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    • A Year in Photos

    By Deanna Gasparyan

    As the fall semester comes to a close, we look back on our favorite photos from a remarkable year at USC Thornton.

    A stage full of people smiling.
    Some of Quincy Jones’ key collaborators gather for a panel event in USC Thornton’s “Quincy Jones: Beyond Category” series. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: Michael Letterlough Jr.)
     
    A cellist accepts a bouquet of flowers on stage.
    Grammy-nominated cellist and Strings faculty member Seth Parker Woods joins the USC Thornton Symphony for the opening concert of the Fall 2024 semester. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: Loreen Sarkis/Capture Imaging)
    A classroom full of students smiling.
    Grammy-winning artist Jacob Collier visits USC Thornton students in the Choral & Sacred Music department. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: Mallory Snyder)
    A group of students gather outside.
    First-year students attend a USC Thornton Welcome Week reception on campus. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: David M. Giannamore)
    A choir performs outside under a canopy with video projection.
    Conducted by Tram Sparks, the USC Thornton Chamber Singers perform in Ellen Reid’s “Oscillations” for the LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight festival. (Photo by Farah Sosa, provided courtesy of the LA Phil.)
    A music ensemble performs indoors at a church.
    The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia performs a concert at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in Los Angeles during the spring events season. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: Dario Griffin) 
    A group of performers on stage during a curtain call.
    USC Thornton students and alumni take part in a one-night-only performance of RZA’s classical album “A Ballet Through Mud” at the Los Angeles Theatre. (Photo courtesy of PLATOON; Photo credit: Ashley Osborn)
    An indoor ballroom full of people.
    Graduates, faculty and staff attend the 69th Annual Honors Convocation held in USC’s Town and Gown. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music)
    A man in a suit accepts an award at a ceremony.
    Faculty member Marek Zebrowski from the USC Polish Music Center receives a certificate from UNESCO recognizing their Henryk Wars Manuscript Collection. (Photo courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music/Polish Music Center)
    A group of student performers on stage.
    Students in the Popular Music program perform during a Trojan Family Weekend event featuring legendary Grammy-winning producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. (Photo © USC/Courtesy of USC Thornton School of Music; Photo credit: Willow Cai)
    TAGS: Choral and Sacred Music, Early Music, Polish Music Center, Popular Music, Strings, Winds and Percussion,

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