hampshire College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Excellence in Research Award, 2017". University of New Hampshire. December 22, 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Music College of Liberal Arts". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Symphonic Band releases its first CD, "At home...the music of Andrew Boysen, Jr."". College of Arts and Sciences School of Music. The Ohio State University. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Honorary Brothers". Kappa Kappa Psi - the Iota Phi chapter. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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