The Thornton School is noted for blending the rigors of a traditional conservatory-style education with a forward-looking approach to training the next generation of musicians. Highly regarded internationally, the school is widely ranked as one of the top 10 schools of music in the United States.[3]
The USC Thornton School of Music was founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999. It was named in honor of philanthropist Flora L. Thornton following a $25 million gift from her foundation.[4] At the time, this was the largest donation to a school of music in the United States. In 2006, she donated an additional $5 million to support the facility needs of the school.[5]
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In 2023, Jason King was announced as the new dean of USC Thornton, following Robert Cutietta stepping down at the end of 2022. [6]
Programsedit
USC Thornton offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees in more than 20 disciplines across the school's three divisions – Classical Performance and Composition, Contemporary Music, and Research and Scholarly Studies.[7] Many disciplines also offer graduate certificates.[8]
Thornton is one of the few highly-regarded music schools in the United States to offer a degree program in early music. Students of baroque, renaissance and medieval music (vocal or instrumental) may enroll in a specialized degree program.
Thornton was one of the first schools of music to offer an undergraduate program in music industry,[9] a program still regarded as among the best in the country, and currently offers both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Music Industry.[10] Thornton offers the only comprehensive program in Scoring for Television and Film.[11] It also has a program in studio guitar performance.[12]
In 2017, USC Thornton launched new professional master's degree programs in Arts Leadership;[13] Community Music;[14] and Music Industry, designed to train musicians in new ways to imagine a contemporary music career.[15]
In 2018, USC Thornton announced a new model of classical music education[16] for undergraduate Classical Performance and Composition students.[17] Hallmarks of USC Thornton's redesigned curriculum include restructured lessons, rehearsals, and classes to prepare students for a vibrant career in music.[18][19]
In 2007, USC Thornton alumnus and Distinguished Professor of Composition Morten Lauridsen became the eighth classical composer to receive the National Medal of Arts.[21] Two years later, in 2009, alumnus and Judge Widney Professor of Music at USC Michael Tilson Thomas also received the National Medal of Arts.[22]
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^"Community Music | USC Thornton School of Music". music.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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^Music, USC Thornton School of. "The USC Thornton School of Music Creates A New Model for Classical Music Education". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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^National Endowment for the Arts Website 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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The USC Thornton School of Music is a private music school in Los Angeles California Founded in 1884 only four years after the University of Southern California the Thornton School is the oldest continually operating arts institution in Los Angeles 2 The school is located on the USC University Park Campus south of Downtown Los Angeles USC Thornton School of MusicTypePrivateEstablished1884 1 Parent institutionUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDeanJason King 2023 present Academic staff200 1 Undergraduates500 1 Postgraduates450 1 LocationLos Angeles California United StatesWebsitemusic wbr usc wbr eduThe Thornton School is noted for blending the rigors of a traditional conservatory style education with a forward looking approach to training the next generation of musicians Highly regarded internationally the school is widely ranked as one of the top 10 schools of music in the United States 3 Contents 1 History 2 Programs 3 Performance halls and studios 20 4 Faculty 4 1 Choral Music 4 2 Classical Guitar 4 3 Composition 4 4 Conducting 4 5 Jazz Studies 4 6 Keyboard Studies 4 7 Music Education 4 8 Music Industry 4 9 Musicology 4 10 Music Production 4 11 Popular Music 4 12 Screen Scoring 4 13 Strings Harp 4 14 Studio Jazz Guitar 4 15 Theory Aural Skills 4 16 Vocal Arts and Opera 4 17 Winds and Percussion 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe USC Thornton School of Music was founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999 It was named in honor of philanthropist Flora L Thornton following a 25 million gift from her foundation 4 At the time this was the largest donation to a school of music in the United States In 2006 she donated an additional 5 million to support the facility needs of the school 5 nbsp Credit USC Thornton School of MusicIn 2023 Jason King was announced as the new dean of USC Thornton following Robert Cutietta stepping down at the end of 2022 6 Programs editUSC Thornton offers Bachelor s Master s and Doctorate degrees in more than 20 disciplines