Faculty
Steve Bolstad
Steve Bolstad has been the Director of Bands at The University of Montana since the fall of 1994. His responsibilities include conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, and administrating the entire band program. Under his direction the Symphonic Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the College Band Directors National Association’s Northwest/Western Divisional Conference in 1996 and 2006, and the MENC Northwest Conference in 2001 and 2005. In addition to his work with the bands, Dr. Bolstad also teaches applied trumpet, conducting, instrumental methods, coaches a number of brass chamber ensembles, and observes the instrumental student teachers. He has held similar positions in Alabama at both The University of Montevallo and Livingston University, and he was the Director of Bands at St. Marys Area High School in St. Marys, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bolstad holds the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, the Master of Music degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from The University of Texas at Austin. He has studied conducting with Jerry Junkin (Texas), Rodney Winther (Ithaca), and Stanley Michalski (Clarion), and he has studied trumpet with Raymond Crisara (Texas), Kim Dunnick (Ithaca) and Jack Hall (Clarion). He has served as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the United States and Canada. In 2004 Dr. Bolstad was named the University of Montana School of Fine Arts Distinguished Faculty Awardee. Dr. Bolstad is a Past-President of the Montana Bandmasters Association and is currently the President-Elect of the Northwest Division of the College Band Directors National Association.
Contact Dr. Bolstad: steve.bolstad@umontana.edu