Michael Boswell, MM
Associate Professor of Music, Director of SMWC Choirs
Departments / Offices
- Arts, Letters & Music
Education
- M.M., Indiana State University
- B.M., East Carolina University
- Post-graduate courses at Indiana State University, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and VanderCook College of Music
Professional Organizations/Membership
- National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
- Adjudicator
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Awards
- Conductor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Madrigals 3rd Place Winners of The American Prize in Choral Performance (College/University Smaller Program Division), 2020-21
- Conductor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Madrigals, Overall Winners of the Mayo International Choral Festival Competition, 2019
- Conductor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Madrigals Finalists for The American Prize in Choral Performance (College/University Division), 2018-19
- Singer, GRAMMY Award for ‘Best Choral Performance’ for The Sacred Spirit of Russia with Conspirare, 2014
- Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching, 2020
- Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence for Service, 2018
- Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence for Scholarship, 2014
- Professor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence for Service, 2012
Professional Experience
- Conductor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Choirs with tours to Chicago, New York, Washington DC, France, and Ireland
- Conductor, Various local, regional, and state choral workshops and festivals
- Soloist & Chorister, Santa Fe Desert Chorale
- Chorister, Conspirare
- Chorister, Oregon Bach Festival Chorus
- Chorister, Tucson Chamber Artists
- Soloist & Chorister, Santa Fe Pro Musica
- Chorister, Alchemy Ensemble
- Chorister, Carnegie Hall Choral Workshop
- Soloist, Valparaiso Bach Institute
- Chorister, Chanticleer in Sonoma Choral Workshop
Discography
- Conductor, Lineage, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Madrigals, 2018
- Conductor, Echoes of France, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Madrigals, 2013
- Singer, Various promotional CDs for Beckenhorst Press, 2017-2019
- Singer, The Sacred Spirit of Russia, Conspirare, Harmonia Mundi, ©2014
- Singer, Into the Night, Vox Humana, Naxos Records ©2013
- Singer, Silent Night, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2011
- Singer, Hail Cecilia, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2009
- Singer, Shalom, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2009
- Singer, Glorious Voices, Sacred Spaces, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2008
- Singer, First Day, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Clarion Records, ©2008
- Singer, Vespers, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2008
- Singer, Live from Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Clarion Records, ©2007
- Singer, Christmas in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Clarion Records, ©2006
- Singer, Harmony of the Heavens, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, ©2004
- Singer, The Song of Luke, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Equilibrium Records, ©2004
Community Involvement
- Past Choir Director at Seelyville United Methodist Church
- Program Director of several College and Community Choral Workshops, bringing professional singers together with singers from the local community and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Past Treasurer of the Terre Haute Children’s Choir