A Message from Dean Cutietta to the Students, Faculty, and Staff of USC Thornton
March 20, 2020 Our world has changed quickly in the last week, and more changes are to come. What is clear is that the proactive efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus is upending all of our lives. On Monday morning, March 23, we begin a new era. Our entire educational mission will… Continue reading A Message from Dean Cutietta to the Students, Faculty, and Staff of USC Thornton
2019-2020 Scenes
The singer-actors of the Thornton Vocal Arts department present an exciting night of opera and musical theatre scenes. Britten, Mozart, Monteverdi, Bellini, Verdi, Bizet, Strauss, and Jones & Schmidt will be performed and accompanied by piano in Newman Recital Hall.
La Calisto – CANCELED
UPDATE March 13, 2020: As part of the University’s ongoing efforts to respond to the Covid-19 virus threat all USC Thornton School of Music ensemble performances for the remainder of Spring ’20 semester have been canceled, including our planned production of La Calisto. For more information please visit Thornton’s Covid-19 updates page. For the University’s… Continue reading La Calisto – CANCELED
Molly Tutt
Major: Double Bass Performance Minor: Dynamics of Early Childhood Graduation year: 2021 Hometown: Arlington, TX USC Organizations: I Am That Girl, USC Helenes Hashtag to describe yourself: #stressedbutblessed Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. My favorite experience in the USC Thornton program was playing in Walt Disney Concert Hall. I played with the… Continue reading Molly Tutt
Haley Perkins
Major: Popular Music Performance (Singer/Songwriter) Graduation year: 2020 Hometown: Simi Valley, CA What was one of your favorite USC Thornton experiences? My favorite USC Thornton experience so far was the opportunity I had to travel to Oslo, Norway with 5 of my fellow classmates across different majors, most of whom I’d never met. Over the… Continue reading Haley Perkins
Sophie Moser
Major: Music Industry Minor: Spanish Graduation year: 2022 Hometown: St. Louis, MO USC Organizations: Concerts Committee, The FAM, Christian Challenge, USC Game Management, JEP Volunteering Hashtag to describe yourself: #retweet Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. My favorite Thornton experience so far was a panel in Downtown LA at the Grammy Museum in… Continue reading Sophie Moser
Camilo Gonzalez-Sol
Majors: Composition; Philosophy Graduation year: 2021 Hometown: Takoma Park, MD USC Organizations: Thornton Community Engagement Program (mentor), USC Housing Customer Service Center Worker (on campus job), Music Theory Tutor (on campus job) Hashtag to describe yourself: #tasteful Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. The composer-choreographer collaboration with the Kaufman School of Dance has… Continue reading Camilo Gonzalez-Sol
Bradley Bascon
Major: Violin Performance Graduation year: 2021 Hometown: Temecula, CA USC Organizations: Concerto Chamber Orchestra Hashtag to describe yourself: #filipianissimo Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. Playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the USC Thornton Symphony is one of my favorite experiences so far. What was your favorite USC GE class? Italian… Continue reading Bradley Bascon
Nicholas Méndez Del Valle wins Collegiate Concerto Competition
USC Thornton undergraduate pianist Nicholas Méndez Del Valle recently was the unanimous grand prize winner of the Santa Monica Symphony and Westside Music Foundation’s new Collegiate Concerto Competition. The Santa Monica Mirror profiled Del Valle for this accomplishment and mentioned his May 26 performance with the Santa Monica Symphony.