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.

Consistently acknowledged as America’s foremost classical saxophonist

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 has taught piano and music theory classes at the Colburn School’s Community School of Performing Arts since 1990.

In Seattle, Denise Scheerer founded and performed with That’s Jazz, a Seattle-based jazz dance company.

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).