Nick Strimple receives German-American Friendship Award
The legacy of Choral & Sacred Music faculty member Nick Strimple was recently celebrated in a special 70th birthday concert at the Adat Ari El Synagogue. Over a dozen USC Thornton student and alumni musicians, as well as the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale and the Beverly Hills High School Minnesingers, performed Strimple’s choral works, including… Continue reading Nick Strimple receives German-American Friendship Award
Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum releases Beethoven album with pianist Shai Wosner
Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum, chair of the USC Thornton Strings department and artistic director of the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, has released an album of Beethoven’s complete sonatas and variations for cello and piano with collaborator Shai Wosner. The two-disc set, which was released on December 9th by Onyx Classics, was recorded live at London’s Wigmore… Continue reading Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum releases Beethoven album with pianist Shai Wosner
“The New Yorker” features Ted Hearne’s oratorio, “The Source”
The Source, a contemporary oratorio by composer and USC Thornton faculty member Ted Hearne, was a subject of “Modern Opera Thrives in L.A.,” an article in the December 12 issue of The New Yorker. Music critic Alex Ross wrote admiringly of Hearne’s “mesmerizing and disquieting collage of vocal, instrumental, and recorded sounds,” which was presented… Continue reading “The New Yorker” features Ted Hearne’s oratorio, “The Source”
Composer Morten Lauridsen to receive ASCAP Foundation’s Life in Music Award
Morten Lauridsen, Distinguished Professor of Composition at USC Thornton, will receive the ASCAP Foundation‘s Life in Music Award “for his distinguished contribution to the American choral tradition.” The foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will present the award to Lauridsen at a ceremony at New York… Continue reading Composer Morten Lauridsen to receive ASCAP Foundation’s Life in Music Award
Scott Tennant plans an album of Segovia compositions
Scott Tennant, a member of the USC Thornton Classical Guitar faculty, was profiled in the November/December issue of Guitar Aficionado magazine for his project to record an album of compositions by virtuoso guitarist, Andrés Segovia. Tennant has collaborated with fellow Segovia disciple Michael Lorimer to compile the master list of Segovia’s known compositions and will… Continue reading Scott Tennant plans an album of Segovia compositions
USC Annenberg features a Q&A with Jeffrey Kahane
The USC Annenberg Media site recently published a Q&A with Jeffrey Kahane, USC Thornton faculty member and music director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). Kahane is currently in his 20th year with the orchestra and will join the Thornton Keyboard Studies faculty full time beginning next year. In anticipation of LACO’s October 16th performance… Continue reading USC Annenberg features a Q&A with Jeffrey Kahane
Ted Hearne’s oratorio, “The Source,” receives West Coast premiere
The Source, an oratorio by USC Thornton Composition faculty member Ted Hearne, will receive its west coast premiere this month at REDCAT in a production by the Los Angeles Opera. The strikingly contemporary work incorporates spoken language, snippets of popular music, and disjointed instrumental riffs, to tell the story of Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley Manning,… Continue reading Ted Hearne’s oratorio, “The Source,” receives West Coast premiere
Lindsay Wolfington
Passionate about music and what it brings to the moving picture, Lindsay Wolfington has been working in music supervision for 19 years. She is known for her work on the television show One Tree Hill, where she featured over 1,700 songs from breaking artists and iconic names like Led Zeppelin and U2, and more recently… Continue reading Lindsay Wolfington
Loren Medina
Loren Medina is an adjunct instructor in the USC Thornton Music Industry program. She has worked in the music industry for 21 years and currently owns Guerrera Marketing & PR Inc., a bilingual hybrid agency focused on public relations, marketing, consulting, and brand partnerships representing avant-garde Latinx artists who strive to create their musical lanes. Her current roster includes Kali Uchis,… Continue reading Loren Medina
William Kanengiser talks to “Classical Guitar” about recital preparation
Classical guitarist and USC Thornton faculty member William Kanengiser was recently interviewed by Classical Guitar magazine on the importance of achieving emotional expression rather than perfection when preparing a new piece of music. Guitarists Martha Masters and Stephen Robinson were also interviewed for the August 5th article in which the artists discussed their practice techniques… Continue reading William Kanengiser talks to “Classical Guitar” about recital preparation