Glenn Dicterow featured on CBS Evening News
Incoming Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music Glenn Dicterow was interviewed by reporter Jim Axelrod on a recent episode of CBS Evening News. Dicterow comes to USC Thornton after 34 years as concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic; his tenure makes Dicterow the longest serving concertmaster in the orchestra’s 172-year history. Watch the interview… Continue reading Glenn Dicterow featured on CBS Evening News
Keri Hui (BM, ’15) wins Concerto Division of Aloha International Piano Competition
Keri Hui, a senior in the Keyboard Studies department studying under faculty Norman Krieger, recently won the Concerto Division of the Aloha International Piano Competition in Honolulu, Hawaii. As part of her prize, Hui will perform with the Hawaii Youth Symphony at the winter concert on December 7, 2014 at Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu.… Continue reading Keri Hui (BM, ’15) wins Concerto Division of Aloha International Piano Competition
Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music Glenn Dicterow profiled in Wall Street Journal
Glenn Dicterow, incoming Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music at the USC Thornton School of Music, was profiled by the Wall Street Journal in advance of his final performances as concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic. Dicterow has served the Philharmonic as concertmaster for more than 34 years, the longest tenure of any concertmaster in the organization’s… Continue reading Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music Glenn Dicterow profiled in Wall Street Journal
Frank Ticheli Festival to be held in Westminster, UK
Composition faculty Frank Ticheli will participate in this week’s Frank Ticheli Festival, taking place Thursday, June 26 in Westminster, England. Ticheli will conduct a combined band and choir in the festival finale, which will feature some of his favorite pieces for band and for choir. The individual choirs, Los Gatos High School and London Sings, will sing… Continue reading Frank Ticheli Festival to be held in Westminster, UK
Composition students honored with BMI Student Composer Awards
USC Thornton Composition students Saad Nadim Haddad and Daniel Temkin are two of eight young classical composers named winners of the 62nd Annual BMI Student Composer Awards. Haddad, an undergraduate student, won for Mai, a work for string quartet and electronics; Temkin was honored for From Distant Dreams, a work for orchestra. Winners are selected for their superior musical compositional ability,… Continue reading Composition students honored with BMI Student Composer Awards
Work by DMA student premiered by New York Philharmonic
DMA student Julia Adolphe’s “Dark Sand, Sifting Light” was performed at the New York Philharmonic as a part of the NY Phil Biennial. The New York Times called the piece “colorful, mercurial, [and] deftly orchestrated.” USC Distinguished Professor, Jascha Heifetz Chair in Violin, Midori Goto, also performed as a soloist during the concert.
Work by Jason Michael Saunders (MM, ’14) reviewed in Choral Journal
“Monotone,” a choral composition by alumnus Jason Michael Saunders (MM, ’14), was reviewed in the most recent edition of the American Choral Directors Association publication, Choral Journal. “With beautifully conjunct phrasing and accessible yet interesting phrasing,” writes reviewer Steven Grives, “Saunders has created a choral setting that can be performed by both amateur and professional ensembles.”
Somang Jeagal awarded grand prize at Washington International Competition for Piano
Somang Jeagal, a student in the Keyboard Studies Artist Diploma Program studying under faculty Kevin Fitz-Gerald, was awarded the grand prize in the 61st Washington International Competition for Piano on June 8, 2014. The award comes with a $10,000 financial prize, as well as a debut solo recital and concerto appearance at the Kennedy Center in… Continue reading Somang Jeagal awarded grand prize at Washington International Competition for Piano
Alumni mentioned in New York Philharmonic review in New York Times
Sheryl Staples and Michelle Kim, both graduates of USC Thornton’s Strings program, were mentioned in a recent New York Philharmonic concert review in the New York Times. The event featured Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski, principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Scottish violinist, Nicola Benedetti. Staples, who serves as principal associate concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic,… Continue reading Alumni mentioned in New York Philharmonic review in New York Times
Grant Gershon named Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale
The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced that Music Director and USC Thornton alumnus Grant Gershon will continue at the choir’s helm through the 2019-2020 season with the new title of Artistic Director. Gershon’s title change from Music Director to Artistic Director reflects the highly regarded conductor’s expanded vision to redefine the choral experience.