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DMA student Yoshika Masuda wins first prize at All-Japan VIVA HALL Cello Competition
Current USC Thornton doctoral student Yoshika Masuda was awarded first prize at the 11th All-Japan VIVA HALL Cello Competition in July 2014. Masuda, who studies cello under USC Thornton Strings faculty Ralph Kirshbaum, was awarded 1,000,000 Yen ($10,000 USD) and a certificate of commendation for his achievement. Additionally, Masuda will perform several high-profile concerts in Japan in… Continue reading DMA student Yoshika Masuda wins first prize at All-Japan VIVA HALL Cello Competition
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William Cravy (BM, ’14) named National Arts Centre Orchestra apprentice at the Institute for Orchestral Studies
Recent USC Thornton alumnus William Cravy (BM, ’14) was selected as a performing apprentice for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC) as part of the orchestra’s Institute for Orchestral Studies. Cravy, a double bassist who studied with Strings faculty David Allen Moore and was a three-time Provost’s Undergraduate Research Fellow at USC, is one of five apprentices for… Continue reading William Cravy (BM, ’14) named National Arts Centre Orchestra apprentice at the Institute for Orchestral Studies
USC Thornton University Chorus performs “A Miner’s Life,” arr. Seth Houston (DMA, ’14)
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USC Thornton Oriana Women’s Choir performs “S’Vivon,” conducted by Kym Scott (DMA, ’15)
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USC Thornton University Chorus performs “Three Madrigals,” conducted by Seth Houston (DMA, ’14)
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USC Thornton Oriana Women’s Choir performs “Gaudete! Gaudete!” conducted by Kym Scott (DMA, ’15)
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USC Baroque Sinfonia performs “La Pellegrina”
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USC Baroque Sinfonia performs La Pazzia Senile
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USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia performs “Bourée pour les Bergers et les Bergères” from Alcione
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USC Thornton Apollo Men’s Chorus performs “Silent Noon,” arr. Matthew D. Nielsen (DMA, ’16)
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