DMA candidate Marylin Winkle wins award at the 12th annual SCENIES
Marylin Winkle, a DMA candidate in the USC Thornton Early Music Performance program, has received a “Scenie” award in the category of Outstanding Original Music & Live Performance for her work on the Skylight Theatre’s production of Lord of the Underworld’s Home for Unwed Mothers. Winkle composed and performed cello interludes for the play, with… Continue reading DMA candidate Marylin Winkle wins award at the 12th annual SCENIES
Applications are now open for the LA Phil’s Hack Music LA
Applications are now open for Hack Music LA, a two-day event (October 7 & 8) that will bring together 75 of the country’s most creative makers to develop tools and experiences to expand music for all. The innovative, music-inspired hackathon is hosted by the LA Phil in partnership with the USC Thornton School of Music… Continue reading Applications are now open for the LA Phil’s Hack Music LA
Jennifer Kampani
Grammy nominated soprano Jennifer Kampani, who “offers a freshness of voice, fineness of timbre, and ease of production that place her in the front rank of early-music sopranos,” (andante.com) is one of the leading interpreters of the Baroque repertoire. She has performed with the Richmond Symphony, Washington Bach Consort, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and New… Continue reading Jennifer Kampani
Marylin Winkle’s theatrical work praised by Los Angeles Times
Early Music DMA student Marylin Winkle received praise from the Los Angeles Times for her role in Skylight Theatre’s production of “Lord of the Underworld’s Home for Unwed Mothers.” Winkle composed live original music, which F. Kathleen Foley of the Times said “beautifully [underscored] the proceedings.” Last semester, Winkle directed the Chamber Opera of USC’s… Continue reading Marylin Winkle’s theatrical work praised by Los Angeles Times
Remembering Brian Asawa
Brian Asawa, a celebrated countertenor and non-degreed alumnus, died on April 18. He was 49. Asawa’s international career was studded with “firsts” — he was the first countertenor to be named Grand Prize Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, win Seattle Opera’s Artist of the Year Award, earn the Adler Fellowship at the… Continue reading Remembering Brian Asawa
Adam Knight Gilbert to lecture at two international conferences
USC Thornton Musicology faculty member Adam Knight Gilbert, who also directs the Thornton Early Music Program, was invited as a lecturer and teacher at the Improvising Across Boundaries conference at the Orfeus Instituut in Belgium on May 21 and 22, 2015. He has also been invited to speak at the Petrus Alamire – New Perspectives… Continue reading Adam Knight Gilbert to lecture at two international conferences
Student Ryan Tani to pursue conducting opportunities
USC Thornton student Ryan Tani (BA ’15) has been accepted as a Master of Music candidate at the Peabody Conservatory in Maryland in the Orchestral Conducting program. Tani has been a member of many USC ensembles, including the Thornton Chamber Singers, the Early Music Ensemble and the Compline Choir and is co-founder and principal conductor… Continue reading Student Ryan Tani to pursue conducting opportunities
Ciaramella early music ensemble receives strong review for new album
The early music ensemble Ciaramella, directed by Thornton faculty members Adam Knight Gilbert and Rotem Gilbert, received positive reviews from the online music site Record Collector, for its most recent album, Dances on Moveable Ground. “The beauty of this ‘historic’ release is its distinct musical and sonic uniqueness. And, that it can be indulged from… Continue reading Ciaramella early music ensemble receives strong review for new album
Vicente Chavarria awarded Belgian American Education Foundation Fellowship
USC Thornton DMA student in early music, Vicente Chavarria, was awarded a Belgian American Education Foundation Fellowship. Chavarria will study for a one-year postdoc at KU Leuven in Belgium with Professor David Burn, one of the foremost scholars of Renaissance polyphony in Europe. Chavarria serves as artistic director of Flos Campi, an early music ensemble… Continue reading Vicente Chavarria awarded Belgian American Education Foundation Fellowship
Houston Early Music Festival to Welcome Ciaramella
Ciaramella, the early music ensemble led by USC Thornton faculty Rotem and Adam Gilbert, will travel to Texas for a performance on Sun., Feb. 15 at Houston’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Broadway World mentioned the performance, noting that in 2014 the Gilberts received the prestigious Thomas Binkley Award from Early Music America in recognition of… Continue reading Houston Early Music Festival to Welcome Ciaramella