Veronika Krausas performance collaboration featured in Chicago Architecture Biennial
Composer and USC Thornton faculty member Veronika Krausas recently created a new work in collaboration with artist Ana Prvacki and architecture firm SO-IL for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. L’air pour l’air, which premiered on September 13th at Chicago’s Garfield Park Conservatory, featured four wind musicians from the Chicago Sinfonietta performing Krausas’ De Aere quartet while… Continue reading Veronika Krausas performance collaboration featured in Chicago Architecture Biennial
Jules Pegram participates in Cabrillo Festival Composers Workshop
USC Thornton Composition alumnus Jules Pegram (BM ’13) was one of three artists selected for the Composers Workshop at the 2017 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz. Pegram worked with conductors Cristian Măcelaru, Thomas Sleeper, and Leonard Slatkin, along with mentor-composer Michael Gandolfi and other Cabrillo composers-in-residence. His work, L.A. GLOWS, inspired by… Continue reading Jules Pegram participates in Cabrillo Festival Composers Workshop
Ted Hearne’s latest album reviewed in The New Yorker
The New Yorker recently reviewed a new album by composer and USC Thornton faculty member Ted Hearne, whom reviewer Russell Platt called “one of the brightest compositional talents of the millennial generation.” Sound from the Bench features four “fierce and timely” choral works recorded by the Philadelphia-based choir, the Crossing, and directed by Donald Nally.… Continue reading Ted Hearne’s latest album reviewed in The New Yorker
Composition alumnus wins two prestigious awards
USC Thornton Composition alumnus Eric Guinivan (MM ’08, DMA ’11) recently received a commission from Harvard University’s Fromm Music Foundation, as well as the Andrew Imbrie Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for “a composer of demonstrated artistic merit in mid-career.” An accomplished composer and GRAMMY Award-nominated percussionist, Guinivan’s work has been… Continue reading Composition alumnus wins two prestigious awards
Andrew Norman premieres new children’s opera with Berlin Philharmoniker
Composer Andrew Norman, a USC Thornton faculty member who has emerged as one of the most distinctive musical voices of his generation, recently premiered a new children’s opera with the renowned Berlin Philharmoniker Orchestra. A Trip to the Moon opened June 17 under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, with help from the Vocal Heroes… Continue reading Andrew Norman premieres new children’s opera with Berlin Philharmoniker
The Los Angeles Times draws musical parallels between Los Angeles and Berlin
The musical vitality of Los Angeles takes center stage in a recent Los Angeles Times article by music critic Mark Swed, which juxtaposes the city’s artistic dynamism with that of the more established metropolis of Berlin. Surveying the German capital’s three major opera companies and the venerable Berlin Philharmonic, Swed drew parallels to several Los… Continue reading The Los Angeles Times draws musical parallels between Los Angeles and Berlin
L.C. Harnsberger Olvera Street opera performed
Golondrina, a chamber opera by composer and alumnus L.C. Harnsberger‘s (BM, ’89, Composition), was performed last month by the Southern California-based Vineyard Touring Opera Company. The opera, which premiered in 2015, tells the true story behind Los Angeles’ Olvera Street landmark and efforts to save its iconic plaza during the construction of Union Station. With… Continue reading L.C. Harnsberger Olvera Street opera performed
Frank Ticheli presents band workshops in Italy
Composer and USC Thornton faculty member Frank Ticheli is traveling throughout Italy this summer, where he will present several concerts and workshops. Known for his works for concert band, Ticheli will lead programs for Italian band directors in the cities of Fermo, Serra di Conti and Morbegno before presenting at the International Band Festival of… Continue reading Frank Ticheli presents band workshops in Italy
L.A. Master Chorale celebrates Morten Lauridsen
This week, the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) celebrates the 20th anniversary of USC Distinguished Professor Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna with a series of concerts and events at Walt Disney Concert Hall (June 17-22). Alumnus Grant Gershon (’85, piano), USC Thornton Board of Councilors member and artistic director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, was… Continue reading L.A. Master Chorale celebrates Morten Lauridsen
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Morten Lauridsen arrangement
International violinist Anne Akiko Meyers recently performed a violin arrangement of O Magnum Mysterium, a popular choral work by composer and USC Thornton faculty member Morten Lauridsen (’66, MA’68, DMA’74). Arranged especially for her, Meyers presented the work in recitals in New York City and Washington, D.C., last month. During her tour, Meyers visited the… Continue reading Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs Morten Lauridsen arrangement