Ken Cazan added to The Grove Dictionary of American Music
Ken Cazan, Vocal Arts and Opera Chair and Resident Stage Director of USC Thornton Opera, included in the newly updated 2nd edition of The Grove Dictionary of American Music. Last updated over 25 years ago, the seminal music dictionary is devoted to American music scholarship and includes entries on popular music, opera, music technologies, musical… Continue reading Ken Cazan added to The Grove Dictionary of American Music
Morten Lauridsen named Honorary Artistic President of INTERKULTUR and World Choir Games
Composition faculty Morten Lauridsen was named the new Honorary Artistic President of INTERKULTUR and the World Choir Games. As a part of the position, Lauridsen will hold workshops and present talks about his works at the World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia in July 2014. He succeeds Swedish conductor Eric Ericson, an early champion of… Continue reading Morten Lauridsen named Honorary Artistic President of INTERKULTUR and World Choir Games
Rodger Guerrero, DMA, to conduct ACDA Regional Honor Choir
Rodger Guerrero, a current DMA student in Choral Music, will conduct the American Choral Directors Association’s California Central Region Mixed High School Honor Choir for the 2014 season. Guerrero currently leads choral groups at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.
Cynthia Munzer to present masterclass for young vocalists
Vocal Arts and Opera professor Cynthia Munzer will lead a masterclass for young vocalists through the Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight program. The organization provides high school students scholarship opportunities and training from leading performers in the fields of dance, music and visual art. Munzer’s masterclass, which is free and open to the public, will… Continue reading Cynthia Munzer to present masterclass for young vocalists
William Kanengiser, alumni perform at New York Guitar Festival
William Kanengiser, a USC Thornton alumnus and member of the Classical Guitar faculty, will co-curate a day-long event titled “Guitar Marathon: Las Americas” for the New York Guitar Festival on January 20, 2014. Working with famed Brazilian guitarist and composer Badi Assad, Kanengiser has assembled a roster of performers that includes alumni David Mozqueda, Colin… Continue reading William Kanengiser, alumni perform at New York Guitar Festival
Norman Krieger to play Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Festival
USC Thornton professor of Keyboard Studies Norman Krieger is scheduled to perform at the 2014 Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho according to MagicValley.com. The three-day festival, which is free and open to the public, features a slew of solo recitals and concerto performances by the world’s most renown pianists. Krieger is… Continue reading Norman Krieger to play Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Festival
Sunny Yang Named A ‘Face to Watch’ by Los Angeles Times
USC Thornton alumna Sunny Yang was recently included in the Los Angeles Times’ ‘Faces to Watch 2014’ feature, which highlights figures in entertainment and the arts who will be making news in the new year. Yang, a cellist who performs with the Kronos Quartet, was called “a cool cucumber for whom no challenge seems too great” and… Continue reading Sunny Yang Named A ‘Face to Watch’ by Los Angeles Times
Music critics impressed by Britten “War Requiem” performance with USC Thornton musicians
The Los Angeles Times previewed and covered two performances of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem” that were part of the Britten 100 celebration. Members of the USC Thornton Symphony, USC Thornton Chamber Singers, and USC Thornton Concert Choir joined LA Opera music director James Conlon, the Colburn Orchestra, and many other choirs in performances at Walt… Continue reading Music critics impressed by Britten “War Requiem” performance with USC Thornton musicians
Thornton Composition Faculty Andrew Norman and Sean Friar Featured in Disney Hall Performance
As part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series, Andrew Norman and Sean Friar were featured with fellow composers Andrew McIntosh and Julia Holter as part of the concert, L.A. Now: New Angeleno Composers, on Tuesday, December 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Norman and Friar, both Rome Prize winners, recently joined the Composition… Continue reading Thornton Composition Faculty Andrew Norman and Sean Friar Featured in Disney Hall Performance
Frank Ticheli releases new album featuring “The Shore”
Composition faculty Frank Ticheli’s new CD, Frank Ticheli: The Shore and Other Choral Works, includes his collected choral works and five world premiere recordings with the Pacific Symphony led by conductor John Alexander. The album features “The Shore (Symphony No. 3),” in a world premiere performance with Alexander conducting the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony.… Continue reading Frank Ticheli releases new album featuring “The Shore”