Dr. Trek Boyland is a dedicated music educator and performer who is committed to furthering his students’ artistic, professional, and personal development. Boyland maintains a diverse international schedule as a performer and clinician. His performances have taken him to the Canary Islands, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, and major cities such as Washington D.C., New York City, and Dallas. Dr. Boyland is a GRAMMY-affiliated nominated recording artist, appearing on Aaron Lazar’s album The Impossible Dream on tenor saxophone. As an active chamber musician, Trek recorded two albums with the 2021-2022 UNT Wind Symphony and holds the tenor chair in the saxophone quartet, Lotus Saxophone Quartet.

Dr. Boyland serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Instrumental Coordinator at East Texas Baptist University. He teaches private lessons in flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, and bassoon, as well as courses in Music Theory I and II, Woodwind Methods, Music Appreciation, and Scoring and Arranging. He also directs the ETBU Jazz Band and Woodwind Ensemble.

Trek holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of North Texas. Dr. Boyland earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.