BRIGHTESTandBEST

Scholarship Fundraiser

A Winter Gala

THE USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC &THE CHORAL & SACRED MUSIC DEPARTMENT

present

music.usc.edu

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 20167:30 PMBOVARD AUDITORIUM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 7:30 P.M., Bovard Auditorium

Jo-Michael ScheibeCristian GrasesTerry CravensKristy MorrellTram Sparks

Irene ApanovitchMichael DawsonErnest HarrisonDa’Jon JamesShou Ping Liu

Scott RiekerAshley RamseyAndrew SchultzKristen Simpson

CONDUCTED BY

So-Mang JeagalHanbo Ma Luis ReyesHye-Jung Shin

ACCOMPANIED BY

The use of flash cameras, video cameras, and other recording devices is not permitted.

Please turn off all cell phones.

Due to safety considerations, members of the audience are not allowed backstage

prior to or following the performance

BRIGHTESTandBEST

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER

A Winter Gala

WELCOME

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

I can't imagine the holiday season without the joyous singing of young people. Can you? The music, the fanfare, the joy of choral singing is what we all love. Tonight's performances by our choral students were prepared to provide a wonderful start to your holiday season. These young stars are here to shine brightly on you to radiate the magic of the season. Let it last from tonight onward.

On behalf of all of the students, faculty, and staff of the Thornton School of Music, I wish you and yours the happiest of holidays and all the blessings of the new year.

Robert Cutietta , Dean USC Thornton School of Music

FROM THE PODIUM

Welcome to the University of Southern California’s Annual Winter Gala: Brightest and Best. Tonight, two hundred and fifty singers, instrumentalists and conductors are thrilled to celebrate the magic of the season with each of you. Once again we come together as a community to celebrate the gifts of music, laughter, and warmth of friendship.

We are excited to share with you this evening some fruits of the culture of innovation and excellence that thrives at USC. The USC Department of Choral and Sacred Music was the first school in the United States to create a graduate and undergraduate degree in choral music. We are led by a choral-vocal faculty who are fully committed to the development of the choral musician. We consider it a privilege to pass on this legacy of excellence to coming generations of artists, leaders, and music-lovers.

Whether performing individually or collectively, the Thornton Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Apollo Men’s Chorus, Oriana Women’s Choir, and University Chorus each provide a depth and variety of experiences that enhance the comprehensive education of our students. We deeply appreciate those who have supported this program both financially and with their attendance at our events. We look forward to your continuing interest in the University of Southern California’s Department of Choral and Sacred Music events as we work to share our art with the people of Southern California and beyond.

Thank you for joining us for this evening of music and celebration. May your holiday season bring blessings to you and your family.

Jo-Michael ScheibeSing on! Fight on!

Prelude of CarolsUSC Thornton Scholarship Brass

VACLAV NELHYBEL Tower Music for Eight Trombones

USC Thornton Trombone Choir

I

GARY FRY A Merry Olde Christmas

USC Thornton Choral Artists

II

BENJAMIN BRITTEN "Wolcum Yole!"

"As Dew in Aprille"

"Deo Gracias" from A Ceremony in Carols

MORTEN LAURIDSEN "O Nata Lux" from Lux Aeterna

Arr. STEPHEN PAULUS We Three Kings of Orient Are

JOHN RUTTER"Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" from When Icicles Hang

Trad. PUERTO RICOArr. CRISTIAN GRASES Abreme La Puerta

Caroline Hales, harpMarissa Honda, oboeAaron Serfaty, congas

USC Thornton Concert Choir

III

NICK STRIMPLE A Christmas Flourish

USC Thornton Trombone ChoirUSC Thornton University Chorus

IV

WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI Lulajze, Jezuniu

WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI The Holly and the Ivy

DANIEL ELDER Crystal Sky

GIULIO CACCINISAMUEL ADLER Ave Maria / Spin Dreidel Spin

Sunmi Shin, soloistCaroline Hales, harp

USC Thornton Oriana Women’s Chorus

— INTERMISSION (TEN MINUTES) —

VJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Arr. HARRY HERFORTHMy Spirit Be Joyful

USC Thornton Scholarship Brass

PROGRAM

GARY FRY Deck the Hall

—Please stand and join in singing—Deck the hall with boughs of holly!

( Fa-la-la…!)‘Tis the season to be jolly!

Don we now our gay apparel,Troll the ancient Yuletide carol.

The USC Thornton Choral Artists & Instrumentalists

VITIM SARSANY A King is Born

Arr. HOWARD HELVEY Tomorrow Shall By My Dancing Day

WENDELL WHALUM De Mornin’ Come

Ethan Ahmad, percussionLuke Van Lant, percussion

Chiu Chun Ivan Tsang and Chung Ming Zen, soloistsUSC Thornton Apollo Men’s Choir

VIIArr. NEIL GINSBERG

Orch. KENNETH REGANHine Ma Tov

USC Thornton Choral Artists and Instruments

VIIISTEPHEN PAULUS "Winter Tidings" from Three Nativity Carols

ROBERT B. ANDERSON Huron Carol

BRAD HOLMES Star in the East

DALE WARLAND O Magnum Mysterium

MORGAN AMESAdapt. RICHARD AN

De King is Born Today

Caroline Hales, harpMarissa Honda, oboe

Emma McCartney, fluteDavid Rakita, soloist

Faith Liu, Isabella Custino, Juan Pablo Contreras, Da’Jon James, vocal quartetUSC Thornton Chamber Singers

IXBARRINGTON BROOKS Betelehemu

ERIC BARNUMOrch. KENNETH REGAN

Sweeter Still

Arr. SHAWN KIRCHNER Silent Night

Michael Dawson, Ernest Harrison, Edmond Rodriguez, soloistsUSC Thornton Choral Artists & Instrumentalists

Celebrate someone special this holiday season by making a donation to support student scholarships in their honor. For every $100 you donate, you will receive a commemorative ornament in the mail along with a special “in honor of” card that you can personalize as a gift for someone special. Ornaments will ship in early December.

