Mr. Boldrighini

Louis Boldrighini was named Director of Percussion/Associate Band Director for Glenda Dawson High School in Pearland ISD in 2020. He also serves as the percussion specialist for Berry Miller Junior High, Pearland Junior High South, Sam Jamison Middle School, and  

Rogers Middle School. Mr. Boldrighini is a native of Mansfield, Massachusetts and earned his Bachelors of Music Education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. During his time at UMass, he studied percussion with Thomas Hannum, Peter Tanner, and William Hanley. Louis pursued graduate work at Texas Tech University with Alan Shinn and later at the University of Houston with Marvin Sparks. 

During his career, Mr. Boldrighini has worked with numerous successful high school and junior high band programs that were consistent UIL Sweepstakes recipients and they have also been; BOA finalists, BOA Grand National participants, TMEA Honor band finalists, performers at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle and Invited Ensembles at the Midwest Clinic. The 2015 Manvel High School Percussion Ensemble and the 2022 Glenda Dawson High School Percussion Ensembles were both selected to perform at the Midwest Clinic and the Dawson High School Percussion Ensemble was also selected as the 2022 TMEA Invited Percussion Ensemble. While under his leadership, many of his percussion students have also earned TMEA All-Region, All-Area, and All-State Band and Orchestra honors.  

Mr. Boldrighini launched his performance career in 1981 by joining the Defenders Drum and Bugle Corps. He began marching in the snare line with the Garfield Cadets in 1984, earning consecutive DCI World Championship titles in 1984 and 1985 and then moved on to join their percussion staff the in 1986. In 1987, the Garfield Cadets earned another DCI World Championship and an unprecedented perfect score High Percussion Award. He has also been on staff for the Casper Wyoming Troopers and the Sky Riders Drum and Bugle Corps. Mr. Boldrighini is an active freelance musician and performer in the Houston area and can be seen with the local Houston bands. He has also had the privilege of performing with the late Joseph Jackson, Terreon "Tank" Gully, Joe Gallardo, Randy Brecker and Paquito D'Rivera. 

Mr. Boldrighini is an active member of TMEA, TBA, and PAS and is an Educational Artist with Innovative Percussion and he is a clinician and adjudicator in Texas, having presented clinics at both TMEA and TBA. He currently lives in Pearland with his family.