Formosa Quartet featured in U-T San Diego
The Formosa Quartet, which includes USC Thornton faculty Che-Yen Chen, was featured in an article by U-T San Diego. The article mentioned the Formosa Quartet’s unique contribution to classical music through their blend of traditional repertoire with innovative new programming and commissions. “As classical musicians, it is our mission to make sure that this art… Continue reading Formosa Quartet featured in U-T San Diego
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu performing at the Olympic Festival
USC Thornton violin faculty, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, is currently performing at the Olympic Festival on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
Karen Dreyfus
Karen Dreyfus ranks high among the leading American violists of the current era. She maintains a richly varied career, dedicated to concertizing in solo, orchestral and chamber music settings, to her wide-ranging recordings, and to teaching. Dreyfus began violin studies from an early age with her father, a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Soon adopting… Continue reading Karen Dreyfus
Concerto for Orchestra in G Major, RV 151: III. Allegro
Midori Goto Featured in Patch.com Story
USC Distinguished Professor Midori Goto was featured in a Patch.com story on her visit and advice to members of the Andover High School orchestra. Read the article.
Glenn Dicterow Featured in Noozhawk
Violin faculty and the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music Glenn Dicterow was featured in Noozhawk for recently joining the celebrated strings faculty at the Music Academy of the West for the academy’s 2014 Summer School and Festival. Read the article.
Sunny Jungin Yang Featured in the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times featured Thornton alumna Sunny Jungin Yang, who will join the Kronos Quartet this spring as the fifth cellist in the quartet’s 40-year history. Read the article.
Glenn Dicterow Mentioned in PlaybillArts
Violin faculty and the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music Glenn Dicterow was praised by New York Philharmonic Music Director, Alan Gilbert, in a PlaybillArts article. Read the article.
Margaret Batjer Highlighted in Broadway World
Violin faculty Margaret Batjer was included in a Broadway World preview of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s three-concert “Westside Connections” series, which Batjer developed. Read the article.
Alice Schoenfeld Gift Covered by the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times reported that strings faculty Alice Schoenfeld’s $10 million gift will establish the Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld Endowed Scholarship Fund for Strings Students. Read the article.