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“Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal”

July 9, 2013

The Tempest by Lee Hoiby

The Tempest

November 14, 2012

Get swept into intrigue on a desert island with the sorcerer Prospero, his daughter Miranda, Caliban, the monstrous offspring of a witch, and Ariel, the light and mischievous sprite in composer Lee Hoiby’s masterful and moving adaptation of Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest.

November 14, 16, and 18, 2012
Bing Theatre
USC University Park Campus


Stephen Hartke mentioned in Estes Park Trail-Gazette

July 30, 2012

The Estes Park Trail-Gazette highlighted “A Brandenburg Autumn” by Stephen Hartke, stating that he is one of the leading composers of his generation. Read the article


Stephen Hartke mentioned in Estes Park Trail-Gazette

July 30, 2012

The Estes Park Trail-Gazette highlighted “A Brandenburg Autumn” by Stephen Hartke, stating that he is one of the leading composers of his generation. Read the article


Grammy Camp mentioned in the The Press-Enterprise

July 26, 2012

The Press-Enterprise highlighted a high school student’s experience at Grammy Camp, held at USC Thornton. Read the article


USC Jazz Quintet reviewed in the L.A. Weekly

July 22, 2012

The L.A. Weekly reviewed a concert by the USC Jazz Quintet, which performed recently in Pasadena. The band includes Thornton faculty Ambrose Akinmusire, Alan Pasqua, Darek Oleszkiewicz and Peter Erskine. “The band finished as strongly as they started, coalescing into a perfect ambassadorship for the program,” the review stated. Read the article


Grammy Camp featured on CBS News

July 17, 2012

CBS News Los Angeles affiliate KCBS-TV featured Grammy Camp, currently being held at the USC Thornton School. The educational program gives high school students the chance to learn from musical professionals; it also teaches students how to network and navigate the music industry.Read the article


Ralph Kirshbaum mentioned in The News Leader

July 12, 2012

The News Leader reported that Ralph Kirshbaum will perform at the Heifetz International Music Institute’s Celebrity Concert Series. The story noted that he has soloed with most of the world’s major orchestras and holds the Gregor Piatigorsky Endowed Chair in Violoncello at Thornton. Read the article


Tim Page in The Los Angeles Times

July 1, 2012

The Los Angeles Times ran a review by Tim Page of the USC Annenberg School and USC Thornton School of a new Toscanini box set titled “The Maestro.” Read the article


Tim Page in The New York Times

June 29, 2012

The New York Times featured Tim Page, reporting that the Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic plans to sell his collection of diaries by New York novelist Dawn Powell. The story stated that Page has almost singlehandedly engineered a revival of interest in Powell, by writing a highly acclaimed biography and overseeing republication of her work. Read… Continue reading Tim Page in The New York Times