Robert Istad named artistic director of Pacific Chorale
Choral and Sacred Music graduate, Robert Istad (DMA ’06) will become artistic director of the Pacific Chorale. Istad has served 10 years as assistant conductor under the current artistic director, John Alexander, who will retire in 2017. Istad currently holds the position as artistic director of the Long Beach Camerata Singers and the Long Beach… Continue reading Robert Istad named artistic director of Pacific Chorale
Karl Öhlberger’s Etude based on Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0O238CogIs
USC Wind Ensemble and H. Robert Reynolds – “Smoke & Mirrors” by Erica Muhl
close
A Breathing Exercise with USC Thornton School of Music faculty Kristy Morrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0PZYF-ZQU
Sound Art at USC
close
David Howard, Joseph Pereira featured in Los Angeles Times series “Inside the L.A. Phil”
USC Thornton faculty David Howard and Joseph Pereira were featured in the Los Angeles Times weeklong look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Inside the L.A. Phil. Howard, bass clarinet in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was featured in a video discussing his instrument. “The most important thing about playing a wind instrument is the wind. It’s… Continue reading David Howard, Joseph Pereira featured in Los Angeles Times series “Inside the L.A. Phil”
Michael Tilson Thomas featured in The Wall Street Journal
Michael Tilson Thomas, USC Thornton alum (BM ’67, MM ’76) and Judge Widney Professor of Music at USC, was featured in a profile by The Wall Street Journal for his “mentoring, outreach and repertoire.” Hailed for his consistent embrace of inclusivity and collaboration with his work, Thomas was celebrated for his long-standing career, along with… Continue reading Michael Tilson Thomas featured in The Wall Street Journal
Alan Smith’s concert piece highlighed in Opera News
Alan Smith, chair of Keyboard Studies and director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts, was praised in a recent edition of Opera News for his “stunning concert piece Daniel Boone Sings to the Night Sky.” The article raved that American baritone Matthew Worth’s “rich, warm sound was heard to best advantage” in Smith’s piece.
Mark Weiser’s opera “Where Angels Fear to Tread” reviewed by San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News
Composition faculty Mark Weiser’s “Where Angels Fear to Tread” was reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle and was praised for its “potent and well-made” production, in addition to its “moral and emotional intricacies.” Weiser, who has had his music performed internationally by groups such as the Baltimore and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Oakland East… Continue reading Mark Weiser’s opera “Where Angels Fear to Tread” reviewed by San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News
Ken Cazan wins Marlowe Award for production of “Dead Man Walking”
USC Thornton faculty Ken Cazan, chair of the Vocal Arts program and resident stage director of USC Thornton Opera, recently was awarded Denver’s Marlowe Award for his production of Dead Man Walking. Featured in the Central City Opera in Central City, CO, Cazan’s work garnered him the Best Director title. Praised by Opera News for… Continue reading Ken Cazan wins Marlowe Award for production of “Dead Man Walking”