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Scott Boerma
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On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, he announced his resignation from the University of Michigan to take his "dream job" at his Alma Mater, Western Michigan University. He began his new position at WMU in August 2013. Before joining the Western Michigan faculty, Boerma was the Michigan Marching Band director (2007–2012) and musical arranger for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps (1989–2006).
In 2009 Boerma served as the brass arranger for the Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps.
During his tenure with the Scouts, in addition to arranging music for several other Drum Corps in the United States, Boerma also arranged for marching bands and drum corps from Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Thailand. Boerma also served as the Director of Bands at Eastern Michigan University from 2001–2007.
He earned his Master of Music degree in music education from the University of Michigan in 1992, and his Doctor of Musical Arts in wind conducting from Michigan State University in 2010. On December 8, 2013, Boerma announced his resignation from U of M to go to his "dream job" at Western Michigan University.
