Rickey Badua

Trombone

​​Dr. Rickey Badua is Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, teaches beginning & instrumental conducting, and oversees all aspects of the wind studies program. His scholarly research involves championing new wind band repertoire and studying the globalization of the wind band medium. Dr. Badua’s most current research project involves exploring the wind band developments of Australia and Asia. Dr. Badua is active as a presenter and guest conductor throughout the U.S. and abroad including appearances at the Midwest Clinic International Band & Orchestra Conference, Oxford Conducting Institute, College Band Directors National Conference, California All-State Music Educators Conference, Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association Conference, Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, and the National Association for Music Education-Northwest Division Conference; his most notable engagements include being one of the first American conductors to guest conduct the Admiralty Navy Band of St. Petersburg, Russia and being selected as finalist for The American Prize in Wind Conducting Competition. He has guest conducted in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Russia. Dr. Badua received his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Arts in Teaching degree from the University of Puget Sound, where he studied conducting with Robert Taylor, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting degree from the University of Georgia where he studied with John P. Lynch.