The USC Thornton School of Music
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The USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music brings together a distinguished faculty of world-renowned teachers and musically gifted students from around the globe. In this diverse cultural environment, students receive instruction in virtually all professional and scholarly branches of music.Founded in 1884 and today one of the oldest continually operating cultural institutions in Los Angeles, the Thornton School produces more than 500 concerts annually on the University Park campus and in venues throughout Southern California. The school consistently ranks among the top 1 percent of music schools and conservatories in the United States. Graduates attain positions with major orchestras, ensembles, recording studios and music industry firms, and perform on stages and in studios around the world.
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Divertimento in D (rondo finale), by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony with Daniel Lewis (music director) and Nathaniel Rosen (cello)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Divertimento in D (rondo finale), by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - USC faculty member Gregor Piatigorsky selected movements from Haydn's trios to create this "new" Haydn work for the baryton. The piece, scored for cello and orchestra by Ingolf Dahl, was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 04/17/79.
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Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tarrega), by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Author: USC Thornton School of Music; Pepe Romero (guitar)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tarrega), by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) - This performance by USC faculty member and guitar virtuoso Pepe Romero with his brothers, Los Romeros, was recorded at a concert in Bovard Auditorium on 02/11/2000. King Juan Carlos I of Spain watched at home via the Internet.
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Three Gypsy Songs, by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Author: USC Thornton Chamber Singers with Charles C. Hirt (conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Three Gypsy Songs, by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - In this performance recorded in Bovard Auditorium circa 1969, the USC Thornton Chamber Choir is conducted by the man who established the group in 1954, Charles C. Hirt.
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Wulfstan at the Millennium (Recessional: Toccata), by Stephen Hartke (b. 1952)
Author: USC Thornton Contemporary Music Ensemble with Donald Crockett (director)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Wulfstan at the Millennium (Recessional: Toccata), by Stephen Hartke (b. 1952) - USC faculty member Stephen Hartke's "Wulfstan at the Millennium" makes a direct connection to medieval music. This performance was recorded at United University Church on 10/22/1998.
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Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (mvt. 3 - excerpt), by Henryk Gorecki (b. 1933)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony with Henryk Gorecki (guest conductor) and Elizabeth Hynes (soprano)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (mvt. 3 - excerpt), by Henryk Gorecki (b. 1933) - Polish composer Henryk Gorecki came to USC for "Gorecki Autumn," a five-day festival of his music. This performance was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 10/26/1997.
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Canzon septimi toni No. 2, by Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554-1612)
Author: USC Thornton Brass Ensemble with Robert Marsteller (conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Canzon septimi toni No. 2, by Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554-1612) - For this performance -- recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 05/20/1973 -- one brass choir was on the stage, the other in an upper balcony.
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Sonata L'Eroica con sua Ciaccona, by Andrea Falconieri (1586-1656)
Author: USC Thornton Early Music Ensemble with James Tyler (director) and Inga LaRose and Janet Beasley (recorders)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Sonata L'Eroica con sua Ciaccona, by Andrea Falconieri (1586-1656) - This performance was recorded at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Los Angeles on 04/17/1998.
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Am See, by Franz Schubert (1768-1827)
Author: USC Thornton School of Music with Benjamin Britten (piano) and Peter Pears (tenor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Am See, by Franz Schubert (1768-1827) - Soon after Britten premiered his "St. Nicolas Cantata" in England, he conducted a performance at USC. The live broadcast on KUSC included the Pears/Britten performance on this recording, made in Bovard Auditorium on 11/30/1949.
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Solo Cantata: "Be Not Afraid," by Cristoph Bernhard (1628-1692)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony Strings with Ingolf Dahl (conductor) and Marilyn Horne (soloist)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Solo Cantata: "Be Not Afraid," by Cristoph Bernhard (1628-1692) - This performance, recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 12/16/1953, was made just a few months before USC alumna Marilyn Horne (B.M. 1953) made her operatic debut with the Los Angeles Guild Opera.
