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Thornton alumna Anne Ranzani joined the Long Beach Symphony as the principal bassoonist. She also performs across CA as the principal bassoonist for the California and Monterey Symphonies. At Thornton, she studied under Judith Farmer and Shawn Mouser.

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Alumna Shou-Ping Liu will lead the New England Chamber Orchestra as artistic director during Connecticut Orchestra Month. The Concerto Night will take place on March 28 at Connecticut College, where Liu also serves as an assistant professor of music.
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USC Thornton alumnus Frank Valverde and his wife proudly own the Valverde School of Performing Arts in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, which they established in November 2005. This year, they are celebrating 20 successful years in the performing arts industry.

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Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, Chineke!, makes its Orange County debut under the baton of USC Thornton alum Vimbayi Kaziboni. This performance is on April 4, 2025, at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in OC.

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Thornton alumna Remi Wolf was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist in the 36th GLAAD Media Awards. These awards honor those with achievements for accurate and inclusive media representation of the LGBTQ community.

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USC Thornton Jazz Studies alumnus Paul Cornish (‘18) has signed with Blue Note Records and will release his debut album this summer.

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USC Thornton alumni Ben Gunnarson (MM ’24), Andrew Jacobi (MM ’14, GCRT ’16) and Mary La Blanc (’22) participated in the 60th Inauguration of the President of the United States on January 20, 2025.

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Composition alum Howard Yermish has been commissioned to write a piece for the Greater South Jersey Chorus. The work—scored for clarinet, marimba, soprano solo, chorus, and piano—sets poems by environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey and will premiere in May 2025.

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USC Thornton Keyboard Studies alumnus Julian Jaeyoung Kim (DMA ‘24) will embark on a European tour this spring, performing a concert series of all-Beethoven programs.
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USC Thornton Screen Scoring program graduate Chanda Dancy (GRCT ‘04) composed the score for the comedy film One of Them Days, released on January 17.
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Alumnus Ambrose Akinmusire's (MM ‘07) new album, honey from a winter stone, is out now. The album features improvisational vocalist KOKAYI, pianist Sam Harris, Chiquitamagic on synthesizer, drummer Justin Brown and Mivos Quartet.
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Michael Abels (‘84) and Austin Wintory (‘07) were commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to compose original orchestral works for the concert hall.
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Thornton alum Ludwig Göransson received the 2024 Eliason Merit Award from the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce – Los Angeles, on Nov. 1. He is being celebrated for his talent in creating diverse musical compositions.

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Tony Winner and Jazz Studies alum Renée Elise Goldsberry (MM ’97) will star in All In: A Broadway Comedy About Love, premiering Dec. 11 at the Hudson Theatre in New York.

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Remi Wolf (‘18), a USC Thornton Popular Music program alumna, was one of the headliners for Poguelandia, an immersive experience hosted by Netflix for fans of the television series, Outer Banks.

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Thornton alumni and faculty received 14 nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards. Awardees include arts leaders, composers, performers, jazz and orchestral ensemble members, and industry professionals representing artists.

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USC Thornton Vocal Arts alum Christina Linhardt and guitarist Shea Welsh released their folk and classical EP "Come Again."

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After winning the 2023 Pierre Fournier Award, Thornton alumna Annie Jacobs-Perkins will perform her debut recital at London’s Wigmore Hall on Nov. 26, accompanied on the piano by Dina Ivanova.

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Thornton alumna Katya Richardson won a New York Emmy Award for composing the score to the PBS special, Keeping the Pinelands. The documentary shows how people are helping the forests of the New Jersey Pine Barrens survive.
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Thornton alumna Dr. Noreen Green was appointed the Inaugural Performing Arts Scholar in Residence at Milken Community School in LA. She shares her perspective on Jewish music as curriculum enhancement.

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