Faculty

Department: community-school
Ryan Emerson Baird holding a bass and smiling in front of a window.
Ryan Emerson Baird
Double Bass Faculty
Ryan performs as a member of both the Santa Barbara Symphony and Delirium Musicum Chamber Ensemble, where he is also a co-founder.
Margaret Batjer
Margaret Batjer
Director, Music Academy; Violin Faculty, Music Academy and Conservatory; Academy Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer is Director of Colburn's Music Academy, a program dedicated to training exceptional pre-college classical musicians from around the world for careers in music. Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and a renowned violin soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, Batjer shapes the artistic vision for the Music Academy and will lead the development of the program through its second decade. 
Nita Baxani
Nita Baxani
Chair, Early Childhood Music Department
Dr. Nita Baxani offers a broad range of experiences as musician, educator, and researcher and is enthusiastic about advocating for music in community.
Richard Beene
Bassoon Faculty, Conservatory Dean Emeritus, and Chair of Winds and Percussion
Richard Beene, Dean Emeritus of the Colburn Conservatory of Music, enjoys an active career as a teacher, soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer.
Georgia E. Bell
TESOL Faculty
Bell hosts a quarterly salon for experimental artists and musicians in Los Angeles and regularly performs and presents work throughout the greater L.A. area.
Fabio Bidini
Piano Faculty and Carol Colburn Grigor Piano Chair
One of the most important pianists and pedagogues who has won many top prizes worldwide