Music Department - Montgomery College - Rockville Campus

Faculty & Staff

Justin Boyer

Justin Boyer (b.1978) is a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher in the Rockville/Bethesda area. Born and raised in western Maryland, Boyer began composing and playing piano at age 9, coming under the tutelage of Dr. Clair Johanssen, a local organist and composer. In 1995, Boyer entered the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, where he continued his studies with Mr. Moshe Cotel and earned several awards and commendations. Upon receiving a master's degree in 2000, Boyer became organist and music director at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eastpoint. Starting in 2002, he taught theory and composition at the Peabody Conservatory. Boyer now is professor of music theory and composition at the Rockville campus of Montgomery College. In the summer of 2008, he accepted the post of organist at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bethesda. A rejecter of systems and methods, Boyer finds inspiration through the improvised blending of many styles, an approach he believes is the only true way to arrive at a natural, conscious expression of the movings of the spirit and body.

Department of Music ▪ Montgomery College ▪ Rockville Campus ▪ 51 Mannakee Street ▪ Rockville, MD ▪ 20850
(240) 567-5209 ▪ http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/musicrv/