Spotlights
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Student
Sam Kinsey wins concerto competition with one hand
An injury forced the Keyboard Studies major to focus on pieces for the left hand, resulting in the Grand Prize at the Young Musicians Foundation’s Debut Concerto Competition.
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Faculty
Melissa Manchester sings the praises of USC Thornton students
USC Thornton students help the singer-songwriter and Popular Music faculty with the release of her first new album in a decade.
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Alumni
USC Thornton alum shows how a Grammy win can be arranged
Ben Bram, who graduated from the Music Industry program only four years ago, takes home big industry honor with Pentatonix.
News
Jon Burlingame and Daniel Carlin interviewed on NPR about score for Academy Award-winning film “Birdman”
February 25, 2015
USC Thornton faculty Jon Burlingame and Daniel Carlin were interviewed on NPR about the ineligibility of the score for the film, “Birdman.” The movie picked up several major Academy Awards Sunday night, including Best Picture, but the score, propelled by the unaccompanied jazz drumming of Antonio Sanchez, was declared ineligible… read more