Braedon Bomgardner

BRAEDON BOMGARDNER is a current master's student at Indiana University’s Jacob’s School of Music studying Percussion Performance under the direction of Professors Kevin Bobo, Joseph Gramley, and John Tafoya. While at Jacob’s, Braedon has had the opportunity to perform a PASIC IPEC concert with their percussion ensemble, a quartet concerto with the IU Wind Ensemble, and has been a finalist in the Naftzger Young Artist Competition (2022). In 2021, Braedon graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelors in Music Performance. While at K-State, Braedon was an active performer in the wind ensemble, orchestra, percussion ensembles, and marching band. Braedon’s marching experience includes one season with The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corp (2021).

Braedon has an extensive background as an educator, working with high schools both in the Kansas and Indiana areas. He currently works with Center Grove High School (Greenwood, IN), Buhler High School (Buhler, KS), Blue Springs High School (Blue Springs, MO), and Washburn Rural High School (Topeka, KS).

Braedon is elated to be working with RCR this summer!