The Thornton School’s Midori Goto presents student violinists, who perform works by Bach to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
February 14
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Jason Robert Brown, USC School of Theatre faculty member and composer, leads a vocal arts master class on his own songs.
Faculty violinist Peter Marsh is joined by faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald and guest artists in a concert of Bach pieces and more.
H. Robert Reynolds and Sharon Lavery lead the USC Thornton Wind Ensemble in Songs and Marches, and much more.
The USC Thornton School’s Midori Goto presents Thornton student violinists, who perform works by Johann Sebastian Bach to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
A stimulating conversation and performance highlight the life and work of Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Sarah Bullen, principal harp with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, presents a public master class.
Directed by Aaron Serfaty, ALAJE is a unique 10- to 14-member ensemble featuring all-student-arranged music.
Several colleges, universities and community churches band together to celebrate their devotion to gospel music and dance.
Cellist Andrew Shulman presents a Thornton School faculty recital.
The USC Thornton Concert Jazz Orchestra, led by Jason Goldman, presents the music of Thad Jones.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in the Thornton School’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.
The four virtuosos of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet join forces with comedy legend Phil Proctor of Firesign Theatre to present a new experience of the Don Quixote story.
At an event presented by BMI, Thornton School Popular Music students perform original songs in an acoustic setting.
Faculty pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, joined by violinist Irina Tseitlin and cellist Ronald Leonard, presents a concert of Prokofiev and the music and visual art of Michael Tseitlin.
USC Thornton School faculty present a daylong event demonstrating the many uses of drums.
Jazz studies faculty member David Arnay presents a recital of original jazz composition with Thornton colleague Aaron Serfaty on drums and special guest Nedra Wheeler on bass.
The ensemble’s music director, Donald Crockett, leads a concert of colorful and virtuosic works for large chamber ensemble by American, European and Japanese composers.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform funky tunes by the likes of James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in the Thornton School’s jazz programs, performing in a variety of student ensembles.
The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, featuring special guest Lucinda Carver, performs concertos by Bach and Telemann.
In this event presented by the Al Sherman Foundation, Thornton School Popular Music students perform popular tunes dating from the 1950s through today.
Join the Fisher Museum of Art for an afternoon filled with music, live entertainment and art-making activities, plus free food and refreshments.
A provocative multimedia performance features actress Vanessa Bell Calloway as Zora Neale Hurston.
A pair of concerts features new solo, chamber and vocal works by outstanding Thornton School student composers.
Following a pre-opera discussion, a satellite broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera will feature Wagner’s Gotterdammerung.
Conlon leads the USC Thornton Symphony in Dvorak’s Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, and Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole and Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloe.
The USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra presents an evening of standards and new compositions.
A fascinating evening of performance and conversation explores issues raised by blindness.
Conductor Hugh Wolff and the Festival Orchestra accompany seven leading international cellists in an evening of concertos.
The USC Thornton Jazz Honors Combo, a select group of Thornton School jazz musicians led by Jason Goldman, performs a concert of original music.
USC’s Polish Music Center presents two days of concerts featuring both California and world premieres.
Explore the unique contributions of African Americans to the literature of classical music, focusing on orchestral works by black composers past and present.
Independent publishers, writers, artists and designers come together for a unique, vital and historically charged event that pushes the boundaries of popular culture.
Double bassist Harold Robinson, of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Curtis Institute, presents a public master class.
The USC Thornton CreSCendo Vocal Jazz Ensemble, led by Sara Gazerik, headlines this ongoing series featuring a variety of student jazz ensembles.
Internationally renowned cellist Antonio Lysy presents a master class featuring works for voice and cello.
The USC Apollo Men’s Chorus and USC Oriana Women’s Choir present an evening of music from international composers.
The USC Thornton Wind Ensemble presents a concert highlighting the work of contemporary women composers.
The USC Thornton Concert Choir presents a program of sacred and secular music, exploring the emotions surrounding life’s fragility.
Classical guitar master and Thornton School faculty member Pepe Romero offers an up-close peek into his virtuosity via two master classes.
Renowned violinist Arnold Steinhardt, one of the founders of the Guarneri Quartet, visits Thornton for this master class.
Parents and kids are invited to the Fisher Museum of Art’s special Family Day, filled with art activities, refreshments and music.
Sey Ahn and Joshua Roach lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture, Holst’s The Planets, and a new work by Roach.
Carl St. Clair leads the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, Mozart and more.
Scholars, journalists and musicians come together for a daylong symposium commemorating Guthrie’s life, legacy and impact on American politics, music and culture.
Thornton School guitar students present the semester’s work in ensemble and solo performances.
Young student jazz ensembles from the community perform as part of the USC Thornton Outreach Program.
Thornton faculty member and Los Angeles Philharmonic principal timpanist Joseph Pereira leads the USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble in an evening of percussion works.
The USC Thornton University Chorus, led by co-conductors Seth Houston and Zanaida Robles, presents music featuring themes of love, work and redemption.
The USC Thornton Opera program and the USC Thornton Symphony present Britten’s riveting, timely story of paying the ultimate price for being true to one’s beliefs.
This ongoing contemporary jazz series features top players in Thornton School jazz programs performing in a variety of student ensembles.
In this event presented by BMI, Thornton School Popular Music students perform original songs in an acoustic setting.
Henry Gronnier, the new director of the chamber music program, leads three nights of nonstop chamber music performances by Thornton School students.
Created by composer Donald Crockett and poet David St. John, The Face is a multidisciplinary chamber opera featuring music, film and choreography.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform a selection of classic rock tunes from the 1960s and ’70s.
The USC Thornton Jazz Honors Combo headlines this ongoing series featuring a variety of student jazz ensembles.
The USC Thornton Chamber Singers, directed by Jo-Michael Scheibe, present works by great modern American composers.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform popular tunes from the 1950s through today.
The USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, led by music director Adam Knight Gilbert, presents a partially staged production of Francesco Cavalli’s classic opera.
Thornton School Popular Music students perform original tunes with full band arrangements in a nightclub setting.