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Director of Bands, Sunnyside Middle School
Ned Boyd is currently a Band Director in grades 6-12 in Lafayette, IN. (primarily 6-8 @ Sunnyside MS). He is also the Saxophone Instructor at Purdue University. Mr. Boyd earned his Bachelor of Music Degree (and HS Diploma) in Saxophone Performance at the North Carolina School of the Arts under the tuteledge of James Houlik; and MM in Education, with Jazz Emphasis from the Eastman School of Music. Prior to teaching in Syracuse, NY., Logansport & Lafayette, Ned was employed for two years as a musician on cruise ships, where he met his (hoosier) wife, Jean. He has performed with Bernadette Peters, Mac Davis, Susan Anton, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Vinton, Sally Struthers, Kathy Rigby, Bob Newhart; the big bands of Guy Lombardo, Lawrence Welk, and the Dorsey Brothers. He has recently appeared with the Temptations and the Four Tops. Mr. Boyd is a frequent soloist and HS/Collegiate adjudicator; and, in the last three years, he has been a featured soloist/clinician with Jefferson HS, Tecumseh MS, Twin Lakes HS, Concord HS, Harrison HS, Pioneer HS, Renssalear HS, Purdue Symphonic & Jazz bands, Duquesne University, Anderson College, Kokomo Park Band, Indiana Music Educators Conference, and most recently Ben Vereen and Wayne Newton. On November 17, Mr. Boyd will be performing with the Ball State University Faculty Jazz Combo in Pruis Hall, on campus in Muncie.
Mr. Boyd is available for jazz and/or classical solo performances and/or clinics. |
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