Two alums celebrate one year on the road with win from San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Award for streaming documentary series
Over the past 12 months, USC Thornton alumni and violinists Etienne Gara (GCRT ’13) and YuEun Kim (GCRT ’15, AD ’17) have traveled from the Mexican border to Canada in “Boris,” the 1971 Volkswagen bus, to bring “music and human bonding at safe distances” to non-traditional venues like organic farms and wineries. The two founding… Continue reading Two alums celebrate one year on the road with win from San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Award for streaming documentary series
Elizabeth Wei
Major: Violin Performance; Applied Computational Mathematics Graduation year: 2023 Hometown: Frisco, TX USC Organizations: Undergraduate Research, Thornton Community Engagement Program, USC Performing Arts Committee Hashtag to describe yourself: #ForeverFoodie Favorite place on campus: USC Village Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. My favorite USC Thornton experience has been playing in the Eastwood Scoring… Continue reading Elizabeth Wei
Emily Hsu
Major: Violin Performance; Business Administration Graduation year: 2024 Hometown: San Jose, CA USC Organizations: Student Symphony Orchestra of USC Hashtag to describe yourself: #resilient Favorite place on campus: The USC Village! Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. Although my first year at Thornton was completely online, I’ve cherished every studio class opportunity. I’m… Continue reading Emily Hsu
Elliott Herbst
Major: Composition Graduation year: 2023 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA USC Organizations: Kazan Taiko Hashtag to describe yourself: #CalvinandHobbes Favorite place on campus: When you want to relax, you can set up a hammock between the trees at McCarthy Quad, which is nice. For a studious time, I’m one of the few people who likes Leavey… Continue reading Elliott Herbst
Samantha Chacko
Major: Vocal Arts; Philosophy, Politics and Law Graduation year: 2024 Hometown: Dallas, TX USC Organizations: Thornton Chamber Opera, Choir, Moot Court, Phi Alpha Delta: Pre-Law Fraternity, and the Society of Women in Law Hashtag to describe yourself: #yesyourhonoriwillbesingingmyopeningstatement Favorite place on campus: Hoose Library Describe your favorite USC Thornton experience so far. Coming from a… Continue reading Samantha Chacko
Juan Pablo Contreras
Juan Pablo Contreras is a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer who combines Western classical and Mexican folk music in a single soundscape.
Nicolás Lell Benavides
Nicolas Tell Benavides is a celebrated composer who works in opera, dance and chamber music.
New York Philharmonic performs Nina Shekhar
The music of Nina Shekhar (MM ’20, Composition) will be featured as part of the New York Philharmonic’s 2021-22 season.
Conductor Troy Quinn Takes Center Stage with the Rhode Island Philharmonic
USC Thornton faculty member Troy Quinn leads the 2021 summer pops series for the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.
Camae Ayewa (Dennis)
A national and international touring musician, composer, poet, visual artist, and curator, Camae Ayewa (Dennis) lives outside of genre with experience with fringe and avant-garde sonic landscapes such as industrial, electronic, noise, punk and hip hop.