Faculty

Department: community-school

Double Bass Faculty
A former member of the Rochester Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, David is currently principal bass with the LA Opera Orchestra and Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra.
Guitar Faculty
Erin has a passion for playing early plucked instruments and has performed with the early music ensemble, Ciaramella, and plays frequently with the Los Angeles based Delirium Musicum ensemble.
Guitar Faculty
Kenton Youngstrom, guitarist, composer, and educator is the first in a long line of prize-winning students of Jim Smith at the University of Southern California, where, while earning his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, he studied composition with Donald Crockett, arranging with Darniell Pershing, and film scoring with David Raksin.
Micah Yui smiling in front of a window.
Piano Faculty
Acclaimed Canadian pianist Micah Yui has appeared with orchestras, in recital, and as a chamber musician on three continents. She has performed for dignitaries of Japan and Canada and has been awarded three Canada Council Grants, the Edmonton Civic Award, and the Alberta Achievement Award.
Chan Ho Yun holding a violin and smiling in front of a window.
Violin Faculty
Dr. Yun is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, Adjunct Professor of Violin at Claremont Graduate University, CEO and Co-Director of the Montecito International Music Festival, and teaches violin at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts.
Mike Zonshine wearing a collared shirt and a suit jacket holding a trumpet in front of a window.
Trumpet Faculty
At the age of 22, Mike Zonshine joined the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet, a job he held for almost a decade.