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Dinner Salute to the Samples, Marilyn Horne
The USC Thornton School of Music’s 23rd Annual Charles Dickens Dinner, to be held on Dec. 11 at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, will herald two turning [read more]
No Myths, Just Monk
Every day for almost a year, USC College professor Robin D. G. Kelley dug through junk to find a man. In a storage facility stacked to the ceiling with overflowing [read more]
Lost Woody Guthrie Recordings Revived
It sounded too good to be true. Pristine metal 78-rpm masters of more than a hundred recordings made by folk musician Woody Guthrie in the mid-1940s, including a few songs [read more]
USC Thornton Alums Come Together
At first glance, pairing Mozart, Titanic film music, jazz and humor-tinged stories might seem an odd mix for a concert program. But on Oct. 25, for 125 glorious minutes, more [read more]
A Conversation With Arthur C. Bartner
“I’m married to this job. You can’t separate the band from me, me from the band.” So said Arthur C. Bartner after four decades leading the Spirit of Troy - [read more]
Bartner Lets It Fly at Dodger Stadium
It was USC Night at Chavez Ravine on Sept. 14, so naturally, the Dodgers asked the USC Marching Band to play at the game. And, oh yes, could director Arthur [read more]
In Memoriam: Pierre Cossette
Innovative producer, philanthropist and USC alumnus Pierre Cossette, whose career included successes across the entertainment spectrum, died on Sept. 11. He was 85. “Pierre was a remarkable and visionary producer [read more]
USC Thornton Toasts 125 Melodious Years
The USC Thornton School of Music, one of the oldest and most illustrious music schools in the country, celebrated its 125th anniversary in grand style at Town & Gown on [read more]
In Memoriam: Arts Patron Virginia Ramo, 93
Virginia Ramo, a USC alumna, life trustee and 2002 recipient of the university’s highest honor, the Presidential Medallion, died Aug. 19. She was 93. A prominent patron of the arts, [read more]
Bracing for Unexpected Success
Listening to Edna Ceballos’ passionate voice as she commands the stage in the Spanish Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda, it’s hard to imagine this accomplished soprano once had a collapsed lung. With [read more]
Poland’s Culture Minister Honors Music Dean
Bogdan Zdrojewski, Poland’s minister of culture and national heritage, on his first visit to Los Angeles, decorated USC Thornton School of Music Dean Robert A. Cutietta with his country’s Gloria [read more]
Best (Orchestra) Seats in the House
Look closely and you just might spot them at your local movie theatre. More than 60 musicians from the USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra were involved in the filming of The [read more]
Boyle, Hartke to Join Elite Club
Two USC Distinguished Professors, writer T. Coraghessan Boyle of USC College and composer Stephen Hartke of the USC Thornton School of Music, have been elected to the American Academy of [read more]
USC Thornton to Celebrate 125 Years
On April 2, the USC Thornton School of Music previewed its 125th anniversary with the news that its physical size will increase by 50 percent over the next two years [read more]
Beat the Drum: New Lab First of Its Kind
The USC Thornton School of Music has a new partnership with Roland, one of the world’s top manufacturers of electronic musical instruments and gear, to establish the Roland Drumlab, the [read more]
In Memoriam: Wanda Wilk, 88
USC alumna Wanda Wilk, a philanthropist, educator and patron of Polish music, died in her Los Angeles home on Feb. 18 after a long illness. She was 88. Funeral services [read more]
USC Shines at the Grammys
USC Thornton School of Music faculty members and alumni were honored on music’s biggest night with Grammy awards in six categories for their outstanding contributions to some of last year’s [read more]
Looking Forward to the Sound of Music
Ebullient is not necessarily an adjective that might be associated with Sean McCoy. The 18-year-old dresses in black and sports stringy hair, black-rimmed glasses and nail polish. But the young [read more]
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl: The Jewish Past as Told by the Records We Have Loved and Lost
by Josh Kun and Roger Bennett Crown Publishing Group, $24.95 USC Annenberg associate professor Josh Kun and his co-author scoured the world to collect thousands of vinyl LPs from attics, [read more]
Youngsters Spread Holiday Cheer
Students from St. Agnes Parish Church brought holiday cheer to seniors at the St. John of God Retirement and Care Center. One group of students was led by their choral [read more]
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