A.S.C.M. Sydney Conservatorium of Music; B.M. (with highest honors) and M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert Busan has developed a fine reputation as a conductor of wind bands and orchestras in both the United States and Australia. He has extensive experience and success with numerous ensembles ranging from elementary and high school schools to college level ensembles.

Robert is currently the Wind Ensemble director and clarinet professor at San Francisco State University, a position he took up in the Fall of 2002. In the period leading up this appointment he was working on completion of his doctorate at the University of Illinois. During that time he frequently conducted many of the university’s wind ensembles in concerts, including the internationally renowned University of Illinois Wind Symphony.

Prior to this, Robert established himself over many years as one of the finest wind ensemble conductors in his homeland, Australia. The most significant of his numerous positions included Director of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Wind Symphony, conductor of the N.S.W. Schools Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Director of Bands & Orchestra at North Sydney Girls’ High School – all of which attained distinguished reputations as the some of the finest ensembles of their type in Australia. 1996 also saw Robert become involved as a conductor with the Australian Winds organization, being invited to conduct the Sydney Wind Orchestra, and the National Children’s Wind Orchestra on its U.S.A. tour.

In addition Robert has often been invited to conduct ensembles in workshops and at music camps, and act as an adjudicator and clinician throughout the United States and Australia.