MBA State Band Clinic Pictures

Ernest Boling was born in Columbus, Mississippi, on October 11, 1926. After graduating from S.D. Lee High School in Columbus, he served in the Navy for 4 years, and then returned to continue his education. He attended Mississippi State University before going to Mississippi College where he received his BSEd. He received his MMEd from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois and continued graduate studies with Mississippi Southern and Delta State.

His 32 years of teaching experience include positions in Monticello, Greenwood, and Cleveland. While in Greenwood, he taught band and chorus in the junior and seniors high schools. In Cleveland, he not only taught band and chorus in the secondary schools, but he was Music Supervisor for District IV Schools. While teaching, he also served as Choir Director in several churches. His teaching was interrupted for two years while he worked as Vice President in charge of sales and Music Consultant for Educators Music Supply, Inc. in Alabama.

Boling spent many summers involved with band activities as he worked with Lion’s Band 4 years, and went with USA Band and Chorus three times to Hawaii and once to Europe. Ernest Boling has made significant contributions to the band movement through his faithful participation in many band and honorary and service organizations. His professional affiliations include: MMEA; MENC; MAE; MBA; charter member of the National Band Association; Delta Chapter, Phi Beta Mu, serving as President twice and as Executive Secretary; American School Band Director’s Association, serving as National Sergeant at Arms, on the Executive Board, Secretary 2 years, Vice-President, and National President 1981. He retired in 1982 and had fond memories of receiving the “Mac” award and of seeing so many of his students in music.