A talk with Karen Ashley, artist manager and director of the Domingo/Thornton Young Artist Program with L.A. Opera.

The jazz faculty of the USC Thornton School gather and perform.

Polish composer Henryk Górecki’s music is featured in an afternoon of performances by Thornton and The Denali Quartet.

World renowned maverick conductor and USC Thornton alumnus, Michael Tilson Thomas returns to present an evening of reminiscing and music. With a variety of multimedia, “MTT” will share what it was like to be a student at USC during the tumultuous 1960s, embellished with musical selections he will conduct with the orchestra.

Located in the intimate and casual setting of Ground Zero, USC Thornton’s Jazz Night series features a variety of student jazz ensembles, directed by some of the top names in the music industry. Styles range from classic New Orleans swing to up-tempo Bebop, from fusions of jazz, funk, and soul to the hippest modern jazz around the country.

The Thornton Baroque Sinfonia delivers an evening of early English music, featuring Henry Purcell’s Come Ye Sons of Art.

In partnership with the USC Thornton School of Music and the USC Marshall School of Business, USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy presents a concert and conversation with Grammy Award-winning musician Peter Buffett.

The program includes Unstuck for large chamber ensemble, by internationally acclaimed Thornton alumnus Andrew Norman.

Hear from a select group of USC jazz musicians, led by USC Thornton Professor Peter Erskine.

Described by The New Yorker as “friendly, unpretentious, idealistic and highly skilled,” new music ensemble eighth blackbird, in residence at USC Thornton from October 13-16, performs 2009 Academy of Arts and Letters inductee Stephen Hartke's colorful new work, Meanwhile.  Prior to the performance, the composer will discuss the work and its influences.