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Mid-Winter Songs (mvt. 4: "Mid Winter Walking"), by Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Author: USC Thornton Chamber Choir with William Denning (conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Mid-Winter Songs (mvt. 4: "Mid Winter Walking"), by Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) - This piece by USC faculty member Morten Lauridsen was featured at a concert marking the composer's 60th birthday, recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 11/18/2003.
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Concerto for Saxophone and Winds (rondo finale - excerpt), by Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970)
Author: Trojan Symphonic Band with William A. Schaefer (director) and Anthony Desiderio (alto saxophone)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Concerto for Saxophone and Winds (rondo finale - excerpt), by Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970) - This performance of faculty member Ingolf Dahl's "Concerto for Saxophone and Winds" -- recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 12/11/1959 -- was the first stereo recording made at USC.
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Close Your Eyes, by Bernice Petkere (1901-2000)
Author: USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra with Shelly Berg (director) and Kurt Elling (vocals)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Close Your Eyes, by Bernice Petkere (1901-2000) - This version of "Close Your Eyes," arranged by USC faculty member Shelly Berg, was recorded at Capitol Studios in May 2002.
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The Ballad of William Sycamore (excerpt), by Halsey Stevens (1908-1989)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony, Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Men's and Women's Chorales, with Daniel Lewis (conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - The Ballad of William Sycamore (excerpt), by Halsey Stevens (1908-1989) - "The Ballad of William Sycamore" was written by USC faculty composer Halsey Stevens for USC's 75th birthday festivities in 1955. This performance was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 04/29/1983.
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Scherzo in E Minor, by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Author: USC Thornton School of Music; Olga Steeb, piano
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Scherzo in E Minor, by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Olga Steeb had just returned from a successful European tour in 1919 when she joined the faculty of USC and enhanced its national reputation. This performance was captured by state-of-the-art equipment at Edison Records in New York City on 03/25/1922.
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Concerto for Piano No. 2 (mvt. 3 - excerpt), by Robert Linn (1925-1999)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony with Daniel Lewis (music director) and John Perry (piano)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Concerto for Piano No. 2 (mvt. 3 - excerpt), by Robert Linn (1925-1999) - Former USC faculty member Robert Linn's "Piano Concerto No. 2," written for colleague John Perry, was honored by the Kennedy Center. This performance was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 02/08/1990.
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Volpone (Act 1 - excerpt), by George Antheil (1900-1959)
Author: USC Thornton Opera with Wolfgang Martin (director)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Volpone (Act 1 - excerpt), by George Antheil (1900-1959) - USC's classical radio station, KUSC, broadcast the Thornton Opera's 1953 world premiere of "Volpone." This performance, featuring Caesar Curzi in the role of Mosca and Paul Knight as Volpone, was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 01/09/1953.
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March Miniature Viennois, by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Author: The Hancock Ensemble with William Strowbridge (conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - March Miniature Viennois, by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) - Captain Allan Hancock -- a significant champion of music as well as marine biological sciences at USC -- was the cellist in this performance by the Hancock Ensemble, recorded in Hancock Auditorium on 03/13/1947.
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Tarantella (excerpt), traditional folk melody
Author: USC Thornton School of Music/Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Tarantella (excerpt), traditional folk melody - USC faculty member Pepe Romero nurtured the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at the USC Thornton School. This performance, recorded in Hancock Auditorium in 1994, features Scott Tennant, arranger of an Inti-Illimani arrangement.
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Epiphany: Congratulations on Your New Self (excerpt), by Matt Roberts (b. 1982)
Author: USC Thornton School of Music/New West Guitar Quartet
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Epiphany: Congratulations on Your New Self (excerpt), by Matt Roberts (b. 1982) - This performance by the New West Guitar Quartet -- made up of undergraduate studio/jazz guitar majors at the USC Thornton School of Music -- was recorded in 2005.
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Slavonic Dance, op. 46, No. 1., by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Author: USC Thornton Symphony with Sergiu Comissiona (principal conductor)
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
USC Thornton School of Music - "Retrospective" CD - Slavonic Dance, op. 46, No. 1., by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) - This performance was recorded in Bovard Auditorium on 03/25/2004.
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