Morten Lauridsen honored during residency at Cabrillo College
USC Distinguished Professor Morten Lauridsen recently spent a week as composer-in-residence at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz. From Feb. 16 to 21, Lauridsen attended theory classes and band rehearsals, lectured about composing and life, and spent time with the Cabrillo Youth Chorus. The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that on Feb. 21, four choruses from Cabrillo… Continue reading Morten Lauridsen honored during residency at Cabrillo College
Andrew Norman and Ted Hearne profiled in article on the influence of composer Thomas Adès
Composition faculty Andrew Norman (BM ’02, MM ’04) and Ted Hearne were profiled in The New York Times about the influence of British composer Thomas Adès. Norman will see one of his works performed with a piece by Adès in a concert sponsored by Carnegie Hall at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library on February… Continue reading Andrew Norman and Ted Hearne profiled in article on the influence of composer Thomas Adès
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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
Elizabeth Ogonek named composer-in-residence at Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Composition alumna Elizabeth Ogonek (MM ’12) was named composer-in-residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Minnesota native will begin her three-year term at the start of the 2015/16 orchestral season. A former student of Thornton Composition Chair, Donald Crockett, Ogonek has seen her work commissioned and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Palo Alto… Continue reading Elizabeth Ogonek named composer-in-residence at Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Norman evokes Frank Gehry’s iconic Santa Monica home in a new work, “Frank’s House”
USC Thornton faculty Andrew Norman was profiled in the Los Angeles Times about “Frank’s House,” a new piece the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will premiere on Thursday, Feb. 5, in a sold-out concert. The new piece, for four musicians, tries to evoke the iconic Gehry home in Santa Monica that the architect bought in 1978… Continue reading Andrew Norman evokes Frank Gehry’s iconic Santa Monica home in a new work, “Frank’s House”
Mark Weiser wins ASCAP’s Rudolf Nissim Prize
USC Thornton faculty Mark Weiser was named the recipient of the 35th annual ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize. The prize was awarded for his Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia Magalhães), a 30-minute work of orchestra. The Prize is presented annually to an ASCAP concert composer for a work requiring a conductor that has not been performed… Continue reading Mark Weiser wins ASCAP’s Rudolf Nissim Prize
Ted Hearne
A composer, performer, singer, and bandleader, Ted Hearne draws on a wide breadth of musical and artistic influences to create intense, personal, and multi-dimensional works. The Los Angeles Times wrote: “No single artist embodies the post-genre Brooklyn scene, but Hearne may be its most zealous auteur.” In the past season, Hearne has written new works… Continue reading Ted Hearne
The Los Angeles Times commends Grant Gershon and Morten Lauridsen in review of Music Center gala
The Los Angeles Times mentioned Thornton alum Grant Gershon (BM ’85), artistic director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and resident Conductor of LA Opera, and USC Distinguished Professor Morten Lauridsen in a review of the Music Center’s 50th Anniversary Spectacular at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Dec. 6. The Times mentioned one bright spot… Continue reading The Los Angeles Times commends Grant Gershon and Morten Lauridsen in review of Music Center gala
Composition alum David Werfelmann named assistant professor of music at Webster University
David Werfelmann (DMA ’14, Composition) has been appointed assistant professor of music at Webster University, where he will teach music theory and composition in addition to leading the BA in Music program beginning in August, 2015. Werfelmann is an award-winning composer whose work has been performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the IU Jacobs School… Continue reading Composition alum David Werfelmann named assistant professor of music at Webster University