Dr. Paul Boylan

Biography

Paul Boylan served as Dean from 1979 to 2000 and was University Vice Provost for the Arts. He joined the faculty in 1965 and is an active teacher in music theory, a chamber musician, an accompanist, and an administrator. He directed the University All-State divisions of the National Music Camp at Interlochen from 1971 to 1975. Boylan holds degrees in Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, as well as a PhD in Musicology from the University of Michigan. His principal research, teaching, and performance interests focus on 19th-Century lieder, particularly the music of Hugo Wolf. Boylan has been involved with various organizations, presenting papers and leading seminars, and has held offices with the American Musicological Society, the Music Teachers National Association, and the National Association of Schools of Music. He has served as a consultant to state boards of regents for universities and conservatories across the United States.

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