Reservations Now Open to Audiences for USC Thornton Signature Series Events
By Tyler Francischine
Select events for the Fall 2021 semester will stream on Thornton/LIVE with limited in-person audiences.
In accordance with fluctuating health and safety guidelines, the USC Thornton School of Music is proud to offer limited, in-person audience attendance for the fall semester’s Signature Series of events beginning on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. with the USC Thornton Chamber Singers and Concert Choir’s performance, “All of Us,” at Newman Recital Hall.
The USC Thornton Signature Series boasts three months of events with styles ranging from popular music to jazz to chamber and orchestral music, highlighting the rich musical diversity of offerings at the school. Events in this series were hand-picked by Thornton faculty and leadership to represent the wealth of talent contained across the school’s many ensembles.
Signature Series events will stream on Thornton/LIVE with limited in-person audiences.
For those unable to attend Signature Series events in-person, these events will be professionally produced using a multi-camera livestream and available for public viewing on Thornton/LIVE, the school’s virtual stage. You can watch the livestream on the homepage under the section “On Stage,” or on the Event Archive for a limited time beginning the day after each performance.
All other events will stream privately with links given to students to share with friends and family.
All fall events not included in the USC Thornton Signature Series are considered private events due to health and safety guidelines and will be livestreamed on Zoom in events managed by each ensemble or department. Performing students will receive Zoom links to share with their family and friends prior to each event.
Event schedule for Signature Series
Below is a list of Signature Series events with limited, in-person attendance. Reserve seats on EventBrite in advance.
Friday, Oct. 22, 8:00 pm – USC Thornton Chamber Singers & Concert Choir
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, the USC Thornton Chamber Singers and the USC Thornton Concert Choir present “All of Us,” a collection of choral music from Syria and France that explores love, friendship and connection.
Monday, Oct. 25, 7:00 pm – Jazz Night at USC Thornton
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, USC Thornton presents Jazz Night featuring students from the Jazz Studies and Studio Guitar programs in a night of standards and original works. The evening concert includes performances from the USC Thornton Jazz Honors Combo at 7:00 pm, and ALAJE, the Afro-Latin American Jazz Ensemble, at 8:00 pm.
Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 pm – USC Thornton Winds
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
Resident conductor Sharon Lavery leads the USC Thornton Winds in an evening performance featuring soloist and faculty member James Walker, flute.
Friday, Nov. 12, 7:30 pm – USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, Jeffrey Kahane, Thornton professor of Keyboard Studies and an acclaimed conductor and pianist, leads the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra from the piano in an evening of music in Bovard Auditorium, featuring Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Symphony No. 103 by Joseph Haydn.
Friday Nov. 19, 8:00 pm and Saturday, Nov. 20, 8:00 pm – USC Thornton Opera presents Britten’s Curlew River and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
To RSVP: Please check back for updates on audience requirements and RSVP links for the fall 2021 opera.
Curlew River, with music by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by William Plomer, is the first of Britten’s three “Parables for Church Performance.” It is based on the Japanese noh play Sumidagawa. Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi.
Monday, Nov. 29, 4:30 pm – Chamber Music Festival: Winds & Percussion
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, students from the Winds and Percussion department present an afternoon of chamber music, the first of three performances of the Chamber Music Festival.
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 7:30 pm – Chamber Music Festival: Strings
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, the Strings department presents an evening of solo and ensemble performances, the second of three events of the Chamber Music Festival.
Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm – Chamber Music Festival: Classical Guitar
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, Classical Guitar students present an evening of selected works to conclude the celebration of chamber music at USC Thornton.
Friday, Dec. 3, 8:00 pm – Baroque Sinfonia
To stream: Concert will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time.
As part of the Fall 2021 Signature Series, the Baroque Sinfonia, the early music ensemble of USC Thornton led by Adam Gilbert, present an evening of early music.
All Signature Series concerts will air on the homepage of Thornton/LIVE at the specified date & time. In case you miss a performance, each concert will be archived afterward for repeat viewing.
