Kenneth Boyd

Jazz Director & Alphonse Carlo Jazz Band Conductor

(He/Him)

Kenneth Boyd is the current Director of Bands at West Orange High School. In his 25 year career, he has also served as Director of Bands at Olympia High School and Memorial Middle School as well as Associate Director of Bands at University High School. Mr. Boyd graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1998. At West Orange, Mr. Boyd directs the band and orchestra programs and serves as chair of the Performing Arts Department. Bands and Orchestras under Mr. Boyd's direction consistently earn superior ratings at all levels of evaluation. In addition, ensembles under Mr. Boyd's direction have performed at the Stetson Invitational, the Midwest Clinic, the CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference, and the President's Concert in conjunction with the annual FMEA Music Education Conference. In 2017 the West Orange Band Program earned the Blue Ribbon Program of Excellence Award, given by the National Band Association. West Orange was one of only three high schools nationwide to receive the award that year.

Mr. Boyd was named the 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year for West Orange High School and a finalist for Orange County Teacher of the Year. In addition, he is a two-time recipient of the Kessler Grand Bohemian Scholarship Award for excellence in fine arts teaching. He has also received the National Band Association's Outstanding Jazz Educator Award and two Citations of Excellence for outstanding contribution to bands and band music. Mr. Boyd has served as a clinician for several all-county bands, both concert and jazz. He has also enjoyed the opportunity to work at numerous colleges as a clinician for summer camps and honor bands, including Florida State University, the University of North Florida, the University of Central Florida, Florida Southern College, and Austin Peay University. Mr. Boyd is an active member of the National Band Association, the Florida Bandmasters Association, and the Florida Music Education Association.

In addition to his music education activities, Mr. Boyd performs on Trumpet with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southern Winds Concert Band. Mr. Boyd has been married to his lovely wife, Jennifer, for the past seventeen years. Together, they have three beautiful children: Garrett, Emma, and Tyler.