James Boldin is Assistant Professor of Horn and Music History at the University of Louisiana Monroe, where he teaches applied horn and music history courses, and performs with the Chamber Arts Brass. He earned D.M.A. and M.M. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.M. degree from Appalachian State University. Prior to joining the faculty at ULM, he held positions at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse as a Lecturer in Music and the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Teaching Assistant. He has performed and presented at the Southeast Horn Workshop and has presented clinics at the Louisiana Music Educators Association State Convention. Dr. Boldin’s primary teachers include Douglas Hill and Dr. Karen Robertson.
An active orchestral musician, Dr. Boldin performs with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra as principal horn and the Rapides Symphony Orchestra as third horn. During the 2008-2009 season, he was contracted to perform as second horn in the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He has worked extensively with orchestras in Wisconsin such as the Madison, La Crosse, Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Oshkosh Symphony Orchestras, and with the Asheville Symphony in North Carolina. As a soloist, he has performed Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1 with the Camerata Chamber Orchestra in Madison, Wisconsin. In addition, Dr. Boldin has presented master-classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Summer Music Clinic, at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
Recording credits include two CDs on the Summit Records label, Soliloquies, featuring euphonium soloist Demondrae Thurman, and Forbes Plays Koetsier, featuring tuba soloist Mike Forbes. Additional recordings include James Dick Plays Edvard Grieg, with the Texas Festival Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta, and Overtures from Overture Hall, with the Madison Symphony Orchestra conducted by John DeMain. Dr. Boldin has also published articles in The Instrumentalist Magazine and The Horn Call: The Journal of the International Horn Society.
Boldin is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda and The International Horn Society.
About this Site
The following pages are intended for current horn students as well as students interested in studying the horn at ULM.
The Division of Music at the University of Louisiana Monroe is a part of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, and offers degrees in a wide variety of concentrations. Students choosing horn as their major instrument can choose from numerous degree offerings. Numerous funding opportunities are available for both graduate and undergraduate students, including talent grants and several graduate assistantships.
In addition to their weekly applied lessons, horn students can expect to play in a variety of large and small ensembles including the ULM Orchestra, ULM Wind Ensemble, ULM Horn Choir, brass quintets, woodwind quintets, and other small chamber groups.
Numerous other playing opportunities are also available in and around the Monroe area. Solo opportunities include the weekly student recital hour as well as a weekly horn studio class. This 90 minute class serves to supplement individual studio lessons, and allows the instructor to address specific playing and teaching concerns within a group format.
The Chamber Arts Brass trio is the faculty brass ensemble in residence at ULM, and offers students the opportunity to hear their instructors perform both traditional and contemporary brass ensemble literature.
If you have any questions or would like further information on horn study at ULM, please feel free to contact me by phone or email. I would be happy to set up a complimentary lesson with you if you are planning on visiting the ULM campus.
Contact Dr. Boldin
Email: boldin@ulm.edu
Office Phone: 318-342-1591
