George Boulden
Associate Professor, Associate Director of Bands

Degrees:
M.M.E. University of South Carolina 1986
B.M.M.E. University of Kentucky 1983

At UK since: 1995

Phone number: 859-257-2263
Email: gbould@uky.edu

George R. Boulden holds the rank of Associate Professor of Music and is the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Kentucky, where he serves as the director of the Wildcat Marching Band and Basketball Pep Band. His other duties include conducting the Symphony Band, Concert Band, supervision of student internships, and teaching other courses in the School of Music. Previously, he taught in the public schools of South Carolina and Florida, and was the recipient of the ASBDA-Stanbury Award as the outstanding young band director in Florida -and- the Southeastern region of the United States.

George has served as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor throughout the United States and Canada. He has presented lectures and clinics at the Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic, National Band Association National Convention, College Band Directors National Association National Convention, Bands of America Summer Symposium, and several MENC State Association Conferences. In February of 2003, the UK Symphony Band was a featured ensemble at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference in Louisville. Most recently, the UK Symphony Band performed at the Florida Music Educators Association and MENC Southern Division Conference in Tampa, Florida. Under his direction the Wildcat Marching Band and Basketball Pep Band have served as the musical ambassadors for the University of Kentucky and having performed at the Outback Bowl, two Music City Bowl games, a Bands of America Regional Championship, and three NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships.

Articles by Mr. Boulden have appeared in the Bluegrass Music News, Music Educators Journal, and Teaching Music, and he is the recipient of several grants to study conducting and enhance its teaching to music majors. George has appeared as a performer with The Lexington Brass Band and on their CD, Good Company, The Lexington Brass Band, LIVE 1992-1996. Under his direction, the UK Basketball Pep Band released a CD entitled The Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Experience, and most recently released a second recording, The Best of the UK Pep Band. Mr. Boulden has been selected twice to be included in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers."

His professional affiliations include the Kentucky Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, National Band Association, Phi Beta Mu, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, and the College Band Directors National Association. In 2007 Mr. Boulden was granted an honorary membership in Tau Beta Sigma, the national band service sorority.

He holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of South Carolina. While on a sabbatical from the University of Kentucky during 2005-06, George served as a doctoral teaching assistant with the University Bands at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and completed coursework for the doctorate in music education (ABD).

George resides in Lexington with his wife, Shelly, and their children, Bob, Jenna, and Julianna.