The University of South Carolina (USC) Thornton School of Music reveals its 2025-26 Signature Series. This article only includes classical vocal events. The USC Thornton Chamber Singers and USC Thornton Concert Choir share the bill with a choral program led by Cristian Grases, Maestro Romans Vanags, and Tram Sparks. Performance Date: October 24, 2025 The USC Thornton Oriana Choir and {…}
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music has released a preview of its 2024 performances. For the purposes of this article only vocal and opera works are included. Opera scenes are led under the direction of music director Brent McMunn and resident stage director Ken Cazan. Performance Date: February 2, 2024 The new music ensemble Thornton Edge, is {…}
The USC Thornton School of Music has unveiled its Spring 2023 Live Event lineup, featuring a wide array of musical genres, including jazz, pop, and opera. For this article, we have highlighted vocal performances only. The USC Thornton Edge will showcase new works for large ensemble in February, featuring Kaija Saariaho’s “Quatre Instants” for orchestra and solo soprano. Initially composed {…}
(Credit: Craig T. Matthew) Andrew Norman will take on the position of associate professor of composition at his Alma Mater USC Thornton School of Music in Fall 2023. Norman is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in music. His work has been championed by renowned conductors such as John Adams, Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Rattle and David Robertson. {…}
The University of South Carolina’s Thornton School of Music and the University of The Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy have joined forces to present the U.S. premiere of Uljas Pulkkis and Glenda Dawn Goss’ “All the Truths We Cannot See: A Chernobyl Story.” The opera is set in the period of the Chernobyl explosion on April 26, 1986. The story follows {…}