Faculty

Department: conservatory
James Walker
Flute Faculty
Dynamic soloist, legendary orchestral and studio musician, celebrated jazz flutist, and an inspiration to countless students worldwide
Bing Wang
Orchestral Repertoire (Violin)
Violinist Bing Wang joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as associate concertmaster in 1994.
James Wilt
Trumpet Faculty
Associate Principal of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, whose practical experience and expertise has established Colburn as a dominant force in the trumpet community and has produced consistent, real-world success
Dr. Mina Yang
Humanities Faculty
Yang has taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of California, San Diego, University of Southern California, and Minerva University, where she founded and led the faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. In addition to teaching at Colburn, Yang has a thriving hypnotherapy practice, in which she helps artists overcome performance anxiety and creative blocks.