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 Wind Ensemble.