Mak Grgic Reviewed in the Washington Post
MM student Mak Grgic’s performance at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., received a glowing review from the Washington Post. Read the article.
Morten Lauridsen Referenced in the Winston-Salem Journal
The Winston-Salem Journal mentioned composition faculty Morten Lauridsen in an article regarding chamber singers reaching out to Hispanic communities. Read the article.
Opera News Praises Ken Cazan in Review
Opera News published a glowing review of Central City’s production of Oklahoma! directed by Thornton’s chair of vocal arts and opera. Read the article.
Morten Lauridsen Profiled in Crisis Magazine
Crisis Magazine recently published a profile of the composer and Michael Stillwater’s new film, Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen. Read the article.
Christopher Eanes Mentioned in Music in Cincinnati
The Thornton alum directed the Cincinnati Boychoir for Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. Read the article.
Sung-Hwa Park
Sung-Hwa Park has served on the USC Thornton School of Music’s Keyboard Studies faculty since 2002, where she currently directs the Functional Skills program for keyboard majors. In November 2018, she was invited to give a workshop on concepts in modern class piano techniques with emphasis on keyboard harmony skills at the University of Taipei in… Continue reading Sung-Hwa Park
Neal Desby
Neal Desby, adjunct assistant professor at USC Thornton School of Music, first became serious about composing music during high school. While studying piano and oboe, he came under the influence of Jerry Grant, a successful composer of both concert and film music. The native of Los Angeles received his bachelor and master of music degrees… Continue reading Neal Desby
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Highlights Piano Faculty Norman Krieger’s Performance
Norman Krieger served as a guest soloist during the Richmond Symphony’s selection of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra.Read the article.
Andrew Shulman
Andrew Shulman, virtuoso cellist and conductor, is principal cellist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and cellist with Los Angeles Piano Trio. He enjoys a richly varied career as recitalist, soloist, chamber musician, conductor and pedagogue, maintaining a flourishing studio at the USC Thornton School of Music. Many of his students have gone on to… Continue reading Andrew Shulman
Brian Head
Brian Head, associate dean, academic affairs, professor of practice, and director of undergraduate music theory, classical guitar and composition at USC Thornton School of Music, was voted Outstanding Thornton School Graduate of 1991. Brian Head was chosen in 1999 as the USC Gamma Sigma Alpha Professor of the Year. He is sought after as an ensemble… Continue reading Brian Head