Launching the West Coast’s first Performing Arts Physical Therapy Fellowship, the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy sets a new standard for artist care, partnering with USC’s performing arts schools to keep musicians, dancers, actors, singers and circus performers in top physical shape.
The Polish Music Center celebrates composer and Holocaust survivor Szymon Laks at last fall’s Paderewski Lecture-Recital.
The 2026 Pop music seniors closed their Thornton journey with a showcase of original songs at the El Rey on March 1.
“New Music for Orchestra” unveils orchestral premieres of student compositions.
Classical Guitar Performance DMA student Joseph Douglass has been named one of nineteen USC students who received a 2025-2026 Fulbright Scholarship.
Popular Music Performance Major Sofia Gomez’s single “Without Me” exemplifies her vulnerability, creative growth and determination, nurtured by her peers at the heart of the USC Thornton’s Popular Music Program.
Thornton alumni take home top honors on music’s biggest night.
USC Thornton Music Industry & Music Production alum Juan Razuri catapults to the Grammy Awards post-graduation with his award-winning immersive mix engineering.
The pioneering, boundary-defying spirit of USC Thornton is celebrated at the closing of another exhilarating semester.
USC Thornton and the Paris Conservatoire come together to transform a rural area of France each summer.
Gerald Clayton, USC Thornton Artist-in-Residence in Jazz Studies, delivers a masterclass on the ethics of paying tribute.
From USC Thornton alumni and faculty members to Creative Vanguard Artists, our creative community is well represented amongst the 2026 Grammy Award nominees.
Thornton Student Ambassador Ashley Melendres spotlights USC’s only student-led collegiate mariachi band, Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC.
The USC Thornton School of Music is excited to announce its Signature Series line-up for the 2025-2026 academic year.
In this ongoing series called “Office Hours,” get to know some of the exceptional scholars and artists who make up USC Thornton’s faculty as they answer questions about themselves.
The Thornton Community Engagement Program (TCEP) bridges USC and local communities through music and cultural connection.
USC Thornton alumni were well-represented as nominees in the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
USC Thornton Chamber Singers shine at LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight festival of new music.
Skylar Funk (MA ’25) — a professional rock musician and climate activist — has helped make USC a greener place as graduate co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee.
On the eve of graduating, USC Thornton Student Ambassadors reflect on what they’ve learned, offering lessons and perspectives to the incoming class.
Critically acclaimed musician and performer Remi Wolf will speak to Thornton School of Music graduates on May 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
USC Thornton Mentorship Program connects students Ella Dunbar-Wilcox and Luke Bell to mentor, R&B star Dawn Richard.
Thornton Student Ambassadors Ellen Cheng and Ashley Melendres.
Students and faculty from across Thornton celebrate an American master with genre-defying arrangements from his classic songbook.