34+
Years in theater and production
Extensive experience in musical theater, opera, dramatic theater, sound design, lighting, music direction, and production leadership.
Choral conductor • Voice teacher • Theater sound engineer • Tour consultant
Music that builds community, tells the truth, and moves people forward.
Boulware Music supports singers, choirs, schools, theaters, and performing ensembles with thoughtful artistic leadership, practical production experience, and a deep belief in the power of shared song.
About
Led by Dr. Seán Boulware
Dr. Seán Boulware is an acclaimed conductor, adjudicator, clinician, vocalist, voice teacher, theater sound engineer, and performance tour consultant based on California’s Central Coast.
Through Boulware Music, Seán brings together decades of experience leading choirs, school programs, auditioned ensembles, theater productions, international tours, and community-centered musical experiences.
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Dr. Seán Boulware
A conductor, clinician, vocalist, educator, and consultant whose work spans the United States, Europe, and beyond.
Dr. Seán Boulware is an acclaimed conductor, adjudicator, clinician, and vocalist with a distinguished career spanning the United States and Europe. Renowned for his expertise in chorus management, audience development, performance tours, and technology integration, Dr. Boulware is a trusted consultant for choral organizations worldwide. He has played a pivotal role in advancing the field, notably as part of an elite team of musicians and scientists from the U.S. and U.K., co-authoring groundbreaking studies on COVID-safe singing practices and singers’ mask design.
During the Pandemic Era of 2020–2021, Dr. Boulware was recognized as an authority on virtual choir implementation, successfully leading five choirs online and ensuring the continuity of choral performance amid unprecedented challenges. His innovative leadership enabled choral music to flourish, even in the most difficult times.
Dr. Boulware’s passion for live conducting continues to guide choirs to new heights. He has prepared choruses for legendary conductors such as John Alexander, Seiji Ozawa, Gerald Wirth, Keith Lockhart, and John Rutter. He has collaborated with iconic artists including Josh Groban, Michael McDonald, Tommy Sims, and Keith and Kristyn Getty. A career highlight was leading the Monterey Peninsula Choral Society during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
He is frequently invited to conduct choirs and orchestras at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. His international engagements have taken him to Italy, Hungary, England, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Brazil, and Japan, where he has led choirs and seminars. In 2025, Dr. Boulware returned to Scotland for his 24th performance tour, conducting both the California Central Coast Chorale and the Aria Women’s Choir on a special choir tour, further expanding his international legacy.
Dr. Boulware’s choirs’ recordings are available on iTunes, CDbaby.com, and SoundCloud. He was honored by American Idol as the conductor of the most requested and downloaded Classical Group from 2005 to 2007.
As a vocalist, Dr. Boulware has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, and the Los Angeles Renaissance Consort. His national tours have included roles in Les Misérables and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and he remains active in local theater as both director and performer.
In 2024, Dr. Boulware was appointed Western Region Program Consultant for Encore Tours, where he designs transformative performance tours for choirs, bands, and orchestras. He currently conducts the Monterey Peninsula Voices, Aria Women’s Choir, and the California Central Coast Chorale. Dr. Boulware resides in Salinas, California, with his wife, Michelle.
His mentors include Dr. Lynn Bielefelt, Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Dr. James Jordan, Rodney Eichenberger, Dr. Steven Grahl, Dr. James Potter, John Alexander, Paul Mayo, and Shirley Nute.
Selected Credentials
Experience that serves singers, ensembles, theaters, and touring artists.
Highlights from Dr. Boulware’s professional resume, selected for what matters most to prospective students, schools, choirs, theaters, and presenting organizations.
27+
Performance tours led
National and international tour leadership for choirs and performing ensembles, now including work as a West Coast Program Consultant for Encore Tours.
120
Member community chorus growth
Conducted and organized Monterey Peninsula Voices, expanding membership from 55 to 120 singers and preparing the ensemble for major appearances and tours.
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Member auditioned treble choir
Founded and conducts Aria Women’s Choir, an auditioned semi-professional women’s chorus with major concerts, orchestra collaborations, and touring work.
Concert & Choral Leadership
Major venues, festivals, and guest work
- Guest conducting and concert leadership at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, and international festival settings.
- Conducted or prepared choirs for major artists and conductors including John Rutter, Gerald Wirth, Josh Groban, Michael McDonald, and Tommy Sims.
- Served as conductor in residence and program associate with Mid-America Productions, conducting multiple concerts per year with choirs and orchestras.
Teaching, Technology & Production
Practical skills beyond the podium
- Private voice, acting, vocal coaching, and digital music instruction through Boulware Music.
