Timothy Gonzalez, Callista Hoffman and Jon Lee Keenan perform with the Los Angeles Master Chorale
Timothy Gonzalez (MM, ’13), Callista Hoffman (MM, ’10), and Jon Lee Keenan (MM, ’09; DMA, ’13) performed with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by music director and alumni Grant Gershon and Leslie Leighton. Gonzalez and Hoffman performed at the Messiah Sing-Along, while Keenan performed Handel’s Messiah.
Robert Shetland presents at the 2013 Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association/National Association of Music Merchants Conference
Robert Shetland (DMA) was a conference presenter for the 2013 Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association/National Association of Music Merchants Conference. His session was titled, “The Unfinished Symphony: Teaching Music to Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / Special Needs.”
Huei-Yuan Pan’s abstract submission accepted for presentation at the 2013 National Association for Music Education Northwest Division Conference
Huei-Yuan Pan’s (DMA) abstract submission, “Music and Aging: A literature review,” was accepted for presentation at the 2013 National Association for Music Education Northwest Division Conference. Pan traveled to Oregon to present his poster, which addressed the effects of prior musical skill acquisition on cognitive function in advanced stages of life and therapeutic and educational… Continue reading Huei-Yuan Pan’s abstract submission accepted for presentation at the 2013 National Association for Music Education Northwest Division Conference
Kyle Shafiee performs in Spain with the VIPA Festival Orchestra
Kyle Shafiee (BM, ’12; MM, ’14, DMA) performed the Mozart Piano Concerto in d minor in Valencia, Spain with the VIPA Festival Orchestra in 2013. Upon receiving his master’s degree, Shafiee was awarded Outstanding Graduate for the Keyboard Studies Program. Along with his study in Spain, Shafiee has studied at the Altenburg Music Academy in… Continue reading Kyle Shafiee performs in Spain with the VIPA Festival Orchestra
Jason Lo wins his division of the solo piano competition for the Music Teachers’ Association of California
USC Thornton student and pianist Jason Lo (DMA, ’16) won his division of the solo piano competition for the Music Teachers’ Association of California in June 2012. In July 2012, he was guest piano soloist with the Cerritos High School Wind Symphony. With a group, Lo performed in Paris and London. Lo is a church… Continue reading Jason Lo wins his division of the solo piano competition for the Music Teachers’ Association of California
USC Thornton alum Sean Gehricke plays trumpet in the first national tour of Elf
USC Thornton alum Sean Gehricke (MM, ’12) played trumpet in the first national tour of Elf, The Musical in 2012 to 2013. Based on the 2003 movie of the same name, Elf the Musical is a successful record-breaking production.
Christopher Bartz places third in the Music Teachers National Association Music Competition
Alum and saxophonist, Christopher Bartz (DMA, ’13), placed third in the 2013 Music Teachers National Association Music Competition. Bartz has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra, Colburn Orchestra, Debut Orchestra, and the Downey Symphony Orchestra and has been featured as a soloist with many orchestra’s including the USC Thornton Symphony and USC… Continue reading Christopher Bartz places third in the Music Teachers National Association Music Competition
Exist Elsewhere wins competition to perform at the MacWorld/iWorld Indie Innovation Conference
Luke Walton (BM, ’13) and Brandon Woodward (BM, ’14) and their band Exist Elsewhere won a competition to perform at the MacWorld/iWorld Indie Innovation Conference in San Francisco where they competed against another finalist.
Thornton alum and tenor, Matthew Miles, performs with the Cleveland Opera Circle
Thornton alum and tenor, Matthew Miles (MM, ’12), performed with the Cleveland Opera Circle as Count Almaviva in a production of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia in 2013. He has recently performed as Matthew performed the role of Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata, and Nanki-Poo in The Mikado. Miles is co-founder… Continue reading Thornton alum and tenor, Matthew Miles, performs with the Cleveland Opera Circle
Georgi Dimitrov awarded with the Graduate Arts Award by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Composition student Georgi Dimitrov (MM, ’14) was awarded with the Graduate Arts Award by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The award provides individuals who display exceptional creative or artistic talent with a scholarship to use for graduate studies.