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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”
Jessica Hall serves as pianist and coach at Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland
Pianist and USC Thornton Keyboard Collaborative Arts alumna Jessica Hall (MM ’09, GC ’11, DMA ’14) has recently served as the principal coach and orchestral pianist for William Bolcom’s opera, Dinner at Eight, at the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland. Hall has been involved with the piece since 2016, when it was workshopped at the… Continue reading Jessica Hall serves as pianist and coach at Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland
Senior Logan Nelson wins at World Soundtrack Awards
USC Thornton Composition senior Logan Nelson has won the SABAM Award for the Most Original Composition by a Young International Composer from the World Soundtrack Academy. The annual competition calls for submissions of original symphonic film or TV scores and includes a cash prize of €2500. Nelson will have the opportunity to hear his winning… Continue reading Senior Logan Nelson wins at World Soundtrack Awards
Jeremy Frank
Acclaimed by Opera News for his precise and disciplined direction and his superbly trained chorus, Jeremy Frank was named Chorus Director at LA Opera in 2022. Since joining LA Opera in 2007 as Assistant Conductor, he served as Associate Chorus Director from 2013 to 2022 and has worked closely with the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist… Continue reading Jeremy Frank
Keyboard Studies students honored at the California Association of Professional Music Teachers conference
Students and alumni of USC Thornton’s Keyboard Studies program recently enjoyed an excellent showing at the 50th annual California Association of Professional Music Teachers’ (CAPMT) state conference in Torrance. DMA candidate Daniel Linder won the award for Article of the Year in CAPMT Connect, the organization’s official peer-reviewed journal, for “A Multisensory Approach to Memorization,”… Continue reading Keyboard Studies students honored at the California Association of Professional Music Teachers conference
H. Robert Reynolds to launch dedicated conducting institute at the Midwest Clinic
This December, H. Robert Reynolds, principal conductor of the USC Thornton Wind Ensemble, will debut the Reynolds Conducting Institute as part of the 72nd annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago. Reynolds, along with clinician Kevin Sedatole, will lead the selective two-day intensive program to cultivate advanced skills in band conducting and… Continue reading H. Robert Reynolds to launch dedicated conducting institute at the Midwest Clinic