USC Thornton Classical Guitar alumnus Albert R. Diaz (BA ’10, MM ’12) has been appointed Associate Chair of the Music Department at Walla Walla University in Washington state. Diaz was a founding member of the Helios Guitar Quartet, which formed at USC in 2011.
Currently a doctoral candidate in musicology at U.C. Los Angeles, Diaz’s research interests include the musical and cultural identities of the Pacific Coast.