- Co-direction of school choir and musical theater programs, including student vocal training, musical productions, and technical theater support.
- Deep experience with worship media, ProPresenter/Mediashout workflows, audio/visual systems, recording, editing, virtual choir production, and digital performance tools.
2019 Monterey County Music Educator of Distinction
World Choir Games & Euro Choir Games jury experience
2012 London Summer Olympics choral appearance
Carnegie Hall and international conducting credits
Services
Support for ensembles, educators, theaters, and communities.
Choral Direction
Artistic leadership for community choirs, treble ensembles, sacred music programs, festivals, and special concert projects.
Voice Studio
Private voice lessons for students and adult singers, with practical coaching in vocal technique, musical confidence, expression, and healthy singing.
Music Education
Workshops, coaching, rehearsal strategy, repertoire planning, honor choir preparation, and student-centered program building.
Theater & Production
Theater sound engineering, wireless microphone management, mixing, sound design, playback, student crew support, and practical show leadership.
Performance Tours
Consulting for choirs, orchestras, bands, dance groups, and other performing ensembles planning meaningful travel experiences.
Voice Studio
Private voice lessons for growing singers.
Study with Dr. Seán Boulware in a supportive, practical studio environment focused on healthy singing, musical confidence, expressive communication, and real-world performance growth.
Full lesson
50 minutes
$80
Best for singers who want time for technique, repertoire, audition preparation, performance coaching, and deeper musical work.
Half lesson
25 minutes
$45
A focused option for younger students, quick tune-ups, audition preparation, or singers with limited weekly availability.
Lessons may include: vocal technique, breath support, tone development, musical theater preparation, classical and contemporary repertoire, audition coaching, confidence building, and performance polish.
Book a voice lessonTheater Sound Engineering
Clear, musical sound for theater, schools, and live performance.
Hire Dr. Seán Boulware for musical theater sound engineering, production audio, wireless microphone coordination, and show support that keeps performers heard and the story moving.
Musical theater mixing
Live vocal and orchestra mixing for school, community, and professional theater productions, with attention to intelligibility, balance, and musical storytelling.
Wireless microphone systems
Planning, labeling, troubleshooting, and managing body mics, handhelds, headset mics, and backstage handoffs for complex productions.
Sound design & playback
Support for cues, effects, underscoring, preshow audio, transitions, and practical production needs from tech week through closing night.
Student crew coaching
Training and mentoring student audio crews in practical theater workflow, communication, microphone care, and show discipline.
Available for: musicals, plays, concerts, school productions, community theater, special events, and production consultations.
Request sound servicesEvents Calendar
Upcoming conducting, performing, and production events.
Use this section to highlight concerts, musicals, workshops, tour events, guest conducting, and productions where Seán is leading, conducting, performing, teaching, or engineering sound.
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2026
Conductor • Aria Women’s Choir
Voices of America
Songs of Liberty, Justice, Hope and Unity. Founders Theatre at the Golden Bough, Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Tickets / info
2026
TBA
Summer
Theater sound engineering
Young Frankenstein
Production sound support for Pacific Repertory Theatre in Carmel.
2026
TBA
Summer
Theater sound engineering
The Little Mermaid
Production sound support for Pacific Repertory Theatre in Carmel.
Want a full interactive calendar? You can later embed a public Google Calendar here. For now, this section is designed as a clean featured-events list that is easy to update.
Video Portfolio
See the work in motion.
Explore selected video examples of conducting, performance, musical leadership, and production work through Seán Boulware’s Vimeo portfolio.
Vimeo showcase
Video Portfolio
Watch a curated collection of video work, including performance and leadership examples that give a fuller picture of the Boulware Music approach.
Gallery
In performance, rehearsal, and musical leadership.
A few images from conducting, performance, and professional music work.
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Book a voice lesson
Schedule a 50-minute private voice lesson or a 25-minute half lesson for technique, repertoire, audition coaching, or performance preparation.
- 50-minute lesson: $80
- 25-minute half lesson: $45
Ensembles & schools
Conducting, coaching, or workshops
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Community chorus
Monterey Peninsula Voices
An inclusive community chorus platform rooted in accessible singing, artistic ambition, and the belief that choral music can gather people across difference.
Visit MPVoices.orgAuditioned treble ensemble
Aria Women’s Choir
An auditioned ensemble from California’s Central Coast celebrating women’s voices through historic, contemporary, theatrical, and socially resonant repertoire.
Ask about AriaPerformance travel
Take your ensemble beyond the concert hall.
From international choir tours to school ensemble travel, Boulware Music helps groups imagine trips that are musically meaningful, logistically realistic, and unforgettable for performers.
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