Eva Schaumkell wins James Ramos International Competition
Eva Schaumkell, a doctoral student in Keyboard Studies, earned first prize the James Ramos International Video Competition for her video of Liszt’s Rigoletto Paraphrase. She performed the recording in October at the 2018 California Association of Professional Music Teachers Conference, held in Redondo Beach. Additionally, Schaumkell performed a recital of Mozart and Beethoven Quartets on… Continue reading Eva Schaumkell wins James Ramos International Competition
Red Hen Press: An Afternoon of Poetry & Performance
Free this Sunday afternoon? USC Distinguished Professor Morten Lauridsen presents his celebrated music with Thornton faculty and alumni alike, including Rod Gilfry, Carin Gilfry, Dana Gioia, and more. The event, Red Hen Press: An Afternoon of Poetry & Performance, will take place at The Broad Stage! The spiritual depth of Morten Lauridsen’s music, paired with… Continue reading Red Hen Press: An Afternoon of Poetry & Performance
Andrew Norman featured in YCA Composer-in-Residence promo
Celebrated composer and USC Thornton professor, Andrew Norman, is featured in the promotion of the Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence Search. An alumnus and previous winner of the program in 2008, Norman is quoted as saying that “YCA changed my creative life and work, and they can change yours too!” Winners are awarded two $5,000 commissions… Continue reading Andrew Norman featured in YCA Composer-in-Residence promo
John Williams and the USC Thornton Symphony
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Andrew Harrison performs back-to-back concertos
Saxophone alumnus Andrew Harrison (DMA ’15) performed two back-to-back concertos last month at La Sierra University and Cerritos College. On November 10th, Harrison performed the premiere of Jim Stephenson’s Mobius Trip: Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble at La Sierra University in a concert conducted by alum Giovanni Santos (MM ’07). Three days later, on… Continue reading Andrew Harrison performs back-to-back concertos
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Dale Trumbore wins ACDA’s Brock Competition for Professional Composers
Composition alumna, Dale Trumbore (MM ’11), won the American Choral Directors Association’s first Raymond W. Brock Competition for Professional Composers for her composition In the Middle. The work will be performed by the Aeolians at the 2019 ACDA national conference in Kansas City in February with Jason Max Ferdinand conducting. Trumbore has been called “a… Continue reading Dale Trumbore wins ACDA’s Brock Competition for Professional Composers
Cherry Rhodes premieres work at 2018 Pipe Organ Festival
Professor of Organ Studies, Cherry Rhodes, gave the Asian premiere of a new organ work, “Chorale, Diferencias and Glosas on Puer Natus in Bethlehem,” that was written for her by Fr. Joseph Walter. The performance was part of the 2018 Pipe Organ Festival on Sept. 13 & 14 at Ewah Womans University, Seoul, Korea. In addition to… Continue reading Cherry Rhodes premieres work at 2018 Pipe Organ Festival
Eva Beneke appointed associate professor of guitar at Norwegian Academy of Music
Alumnus Eva Beneke (DMA ’12) has just been appointed associate professor of guitar at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway. Beneke has been serving as a full-time professor on the faculty at McNallySmith College of Music in St. Paul Minnesota as well as the artistic director of Lowertown Classics, a chamber-music series.
Deutsche Grammophon releases Morten Lauridsen’s “Light Eternal”
Deutsche Grammophon’s “Light Eternal; The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen” was released today. The new CD of Morten Lauridsen’s choral music was performed by The Chamber Choir of Europe and I Virtuosi Italiani conducted by Nicol Matt. Lauridsen spent a week in Kufstein, Austria last year to record with the 24-voice chorus comprised of singers… Continue reading Deutsche Grammophon releases Morten Lauridsen’s “Light Eternal”