BIOGRAPHY
For nearly two decades, Adam Kerry Boyles has been a notable figure in the musical life of New England. Boyles is currently Director of Orchestras at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Conductor of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director Emeritus of the Brookline Symphony Orchestra. Previous Music Director positions include six seasons with the Brookline Symphony Orchestra, three seasons with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, four seasons with Opera in the Ozarks, and five seasons with MetroWest Opera. Boyles also served on the faculty at The University of Kansas City-Missouri Conservatory of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, and The University of Arizona.
In June 2024, Boyles made his Boston Pops debut stepping in at short notice for Keith Lockhart. Other recent guest engagements include concerts with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Opera Huntsville, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Lumos, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, New England Philharmonic, Ocean City Pops Orchestra, Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, and honors orchestras in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Nevada, Tennessee, Oregon, and Rhode Island. Boyles has been a featured clinician with Manhattan Concert Productions, and the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association.
photo: Ruth Sovronsky
An accomplished vocalist, Boyles performed in numerous operas with the Indiana University Opera Theater, and in Arizona Opera’s first complete presentation of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen. He has sung with many professional choral ensembles across the country such as Conspirare, True Concord, Apollo’s Voice, Mon Choeur, and Cantique. In 2010, Boyles was featured as a guest soloist with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Recently, Boyles was seen onstage in productions of Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour, Theatre at the Bell), and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Monty Navarro, Marblehead Little Theatre)
Boyles received his Doctor of Music in Orchestral Conducting degree from The University of Texas at Austin, his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting degree from The University of Arizona, and his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance degree from Indiana University.