
Carl St.Clair named one of the 125 most influential people in Orange County
Carl St.Clair, artistic leader and principal conductor of the USC Thornton Orchestras, was named one of the 125 most influential people in Orange County by the OC Register. St.Clair was recognized for his impact as the Pacific Symphony’s music director for 35 years. This list by the OC Register aims to highlight people who made… Continue reading Carl St.Clair named one of the 125 most influential people in Orange County

Anders Peterson wins second prize in clarinet competition
USC Thornton clarinet performance major Anders Peterson won second prize in the classical clarinet category of the 2022 Vandoren Emerging Artist (VEA) Solo Competition. The VEA competition began in 2010 as a way to identify the next generation of great clarinetists and saxophonists and acknowledge them for their talent, hard work and artistry. As the… Continue reading Anders Peterson wins second prize in clarinet competition

Emily Hsu featured in USC Trojan Family
“Second-year USC Thornton student Emily Hsu was featured in a USC Trojan Family magazine story about how students can forge their own academic paths at USC. Hsu currently studies violin performance at the USC Thornton School of Music and business administration at the USC Marshall School of Business. She also manages the Student Symphony Orchestra… Continue reading Emily Hsu featured in USC Trojan Family

Thornton students perform in Intercollegiate Studio Orchestra at Capitol Studios
USC Thornton graduate students Floriane Naboulet, Veronika Manchur, Emma Antonides, Youngeun Choi and Amelia Hammond recently performed in the Intercollegiate Studio Orchestra at Capitol Studios as part of the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive’s The Intensive 2022 workshop. The LAFCI is a media conductor training program created by Thornton alumni Angel Velez (MA ‘14) and… Continue reading Thornton students perform in Intercollegiate Studio Orchestra at Capitol Studios
USC Thornton Symphony and Choral Artists perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 – Mvt. 4
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Postcard from Morocco
The USC Thornton Opera Program is excited to invite you to our Spring 2018 production of Dominick Argento’s Postcard from Morocco. Presented by the USC Thornton Opera, together with the USC Thornton Symphony, Argento’s opera is a vivid – and often absurd – portrait of travelers frozen in time as they wait for their lives’ journey to continue. See the full photo gallery for Postcard… Continue reading Postcard from Morocco

Carl St.Clair and the USC Thornton Symphony to perform Mozart & Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Maestro Carl St.Clair and the USC Thornton Symphony have announced the program for their January 22nd performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The orchestra will be joined by Keyboard Studies faculty members Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald for Mozart’s artful Piano Concerto No. 10, K.365, for two pianos. In the… Continue reading Carl St.Clair and the USC Thornton Symphony to perform Mozart & Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall