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
Cardinal Winds sextet to perform in annual Clyde Montgomery Concert in Pasadena
The Cardinal Winds woodwind sextet will perform in the Clyde Montgomery Concert at Shumei Hall in Pasadena on March 29. The ensemble, which formed at USC Thornton in 2014, features Catherine Baker, flute (GCRT), Zachary Pulse, oboe (GCRT), Kelsi Doolittle, clarinet (MM), Alex Garcia, bassoon (MM ’13), Carrie Rexroat, horn (MM) and Hedy Lee, piano… Continue reading Cardinal Winds sextet to perform in annual Clyde Montgomery Concert in Pasadena
Karen Dreyfus and Glenn Dicterow perform at homeless shelter with Music Kitchen, Los Angeles
Violinist Kelly Hall-Thompkins launched the grand opening of the Music Kitchen, Los Angeles on Dec. 4 with a performance featuring USC Thornton faculty Karen Dreyfus and Glenn Dicterow. The concert at the Good Shepherd Center near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles was the 73rd concert in the series, but the first in Los Angeles.… Continue reading Karen Dreyfus and Glenn Dicterow perform at homeless shelter with Music Kitchen, Los Angeles
Delia Raab-Snyder Teaches Low-Income Children How to Play and Perform Orchestra-Style Music
The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled after school outreach program Tune Up Philly, which is run by Thornton alumnus Delia Raab-Snyder. Read the article.