Max Holman is a Boston-based musician recognized for his “clear and expressive” conducting, “sensitive” collaborative instincts, and “clever” improvisations, arrangements, and continuo playing. Equally comfortable in front of professional, community, and youth ensembles, his expertise as a vocal coach and choral clinician has transformed seasoned, aging, and changing voices alike. A passionate educator, Max infuses practical musicianship skills, musical literacy, and healthy technique into fun and engaging rehearsals through relevant and diverse programming. He is the Executive & Artistic Director of the Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus, Music Director of The Spectrum Singers, and Middle & Upper School Choral Music and Spanish Teacher at Brimmer and May School.
International engagements have taken him to the Sultanate of Oman, performing Puccini’s La Bohéme under Lorin Maazel; Rome, Bologna, Milan, and Venice with the Yale Schola Cantorum; Madrid with Salix Cantor and Coro Talía, for whom he also served as Assistant Conductor; and Paris with el Coro de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Stateside, he has performed Baroque and contemporary works at the harpsichord with the Norfolk Chamber Consort and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. An accomplished ballet accompanist, Max has played classes at American Repertory Ballet and New Haven Ballet, the latter of which commissioned him to compose and record The Children’s Ballet.
Max is in demand locally as a freelance conductor, collaborative pianist, harpsichordist, organist, and singer. Max received his Bachelor of Music in Music Education: Voice from Rutgers University and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music, where he was awarded the Hugh Giles Prize and the Hugh Porter Scholarship. When he’s not making music, Max enjoys cooking, cycling, immersing himself in new cultures, forever improving his Spanish, attempting to learn how to dance, making people laugh, and playing fetch with his cat, Estrella.
You can contact Max at bsmcartdir@gmail.com
The Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus 