Evan Pensis wins First Place at the Redlands Bowl Young Artist Competition
Evan Pensis (BM, ’16) won First Place at the Redlands Bowl Young Artist Competition and performed as a featured soloist at the Redlands Music Festival on July 2nd at the Redlands Bowl. He also won first prize in the Instrumental Division of the VS A-Kennedy Center California Young Artist Competition and performed at the VSA… Continue reading Evan Pensis wins First Place at the Redlands Bowl Young Artist Competition
Jose Gurria wins the Jazz Educators Network Composition Competition
Jose Gurria (DMA, ’13) won the Jazz Educators Network (JEN) Composition Competition. Gurria’s composition was performed and acknowledged at the annual JEN congress during the first week of January 2013, in Atlanta.
Lisa Crawford selected to present at the 2013 California All State Music Educators Conference
Lisa Crawford (DMA, ’15) was selected to present at the 2013 California All State Music Educators Conference in Fresno. Her session was titled “Improvisation and Composing Opportunities in the K-12 Music Classroom.”
Andrew Harrison wins the 2013 Sigma Alpha Iota Pasadena Music Scholarship Competition
Thornton student and saxophonist Andrew Harrison (DMA) won the 2013 Sigma Alpha Iota Pasadena Music Scholarship Competition. Harrison currently teaches at the Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles, and serves as artistic director of FIERO. Harrison has performed at locales such as Bass Performing Arts Center and the Disney Concert Hall and featured on the… Continue reading Andrew Harrison wins the 2013 Sigma Alpha Iota Pasadena Music Scholarship Competition
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.