Diana Morgan

Diana Morgan is an orchestral performer, soloist, educator, and Wm. S. Haynes Artist based in

San Diego, California. She has performed with many of Southern California’s leading

ensembles, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa

Barbara Symphony, and the San Diego Symphony.

Diana has collaborated with a wide range of renowned artists including John Adams, Gustavo

Dudamel, John Williams, Esperanza Spalding, Diana Krall, Josh Groban, Ben Folds, Ludwig

Göransson, David Foster, The Beach Boys, and The Who. She has appeared at festivals such as

the Ojai Music Festival, Mainly Mozart, Arizona MusicFest, Artosphere Festival, and Spoleto

Festival USA, and her playing can be heard on commercial recordings and major motion picture

projects, including playing piccolo on the ABC series Fresh Off the Boat.

As an educator, Diana is the founder of DM Flute Studio, a premier online training program

offering conservatory-level instruction for advanced flutists and piccoloists. Through a highly

structured and mentorship-driven approach, she works with students nationwide and

internationally, specializing in audition preparation, artistic development, and career strategy.

Her students have been consistently accepted into the nation’s most competitive programs,

including the Colburn Conservatory, Juilliard, USC, UCLA, Manhattan School of Music,

Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University,

and others, and have gone on to perform at major festivals and pursue professional careers.

Diana is a former faculty member of the Colburn Community School and currently adjudicates

flute auditions for the Colburn Conservatory (since 2010). She has been a guest clinician at

institutions including the California State University, Northridge, University of Maryland,

Occidental College, San Diego Flute Guild, and Idyllwild Arts Academy. Since 2010, she has

served as Executive Program Director and faculty member at Jim Walker’s Beyond the

Masterclass.

Diana holds a Graduate Certificate in Flute Performance from the University of Southern

California and a Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Her principal

teachers include Dr. Amy Hamilton, Jeanne Baxtresser, Alberto Almarza, and Jim Walker.