Lucinda Carver
“Carver makes musical thought manifest.” – Los Angeles Times Lucinda Carver is a much beloved and highly acclaimed musician who is equally at home at the piano, harpsichord and on the conductor’s podium. As music director and conductor of the Los Angeles Mozart orchestra for 11 years, Carver garnered critical praise for her stylistic interpretations of… Continue reading Lucinda Carver
Concerto for Orchestra in G Major, RV 151: III. Allegro
Sharon Lavery
Praised for her passionate and insightful interpretations, Sharon Lavery is known for connecting with audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Since 2007 she has been music director of the Downey Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble hailed as one of the best metropolitan orchestras in Southern California. Ms. Lavery has appeared as guest conductor with numerous orchestras, including… Continue reading Sharon Lavery
USC Arts Students Burn the Midnight Oil
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Rick Schmunk
Rick Schmunk, Music Technology program chair, teaches within the Music Production and Popular Music programs at the USC Thornton School of Music and is an active music technology clinician. His research interests include the integration of technology in music instruction and music performance. Rick Schmunk has presented papers at the Association for Technology in Music… Continue reading Rick Schmunk
Yehuda Gilad
Lauded by The New York Times for his “strong imaginative programming,” Yehuda Gilad takes an innovative approach to music-making, which has earned him a reputation as one of today’s most dynamic and charismatic artists. A conductor, instrumentalist, and teacher, he strives for “total musicianship,” and as a result, he has won the acclaim of both… Continue reading Yehuda Gilad
Suzi Digby
Suzi Digby read music at King’s College in London, where she studied piano and singing. She lived in Mexico and the Philippines and then spent 12 years in Hong Kong, where she had a television series while also working in radio broadcasting, teaching and performing. In 1990, she was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship, which… Continue reading Suzi Digby
Jeffrey Parola wins the 2012 European American Musical Alliance Prize
Jeffrey Parola (DMA, ’15) won the 2012 EAMA (European American Musical Alliance) Prize for his orchestral piece, The Long Valley. The EAMA Prize is awarded to a musical composition of profound artistic message, possessing a unique musical voice, and demonstrating clear, direct power of communication.
Carl St.Clair
Carl St.Clair is internationally recognized for his distinguished career as a professional conductor and master teacher. He has had a continuing relationship with the USC Thornton School of Music for over 25 years as conductor of the USC Thornton orchestras and a faculty lecturer in conducting. In 2012, he took on an expanded role as… Continue reading Carl St.Clair
Christopher Young
One of the foremost talents in film music today, Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young has scored an impressive number of features in virtually every genre. The spine-tingling Hellraiser showcases the composer’s seminal upbringing in horror; the new, techno sound of Swordfish displays his versatility; the resonant, genuine Celtic sounds of The Shipping News display his attention to detail; the heart-pounding rhythms… Continue reading Christopher Young