performed leading roles with opera companies in both
commissioned by a consortium of twenty-three
DAVID SPEAR, SCORING FOR MOTION PICTURES
the U.S. and Europe. Lightfoot holds degrees from
university ensembles. This work received its European
& TELEVISION
the Juilliard School, Tufts University and Columbia
premiere in June 2003 in Sweden at the International
Spear scored Dinosaur Secrets Revealed, a two-hour
University.
Conference of the World Association of Symphonic
program on the History Channel.
Bands and Wind Ensembles (WASBE). Ticheli’s new CYNTHIA MUNZER, VOCAL ARTS
choral work commissioned by the Pacific Chorale
Cynthia Munzer created an international vocal insti-
will receive the world premiere this coming year.
VII. PASSINGS
tute at the International Summer School UPBEAT
LIONEL HAMPTON, DMA ‘30
HVAR in Croatia. This institute brings recognized
Legendary vibraphonist and drummer Hampton was
master teachers from around the world to instruct
V. ENSEMBLE NEWS
a composer-conductor-bandleader who carried the
gifted students in violin, viola, cello, double bass,
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
dynamism of swing from the war years into the
piano, guitar, flute, conducting, chamber music and,
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has been nominated
1980’s, discovering new stars along the way. His big
now, voice. Faculty members Alice Schoenfeld, violin,
for this year’s Grammy Award in the Best Classical
band—by 1986 the longest-running orchestra in jazz
and Eleonore Schoenfeld, cello, have been frequent
Crossover Album category for their Telarc recording
history—included such luminaries as Charles Mingus,
master teachers for UPBEAT.
LAGQ: Latin. The group is comprised of four
Art Farmer, Joe Newman, Illinois Jacquet, Dexter
USC graduates, including current faculty members
Gordon, Lee Young, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe
Scott Tennant and William Kanengiser.
Williams, and Dinah Washington. Hampton died
ALICIA SCALZO, MM CANDIDATE IN CLARINET
at age 93.
PERFORMANCE
Scalzo won the second and E-flat clarinet positions
THORNTON EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
with Michigan’s Grand Rapids Symphony.
In April, the ensemble performed “Baroque Master-
DOROTHY JEAN HARTSHORN, MUSIC EDUCATION
works-Baroque Fireworks” in the 70th Annual Los
Former Thornton faculty member and chair of
Angeles Bach Festival to an enthusiastic audience.
music education, Dorothy Jean Hartshorn passed
NAOMI SEKIYA, DMA CANDIDATE IN COMPOSITION
away in late 2002. She had been with USC for
Meet the Composer, a national organization serving
42 years before retiring in 1989.
composers throughout the country, has selected
THORNTON JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Sekiya for a residency with the Berkeley Symphony
The Hawaii International Jazz Festival featured the
for the 2003-2004 season.
Thornton Jazz Orchestra with Shelly Berg and
TIMOTHY LINDBERG, VOCAL ARTS
Tierney Sutton.
Former vocal arts faculty member and long-time director of the Thornton Opera, Timothy Lindberg
IV. PREMIERES
THORNTON WIND ENSEMBLE
PETER BOYER, SMPTV ‘96
This past March, the Thornton Wind Ensemble
Boyer’s latest work Ellis Island: The Dream of America
performed as the featured ensemble concert at the
STEPHEN MAXYM, WINDS & PERCUSSION
for actors and orchestra with projected images was
CBDNA national convention (College Band Directors
Renowned bassoonist and dedicated teacher Stephen
premiered by the Hartford Symphony under Boyer’s
National Association) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Maxym passed away in late 2002. He was principal
passed away this spring after a long illness.
direction, and broadcast on National Public Radio’s
bassoon for the Metropolitan Opera for 36 years and
Symphony Cast.
taught in the finest music schools around the country,
VI. FILM SCORING & TV CREDITS NAOMI SEKIYA, DMA CANDIDATE IN COMPOSITION
SHELLY BERG, JAZZ STUDIES
Sekiya’s new orchestral work, Undulation (2002),
Berg co-composed the theme for the last season of
was premiered by the Estonian National Symphony
Dennis Miller Live on HBO. He was also musical
Orchestra with Olari Elts, conducting. Her Concerto
director of J Edgar!, starring Kelsey Grammer, John
for Two Guitars and Orchestra is scheduled to be
Goodman, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest, at
premiered on January 21, 2004, by the Berkeley
the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival.
Symphony Orchestra with Kent Nagano conducting. THOMAS NEWMAN, SMPTV ‘74 FRANK TICHELI, THEORY & COMPOSITION
Newman was awarded two Grammy awards for his
The Florida State University Wind Ensemble gave
theme for the TV series Six Feet Under. His most
the world premiere of Ticheli’s Symphony No. 2,
recent project was music for Disney’s Finding Nemo.
including seven years at Thornton.
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