across the school s three divisions Classical Performance and Composition Contemporary Music and Research and Scholarly Studies 7 Many disciplines also offer graduate certificates 8 Thornton is one of the few highly regarded music schools in the United States to offer a degree program in early music Students of baroque renaissance and medieval music vocal or instrumental may enroll in a specialized degree program Thornton was one of the first schools of music to offer an undergraduate program in music industry 9 a program still regarded as among the best in the country and currently offers both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Music Industry 10 Thornton offers the only comprehensive program in Scoring for Television and Film 11 It also has a program in studio guitar performance 12 In 2017 USC Thornton launched new professional master s degree programs in Arts Leadership 13 Community Music 14 and Music Industry designed to train musicians in new ways to imagine a contemporary music career 15 In 2018 USC Thornton announced a new model of classical music education 16 for undergraduate Classical Performance and Composition students 17 Hallmarks of USC Thornton s redesigned curriculum include restructured lessons rehearsals and classes to prepare students for a vibrant career in music 18 19 nbsp Bing Theatre nbsp Credit USC Thornton School of MusicPerformance halls and studios 20 editBing Theatre Bovard Auditorium Carson Center Joyce J Cammilleri Hall MacDonald Hall Newman Hall Ramo Hall Schoenfeld Symphonic Hall Songwriter s Theater Tommy s PlaceFaculty editIn 2007 USC Thornton alumnus and Distinguished Professor of Composition Morten Lauridsen became the eighth classical composer to receive the National Medal of Arts 21 Two years later in 2009 alumnus and Judge Widney Professor of Music at USC Michael Tilson Thomas also received the National Medal of Arts 22 Choral Music edit Suzi Digby Jo Michael Scheibe Cristian Grases Nick StrimpleClassical Guitar edit Brian Head William Kanengiser Pepe Romero Scott TennantComposition edit Camae Ayewa Stephen Hartke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Composition Ted Hearne Veronika Krausas Morten Lauridsen Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Composition Andrew Norman Frank Ticheli Christopher Trapani Nina C YoungConducting edit Carl St Clair Michael Tilson Thomas Judge Widney Professor of USCJazz Studies edit Luciana Souza Katie Thiroux Clarence Penn Jason Goldman Otmaro Ruiz Jon Hatamiya Roy McCurdy Vince Mendoza Bob Mintzer Aaron Serfaty Darek Oles Josh Nelson Bob SheppardKeyboard Studies edit Michael Arrom Stewart Gordon Jeffrey Kahane Daniel Pollack Brooks Smith fr Alan Louis SmithMusic Education edit Robert CutiettaMusic Industry edit Kevin Lyman Brian Malouf Richard WolfMusicology edit Bruce Alan BrownMusic Production edit Jae DealPopular Music edit Paul Jackson Jr Alphonso Johnson Patrice RushenScreen Scoring edit Laura Karpman Garry Schyman Christopher YoungStrings Harp edit Lina Bahn Margaret Batjer Martin Chalifour Glenn Dicterow Karen Dreyfus Ralph Kirshbaum Yura Lee David Allen Moore Andrew Shulman JoAnn Turovsky Bing Wang Seth Parker WoodsStudio Jazz Guitar edit Bruce Forman Frank Potenza Richard SmithTheory Aural Skills edit Brian Head Veronika KrausasVocal Arts and Opera edit Rod GilfryWinds and Percussion edit Yehuda Gilad Julie Landsman Jim Self Allan Vogel James WalkerNotable alumni editMichael Abels composer Eric Abramovitz principal clarinet Toronto Symphony Orchestra Lorin Alexander composer Herb Alpert trumpeter and co founder of A amp M Records Piotr Anderszewski pianist Christophe Beck film and television score composer Marco Beltrami film score composer Alec Benjamin singer and songwriter Robert Bernhardt conductor Jerry Blackstone choral conductor Bruce Broughton composer Harold Budd ambient avant garde composer Roberto Cani concertmaster Los Angeles Opera Orchestra Todd Carey singer songwriter and musician Reeve Carney singer songwriter and musician William Edward Childs jazz pianist and composer Nicolas Chumachenco violinist Gerald Clayton jazz pianist Louis Cole multi instrumentalist and singer songwriter Rozzi Crane singer songwriter Daedelus producer and multi instrumentalist Tamar Davis R amp B singer John Dearman classical guitarist Martin Denny creator of exotica music Alan de Veritch principal violist New York Philharmonic principal violist Los Angeles Philharmonic Glenn Dicterow retired concertmaster New York Philharmonic Eldar Djangirov jazz pianist Dean Drummond composer and conductor William Eddins conductor Taylor Eigsti jazz pianist Jack Eskew arranger orchestrator Flea Michael Balzary bassist trumpeter and actor Grace Fong pianist and music educator Nmon Ford baritone John Frizzell film and television score composer Neil Galanter concert pianist Kathryn Gallagher singer and actress Sara Gazarek jazz musician and singer Grant Gershon conductor and pianist Rod Gilfry opera baritone Renee Elise Goldsberry actress Jerry Goldsmith film score composer Ludwig Goransson composer and conductor Annie Gosfield composer Donald Grantham composer and music educator Maria Grenfell composer Danny Grissett jazz pianist Tina Guo cellist Thomas Hampson lyric baritone Lionel Hampton jazz