
Lessons in Mastering The Recording Studio
Third-year pop performance program students become session musicians and producers at LA’s historic Village Studios.

Tovi Schenk featured in Annenberg Radio News
Freshman Thornton Music Production student Tovi Schenk was interviewed in an Annenberg Radio News segment about a piece he is composing based on an early romantic art song called “Erlking” (Erlkönig) by Franz Shubert. Schenk has previously released one self-written song entitled “PLEASE.”

In Conversation with | Dick McIlvery and Fred Vogler
In this installment of a series highlighting the relationships forged among USC Thornton faculty and alumni, Dick McIlvery and alumnus Fred Vogler recall the early days of the Thornton Recording Arts program.

Women in Music
In recognition of Women’s History Month, USC Thornton honors the talents, accomplishments and experiences of its female students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Ashley Fulton
Ashley Fulton is a student ambassador and Music Production major in the Contemporary Music Division at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Robert Cutietta: 20 Years of Visionary Excellence
The Dean of both the USC Thornton School of Music and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance reflects on 20 years of leadership at USC.

Michael Tilson Thomas and Los Angeles Philharmonic win at 2021 GRAMMY Awards
The 63rd annual GRAMMY Awards, held virtually on Sunday, March 14, brought wins for faculty and alumni at USC Thornton. Celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, a Thornton alum and Judge Widney Professor at USC, won for Best Orchestral Performance for the San Francisco Symphony’s “Copland: Symphony No. 3.” And the many alumni and faculty who… Continue reading Michael Tilson Thomas and Los Angeles Philharmonic win at 2021 GRAMMY Awards

Songwriting at Home, Around the World
USC Thornton students make the finals in the Quarantunes Student Music Competition and reflect on how the pandemic has offered new ways to stay creative.