Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman is the Director of Bands at California State University, San Bernardino. He conducts the Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds, directs CSUSB’s pep band, “The Wild Bunch,” and oversees the instrumental music department. He also teaches courses in conducting, wind literature, music education and music theory. Under his direction, the CSUSB Bands have worked with guest artists and composers, initiated commissioning projects, and premiered several new works. Dr. Boeckman is also the founder and musical director of the Inland Empire Youth Wind Symphony, a performing ensemble of San Bernardino & Riverside Counties’ most talented high school musicians.

Prior to this appointment, he served as the Associate Director of Bands at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where he directed both the Symphonic Band and the Pride Marching Band. He also previously directed the instrumental music program at Roanoke College in Virginia. For five years, he was the Director of Instrumental Music at Shasta High School in Redding, California, where he led the bands, orchestra, and chamber ensembles in acclaimed performances at festivals and on national and international tours. Dr. Boeckman also directed the Redding Symphony Youth Orchestra for three seasons, and served as guest conductor for the Redding Symphony Orchestra.