musician Lisa Harriton singer songwriter and keyboardist Jane Henschel soprano Wataru Hokoyama composer Marilyn Horne mezzo soprano James Horner film score composer James Newton Howard film score composer Matthew Howard principal percussion Los Angeles Philharmonic Izza pop singer songwriter and record producer Paul Jackson Jr jazz fusion guitarist Tommy Johnson film and television tubist tuba pedagogue Martin Katz piano accompanist conductor and music educator Vladimir Khomyakov classical pianist King Princess singer and songwriter incomplete degree Rudolf Koelman violinist professor and recording artist Thomas Kotcheff composer Robert Kral film score composer Giorgi Latso concert pianist and composer Morten Lauridsen composer Benjamin Lees composer Christopher Lennertz film and television score composer Charles Lloyd jazz musician Bear McCreary television score composer Mark McKenzie composer Angela Meade Metropolitan Opera principal artist soprano Moontower electro pop trio Ronald Muldrow jazz musician MUNA electronic pop band Roger Neill film and television score composer Kelley O Connor mezzo soprano Martin O Donnell composer for video games Dwight Parry principal oboe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Christopher Parkening classical guitarist Leonard Pennario pianist Jeff Peterson slack key guitarist P Q Phan composer of contemporary classical music Cynthia Phelps principal violist New York Philharmonic Elizabeth Pitcairn violinist Harvey Pittel saxophonist Gene Pokorny principal tuba Chicago Symphony Orchestra Basil Poledouris film score composer Harve Presnell singer and actor Brian Ralston film score composer Robert Ralston pianist and organist Lee Ritenour session musician Jessica Rivera soprano Leroy Robertson composer and music educator Robert Xavier Rodriguez composer Douglas Romayne film and television score composer Nathaniel Rosen cellist Elizabeth Rowe principal flute Boston Symphony Orchestra Patrice Rushen R amp B singer songwriter composer and pianist Stefan Sanderling conductor Andrew Sandwick bass clarinet Boston Symphony Orchestra William Schmidt composer Garry Schyman composer for film television and video games Tom Scott session musician Daniel Slatkin film score composer Jason Solowsky film score composer Lya Stern violinist Thomas Stevens trumpeter composer and educator Tomas Svoboda composer and music educator Salli Terri singer and songwriter Michael Tilson Thomas conductor composer and pianist Fiona Thompson cellist Martin Tillman composer and cellist Oleg Timofeyev musicologist and classical guitarist Dale Turner singer songwriter multi instrumentalist and producer arranger Zeynep Ucbasaran pianist Video Game Pianist Martin Leung classical pianist Walter Werzowa composer and founder of Musikvergnuegen Mack Wilberg conductor composer and arranger director Mormon Tabernacle Choir Remi Wolf singer and songwriter Andrew York classical guitarist and composer 24kGoldn artist and rapper incomplete degree References edit a b c d Music Academics USC academics usc edu Retrieved 2021 02 05 History USC Thornton School of Music Retrieved 2021 07 01 University of Southern California Thornton School of Music Ranking Acceptance Rate Tuition and More Music School Central 20 December 2018 Retrieved 2021 07 04 The 1999 Slate 60 The 60 largest American charitable contributions of 1999 Slate 17 February 2000 Retrieved 2021 07 04 Flora Thornton dies at 96 L A philanthropist and arts patron Los Angeles Times 8 May 2010 Retrieved 2021 07 04 Jason King named dean of USC Thornton School of Music 24 January 2023 Degrees amp Programs USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 08 01 Admission USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 08 01 Music Industry USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Music Industry USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Screen Scoring USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Studio Guitar USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Arts Leadership USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Community Music USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 Music Industry USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2021 07 18 Music USC Thornton School of The USC Thornton School of Music Creates A New Model for Classical Music Education www prnewswire com Press release Retrieved 2019 06 28 Classical Performance and Composition USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 The New Classical USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2019 06 28 USC Thornton announces five new master s degree programs USC News 2017 07 17 Retrieved 2019 06 28 Performance Halls amp Studios USC Thornton School of Music music usc edu Retrieved 2021 07 18 National Endowment for the Arts Website Archived 2012 04 13 at the Wayback Machine Michael Tilson Thomas NEA 2013 04 17 Retrieved 2019 08 01 External links editOfficial website USC Thornton Polish Music Center website Screen Scoring website Music Library at USC Libraries 34 01 23 N 118 17 08 W 34 023132 N 118 285435 W 34 023132 118 285435 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USC Thornton School of Music amp oldid 1206081450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
