Faculty

Department: community-school
Andrew Picken
Viola Faculty
Mr. Picken is a dedicated pedagogue. His students have matriculated to many of the top music schools in the country including Juilliard, Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, Boston University, Colburn Conservatory, and USC.
Harvey Pittel
Saxophone Faculty
Consistently acknowledged as America’s foremost classical saxophonist
Yue Qian
Chamber Music Faculty
Qian is also keen on teaching and community engagements. Together with Midori Goto, she has interacted with local communities in Los Angeles, Mexico, and Sri Lanka. A former chamber music faculty at the Tianjin Juilliard School Pre-College division, she is currently an instructor of the music minor/non-major program at USC Thornton of School of Music. 
Yung-mee Rhee
Piano Faculty
Yung-mee Rhee is an accomplished pianist and teacher, and adjudicator of the annual Southwestern Youth Music Festival and Music Teachers National Association Bartok Competition.
Kathy Sawada
Chair, Music Theory, Colburn Community School
Kathy Sawada has taught piano and music theory classes at the Colburn School’s Community School of Performing Arts since 1990.
Richard Schwabe
Violin Faculty
Richard Schwabe, violin instructor and longtime chair of the String Department at the Colburn School’s Community School of Performing Arts, holds music degrees from the University of Southern California (BM) and the University of Michigan (MM).