Jake Cassman produces podcast on improvisation and creativity
Jake Cassman, a Master’s student in USC Thornton’s Community Music program, has produced a new podcast on improvisation and creativity.
Daily Trojan highlights Live! From Somewhere performance series
The Daily Trojan, USC’s student-led newspaper, recently highlighted USC Thornton’s new video series, Live! From Somewhere. The series was launched on March 16 in response to recent closures and event cancellations, and as the school’s artists have looked for ways to continue making music while social distancing. Live! From Somewhere presents homemade performances by Thornton… Continue reading Daily Trojan highlights Live! From Somewhere performance series
Thornton students host free community concerts
Rina Ritivoiu, a doctoral student in the Choral & Sacred Music program, created a free community concert series with musicians from Thornton that was featured in the Daily Trojan. As part of an assignment from her Arts Organization class with Professor Dana Gioia, Ritivoiu recruited 20 friends and peers to perform free concerts in communities… Continue reading Thornton students host free community concerts
Susan Helfter and Beatriz Ilari to present keynote addresses at Brazilian conference
This September, Susan Helfter, chair of USC Thornton’s Music Teaching & Learning department and director of Thornton’s Community Engagement Programs, and Beatriz Ilari of the Music Teaching & Learning faculty, will deliver keynote addresses at the SEMUCE: National Seminar on Music, Culture and Education in São Luis, Brazil. Helfter will present on “Pathways and Training… Continue reading Susan Helfter and Beatriz Ilari to present keynote addresses at Brazilian conference
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NYTimes explores USC’s commitment to community engagement
Each year, over 70 USC Thornton students and 6,000 Los Angeles-area children participate in our Community Engagement programs. We’re so proud that USC is featured in this New York Times opinion piece on how universities can help kids from disadvantaged circumstances follow their college dreams. Funded in part by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign, Thornton’s… Continue reading NYTimes explores USC’s commitment to community engagement
KUSC’s “Arts Alive” features Thornton’s Community Engagement Program
Classical KUSC’s “Arts Alive” radio program recently caught up with students of the USC Thornton Community Engagement Program as they taught music to Los Angeles elementary school children. Host Laura Ornest interviewed several USC undergraduate students and their enthusiastic young pupils at Vermont Elementary in University Park, along with Susan Helfter, director of the Community… Continue reading KUSC’s “Arts Alive” features Thornton’s Community Engagement Program