An active orchestral musician, Boldin holds positions with the Shreveport Symphony
Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and Monroe Symphony Orchestra. He has also
performed with the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Lyric Opera, Opera
East Texas, and with numerous orchestras in the Midwest. As an advocate for new music,
Boldin has commissioned and premiered numerous compositions for horn solo, brass trio,
brass quintet, and other chamber ensembles.
His solo recording,Ìý(MSR Classics), has been critically praised forÌý"superb playing...on an extraordinarily
high level of both technique andÌýcommunicative abilities."Ìý(Fanfare Magazine). He has authored three books –Ìý,, and (Mountain Peak Music) – and has published dozens of articles, reviews, and musical
arrangements. In 2012 and 2015, he was awarded Career Advancement Grants from the
Louisiana Division of the Arts. Boldin earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master
of Music degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied with Douglas
Hill, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University, where he studied
with Karen Robertson. He is a member of The College Music Society, The National Association
of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, and The International Horn Society, and
has served as IHS area representative for the state of Louisiana. In 2020, he was
appointed Publications Editor for the International Horn Society. For more information,
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James Boldin is a Professor of Music at the University of Louisiana Monroe, where he holds the
Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Chair in Music. Additionally, he has served as Interim
Director (2022-2023) and Associate Director (2016-2022) of the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ School of Visual
and Performing Arts. He has performed and presented at the International Horn Symposium,
the International Trombone Festival, the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra
Conference, the International Women’s Brass Conference, and numerous state and regional
events. Boldin is proud to be a , and performs on a variety of Yamaha horns, including the YHR 871 and YHR 671. He
performs extensively with