College Magazine surveys “10 Music Courses at USC to Jump Start Your Music Career”
College Magazine recently put USC Thornton at the center of an article exploring college courses to “Jump Start Your Music Career.” From classes in jazz performance and music theory to Music and Science Fiction and Thornton’s legendary Beatles class, the piece surveys the many innovative learning opportunities available to Thornton music students. The article puts… Continue reading College Magazine surveys “10 Music Courses at USC to Jump Start Your Music Career”
Tim Page quoted by NPR and the Daily Beast
Tim Page, professor at both USC Thornton and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, was recently quoted in a Daily Beast article, “Bob Guccione Jr.: Where ‘Rolling Stone’ Went Wrong, and How I Would Save It.” Page described Rolling Stone as a “lifeline for music-crazy kids all over the country,” and as a… Continue reading Tim Page quoted by NPR and the Daily Beast
Musicology student Eric Davis contributes to award-winning Cole Porter journal
USC Thornton Musicology doctoral candidate Eric Davis published an essay, “‘I Hate Parading My Serenading’: The Historical Record of Porter as a Performer” in A Cole Porter Companion, released by the University of Illinois Press in 2016. The volume, which the University of Illinois Press describes as “an invaluable guide for the fans and scholars… Continue reading Musicology student Eric Davis contributes to award-winning Cole Porter journal
Joanna Demers publishes new book of musicological fiction
Joanna Demers, chair of the USC Thornton Musicology department, recently published her fourth book, entitled Anatomy of Thought-Fiction: CHS Report, April 2214. Much like her previous novel, Anatomy of Thought-Fiction explores popular music through the fictional framework of an unpublished musicological manuscript that “interrogates the music of artists ranging from David Bowie and Scott Walker… Continue reading Joanna Demers publishes new book of musicological fiction
Alumnus Richard Brown joins Warner/Chappell Music as forensic musicologist
USC Thornton alumnus Richard Brown (MA ’07, music history & literature, PhD ’12, musicology) has recently accepted a position with Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. as manager and in-house forensic musicologist of the Infringement Compliance Unit. Warner/Chappell Music will utilize Brown’s expertise to assist the label’s legal team in fielding copyright infringement claims, playing an essential role… Continue reading Alumnus Richard Brown joins Warner/Chappell Music as forensic musicologist
Joanna Demers quoted on the copyright lawsuit against Bruno Mars
Joanna Demers, chair of the USC Thornton Musicology program, was quoted in a Pitchfork article about a recently filed lawsuit against Bruno Mars for his song “Uptown Funk.” Demers argues that “intention really does matter” when it comes to whether or not Mars plagiarized Collage’s song, “Young Girls”. Demers, whose research and teaching interests include… Continue reading Joanna Demers quoted on the copyright lawsuit against Bruno Mars
Musicologist and critic Tim Page writes about the letters of John Cage
Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic and a member of the USC Thornton Musicology faculty, recently penned an article for The New York Review of Books about The Selected Letters of John Cage, which was published by Wesleyan University Press. Editor Laura Kuhn, a professor at Bard College and now director of the John Cage… Continue reading Musicologist and critic Tim Page writes about the letters of John Cage
Scott Spencer
Trained in Ethnomusicology, Scott Spencer investigates the musical intersections of oral tradition and digital technology. Much of his work has been through the lens of Irish traditional music, though his publications have also looked to American balladry and sonic design in museums. Scott Spencer received his PhD in Ethnomusicology from New York University in 2010… Continue reading Scott Spencer
Musicology graduate student Alison Maggart wins Ingolf Dahl Award
Alison Maggart, a PhD candidate in the USC Thornton Musicology program, became the first USC student in six years to win the prestigious Ingolf Dahl Award in Musicology from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society. The award was established by the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society in 1971 in… Continue reading Musicology graduate student Alison Maggart wins Ingolf Dahl Award
Critic Tim Page talks about Glenn Gould in the “New York Times”
Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic and a member of the USC Thornton Musicology faculty, was quoted in an article about the late, influential pianist Glenn Gould in the New York Times. The article, by Anthony Tommasini, explored the interpretive aspirations of Gould’s artistic practice and the myriad ways in which his recordings have been… Continue reading Critic Tim Page talks about Glenn Gould in the “New York Times”