Press Releases from the 2020-2021 Academic Year


Yamaha Recognizes the USC Thornton School of Music as Institution of Excellence

February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021 Media Contact: Yamaha: Peter Giles/Giles Communications, pgiles@giles.com USC Thornton: Evan Calbi, calbi@usc.edu Yamaha Corporation of America has named The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music of Los Angeles, California as a 2021 honoree in its inaugural Institution of Excellence program, acknowledging the school’s extraordinary commitment to innovation in the study… Continue reading Yamaha Recognizes the USC Thornton School of Music as Institution of Excellence


Renowned French horn performer and teacher Julie Landsman joins USC Thornton faculty

July 14, 2020

The USC Thornton School of Music is delighted to announce that renowned French horn performer and teacher Julie Landsman is joining its faculty. Julie Landsman, who was the principal horn with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 years, will join the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music beginning this fall. For the next… Continue reading Renowned French horn performer and teacher Julie Landsman joins USC Thornton faculty