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Songwriter Ted Bordeau Receives 2021 ASCAP Scholarship

September 9, 2021

USC Thornton Music Industry student Ted Bordeau is the 2021 recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Molly Hyman Music Scholarship.


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Raashi Kulkarni selected for the Universal Composers Initiative with NBCUniversal

September 7, 2021

Alum Raashi Kulkarni (GCRT ’16, MM ’18) is one of eight composers selected for the Universal Composers Initiative, a development program for composers from underrepresented backgrounds created by NBCUniversal and the Global Talent Development and Inclusion Group.


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Juliette Herlin named to cello faculty at Texas Christian University

September 1, 2021

This fall, alum Juliette Herlin (DMA ’20) was named a visiting lecturer in cello at the Texas Christian University College of Fine Arts in Fort Worth.


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Maxine Eilander

August 30, 2021

Maxine is adjunct professor of historical harps at the USC Thornton School of Music. She has most recently started working on a project of harp and violin music by little known female composers of the Classical and Romantic periods with violinist Tekla Cunningham. 


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Alum Hunter Noack hauls Steinway through Pacific Northwest parks for In A Landscape concert series

August 30, 2021

Hunter Noack (BM ’11) a Keyboard Studies alum, has created an outdoor concert series as a way to both familiarize nature lovers with classical music and introduce classical music lovers to the great outdoors.


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Lolita Ritmanis

August 24, 2021

A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Class of 2021, Lolita Ritmanis is an Emmy Award-winning, and 10-time Emmy Award-nominated composer.


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August 16: A Message from Dean Cutietta and Restart Team to Students

August 23, 2021

We’re one week away from the start of the fall semester! Fall classes begin on Monday, August 23, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to campus.


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Sophie Reeves

August 20, 2021

Sophie Reeves has touched on many different aspects of the music industry in over a decade of experience including tour management, artist management, artist relations, and producing large scale events. She’s worked with some of the biggest artists in the world including Foster the People, Nas, Kygo, Jack Johnson, Frank Ocean, Skrillex and many others.… Continue reading Sophie Reeves


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Ethan Chilton releases first full-length album, “The Planets”

August 20, 2021

Ethan Chilton (’20), a Jazz Studies alum and current Master’s student, released his first full-length album, “The Planets.”


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New York Philharmonic performs Nina Shekhar

August 17, 2021

The music of Nina Shekhar (MM ’20, Composition) will be featured as part of the New York Philharmonic’s 2021-22 season.