Clarinetists earn prizes at the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition
Two USC Thornton clarinet students recently took prizes in the 2018 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition. Masters candidate Ryan Toher earned 1st Prize in Classical Clarinet. This month, Toher will also participate in the New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program traveling to New York City for an intensive ten days of training, rehearsal, and performance… Continue reading Clarinetists earn prizes at the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition
Jeremy Gruber
Jeremy Gruber, adjunct professor in Music Industry at USC Thornton, is the head of Digital Marketing & Strategy at Friends at Work. Having joined them in 2016, he continues to use his diverse experiences in digital communication to facilitate conversation between their varied partners and their audiences. Gruber is an alumnus of the Music Industry program. He began… Continue reading Jeremy Gruber
Thornton students sweep video performance competition
Students from USC Thornton’s Classical Division have swept the first James Ramos International Video Competition, a joint venture of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) and Social Media Works. Recognizing that Youtube and Facebook have become important video platforms for musicians to audition and to share their artistry with the world, the competition… Continue reading Thornton students sweep video performance competition
DMA candidate Marylin Winkle wins award at the 12th annual SCENIES
Marylin Winkle, a DMA candidate in the USC Thornton Early Music Performance program, has received a “Scenie” award in the category of Outstanding Original Music & Live Performance for her work on the Skylight Theatre’s production of Lord of the Underworld’s Home for Unwed Mothers. Winkle composed and performed cello interludes for the play, with… Continue reading DMA candidate Marylin Winkle wins award at the 12th annual SCENIES
Troy Quinn
Emmy-nominated conductor Troy Quinn has quickly established himself as one of his generation’s most versatile young artists. Lauded for his energetic and riveting, yet sensitive conducting, Quinn is in his eighth season as music director of the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra in Kentucky. He is also in his seventh season as music director of the Venice… Continue reading Troy Quinn
Thomas Kolakowski wins Snare Drum Competition
Thomas Kolakowski, a USC Thornton master’s student in percussion, recently won the 10th Annual Modern Snare Drum Competition in Cleveland, Ohio. Kolakowski beat out a large field to win the competition, which takes place every year at the Cleveland Institute of Music and is sponsored by Pearl Drums. The organizers described it as “another inspiring… Continue reading Thomas Kolakowski wins Snare Drum Competition
Jennifer Kampani
Grammy nominated soprano Jennifer Kampani, who “offers a freshness of voice, fineness of timbre, and ease of production that place her in the front rank of early-music sopranos,” (andante.com) is one of the leading interpreters of the Baroque repertoire. She has performed with the Richmond Symphony, Washington Bach Consort, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and New… Continue reading Jennifer Kampani
Pete Anthony
Pete Anthony is one of the busiest orchestrators and conductors in the Los Angeles film industry. In his 30-plus years in the business, he has worked on over 500 feature films with Hollywood’s top composers, including James Newton Howard, Danny Elfman, Ludwig Göransson, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Marc Shaiman, John Debney, Theodore Shapiro and Christopher… Continue reading Pete Anthony
Jennifer Marotta
Jennifer Marotta is an adjunct assistant professor of trumpet performance at the USC Thornton School of Music. An active freelance musician based in Los Angeles, she regularly performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, L.A. Master Chorale, and the St. Louis Symphony. Marotta… Continue reading Jennifer Marotta
Daniel Gee joins Lilly Graduate Fellow cohort
Daniel Gee (MM ’15), a DMA candidate in the USC Thornton Choral Music program, has been accepted as a Lilly Graduate Fellow. The Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts, which includes doctoral students from USC, Yale, Fordham University, among others, hosts conferences and colloquia discussing pedagogical questions in art, music, literature, philosophy, and… Continue reading Daniel Gee joins Lilly Graduate Fellow cohort