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- January 8, 2012
- Jon Burlingame Discusses Film Music in the Los Angeles Times
- Jon Burlingame, Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television faculty, is interviewed in the Los Angeles Times story marking 40 years of collaboration by John Williams and Steven Spielberg.
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- December 30, 2011
- Tim Page Featured in the Wasthington Post
- Tim Page, joint faculty for Thornton and Annenberg, discusses the potential dangers of the "cult of prodigy."
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- December 20, 2011
- Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Performs Holiday Concert
- The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, led by DMA candidate E. Jason Armstrong, received a rave review for its annual holiday concert.
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- December 18, 2011
- Kina Grannis mentioned USA Today
- USA Today mentioned the stairwells around USC, where singer and USC alumna Kina Grannis would practice her music as a student.
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- December 16, 2011
- Tim Page in The Washington Post
- Thornton musicology faculty writes about the availability of great classical works on the Internet.
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- November 26, 2011
- Frank Ticheli Prepares for Midwest Clinic
- Composition faculty Frank Ticheli was featured on Fox TV in Dallas-Fort Worth in rehearsal for next month's Midwest Clinic, the international band and orchestra conference in Chicago.
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- November 5, 2011
- The Los Angeles Times Interviews Dana Gioia
- Dana Gioia, acclaimed poet, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and USC's Judge Widney Professor of Poetry and Public Culture, was interviewed by Patt Morrison in the Los Angeles Times.
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- October 31, 2011
- Sharon Lavery Leads the Downey Symphony Orchestra
- Tim Page, USC faculty of journalism and music, was quoted in Voice of America's article about Steve Reich. He called Reich's music a trendsetter that the set "traditional modernisms that were in fashion in the 70s on their head."
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- October 25, 2011
- Sharon Lavery Leads the Downey Symphony Orchestra
- The Press Telegram reviewed the Downey Symphony Orchestra's opening concert led by Sharon Lavery, resident conductor of the USC Thornton orchestras. The concert—titled "Fiesta!"—also featured freshman guitar student Tim Callobre.
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- October 24, 2011
- Ken Kazan's West Side Story Reviewed
- The Globe and Mail reviewed Vancouver Opera's production of West Side Story, directed by Ken Cazan, resident stage director of the USC Thornton Opera.
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- October 18, 2011
- Jon Burlingame Talks About Pete Rugolot
- Faculty member Jon Burlingame discussed the work of the late jazz and TV composer Pete Rugulo in this Los Angeles Times article. Burlingame teaches in the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program.
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- October 13, 2011
- Los Angeles Wave Interviews E. James Armstrong
- Los Angeles Wave interviewed the newest artistic director of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, E. James Armstrong, DMA student in Choral Music.
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- October 12, 2011
- Joel Clifft Discusses Why Music Theory is Important
- Joel Clifft, keyboard collaborative arts faculty, discusses the importance of studying music theory in a two-part series on MajoringInMusic.com.
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- October 6, 2011
- Recordnet.com Interviews Richard Smith
- Recordnet.com interviewed Richard Smith, studio/jazz guitar faculty, about his newest album, his west coast tour with Francesco Buzzurro, and developing pop-music curriculum at USC.
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- September 25, 2011
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews Bob Mintzer
- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Bob Mintzer, director of the USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra, about concerts with his Thornton colleagues Peter Erskine and Russell Ferrante. He also discussed how the university supports his balance of teaching and performing.
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- September 22, 2011
- Damien Elwood interviewed in L.A. Weekly
- Damien Elwood, opera manager at USC Thornton was quoted in the L.A. Weekly about the performance of Don Giovanni at the Room 5 Lounge. Elwood manages the Los Angeles chapter of the sponsoring program, Opera on Tap.
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- September 20, 2011
- Opera News reviews Ken Cazan’s three one-acts with Colorado’s Central City Opera
- Opera News reviewed Ken Cazan's triple bill of one-acts (Puccini, Weill, and Poulenc) at Colorado’s Central City Opera. Cazan is resident stage director for USC Thornton Opera.
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- September 17, 2011
- Q&A with John Perry around a San Jose performance
- The San Jose Mercury News published a Q&A with piano faculty John Perry around a San Jose performance.
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- September 14, 2011
- Sara Davis Wins Award from Musical Merit Foundation
- Thornton student Sara Davis (MM, harp, '12) won the Fenstermaker Award at the Musical Merit Foundation Competition. Her prize included $5000 and performance opportunities for the Close Encounters concert series. She also won the Lyon & Healy Awards Competition at the American Harp Society's ninth summer institute, this prize including $2000, a $500 Lyon & Healy gift certificatem, and a joint recital at Lyon & Healy Hall as part of the 2011–12 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series.Read the article
- September 12, 2011
- Richard Smith profiled in the Merced Sun-Star
- Studio/jazz guitar faculty Richard Smith was profiled in the Merced Sun-Star for his upcoming October 15 performance at the Merced College Theater.Read the article
- September 2, 2011
- Frank Ticheli reviewed in The Classical Review
- Composition faculty Frank Ticheli's piece An American Dream, recorded on the Albany Records label, was written up in The Classical Review.Read the article
- August 25, 2011
- Russell Ferrante featured in North County Times
- Assistant professor of jazz studies Russell Ferrante—and founding member and keyboardist of the Yellowjackets—was interviewed ahead of a recent Yellowjackets show.Read the article
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