Andrew Boysen

Andrew Boysen Jr. is a Professor of Music at the University of New Hampshire, where he conducts the Wind Symphony and teaches advanced conducting and composition courses. He has held prior academic positions at Indiana State University as Assistant Professor and Acting Associate Director of Bands, and has served as a guest conductor and clinician for ensembles across the U.S. and Great Britain.

• Education: Doctor of Musical Arts (Eastman School of Music), Master of Music (Northwestern University, 1993), Bachelor of Music (University of Iowa, 1991)

His research and creative activities focus on wind band composition, conducting pedagogy, and orchestral arrangements. Boysen maintains an active composing career with commissions from prestigious institutions and organizations such as the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and multiple state bandmasters associations.

• Key Honors:
  • International Horn Society Composition Contest winner
  • Twice awarded the Claude T. Smith Memorial Band Composition Contest
  • University of Iowa Honors Composition Prize