Support a music student’s dream for the holidays!

1. Enter Number: 414442. Text: THORNTON3. Tap the link4. Complete the form5. SUBMIT GIFT!

simply text-to-give

Questions? Please call 213-740-6474 or email advancement@thornton.usc.edu.

BENJAMIN BRITTEN“Wolcum Yole!” from A Ceremony of Carols

Welcome, Welcome,Welcome to You, our heavenly King.Welcome, you who was born one morning,Welcome, for You, shall we sing!

Welcome, to you, Steven and John,Welcome all innocent children,Welcome, Thomas, the martyred one,Welcome, good new year,Welcome Twelfth Day, both in fear,Welcome Saints left and dear.

Candle Mass, Queen of bliss,Welcome both to more and less.Welcome you that are here,Welcome all and make good cheer,Welcome all another year.

“As Dew in Aprille”

I sing of a maiden that is mateless,Her son was the King of all Kings.From his mother he came to us quietlyAs dew in April that falls on the grass.His mother’s labor was painless and quiet,As dew in April that falls on the grass.As His mother lay there, he came quietly,As dew in April that falls on the flower branches.Never has there been such a mother and maiden;How fitting it is that this be God’s mother.

“Deo Gracias”

Give thanks to God!Adam was bound in sinfor four thousand years,although he thought thisnot too long.

It was all for an apple.an apple that he took,As clerics findwritten in their book.

Had the apple neverbeen taken,Then our Lady would haveNever been a heavenly queen.

Blessed be the timeThe apple was taken.Therefore we must sing,Thanks be to God!—Adapted from translations by Thomas Ajack

MORTEN LAURIDSEN“O Nata Lux” from Lux Aeterna

O born light of light,Jesus, redeemer of the world,mercifully deem worthy and acceptthe praises and prayers of your supplicants.

Thou who once deigned to be clothed in fleshfor the sake of the lost ones,grant us to be made membersof your holy body.—Translation by earthsongs

Celebrate someone special this holiday season by making a donation to support student scholarships in their honor. For every $100 you donate, you will receive a commemorative ornament in the mail along with a special “in honor of” card that you can personalize as a gift for someone special. Ornaments will ship in early December.

Support a music student’s dream for the holidays!

1. Enter Number: 414442. Text: THORNTON3. Tap the link4. Complete the form5. SUBMIT GIFT!

simply text-to-give

Questions? Please call 213-740-6474 or email advancement@thornton.usc.edu.

TEXT & TRANSLATION

Arr. CRISTIAN GRASESAbreme la Puerta

Open the door,I am on the streetand people will saythis is a slight (a snub), (dancing) to the rhythm (shaking),sweetie, of my heart.

Inside I seea covered shape.I don’t knowif it could bea roasted piglet.

NICK STRIMPLEA Christmas Flourish

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.

WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKILulajże, Jezuniu (Hushaby, little Jesus)

Hushaby, little Jesus, my little pearl, sleep, my dear darling. Hushaby, little Jesus, hushaby, sleep, and you, little mother, soothe his crying.

Hushaby, our beautiful Angel,Hushaby, you graceful little flower of the world.Hushaby, little Jesus, hushaby, sleep, and you, little mother, soothe his crying.

Arr. SAMUEL ADLERSpin, Dreidel, Spin

Dreidel, spin, dance, and turn:Chanukah’s glad lights we’ll burn.Chanukah’s lights we’ll burn:Dreide, spin, and dance, and turn.Eight great days for every JewMiracles of old renew:Gifts for fun for me and you,Eight great days for every Jew.

Arr. GINSBERGHine Ma Tov (How Good It Is)

How good it is and how pleasantfor brethren to dwell together in unity.

ABOUT

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHORAL AND SACRED MUSIC

Established in 1946 by Charles C. Hirt, the Choral and Sacred Music Department continues to be an innovator and leader in the development of undergraduate and graduate degree programs specifically designed for the choral conductor and church musician. The current full-time faculty consists of Cristian Grases, Jo-Michael Scheibe, and Nick Strimple, all of whom are specialists that lead regional choral and church ensembles and serve as clinicians and guest conductors in the United States and abroad. We are proud of the addition of our newest associate faculty members, Alvin Brightbill and Mary Mattei, who lead the nation’s first program in Choral Voice, and conductor and pianist Tram Sparks.

Departmental ensembles have achieved local, national and international acclaim through frequent performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; appearances at Divisional and National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and National Collegiate Choir Organization; and recognitions including Grand Prizes in international choral competitions. In summer of 2014, the USC Thornton Chamber Singers performed at both the World Choral Symposium in Seoul, South Korea, and the 12th China International Choral Festival in Beijing.

The departmental ensembles include: the USC Thornton Chamber Singers, an elite mixed-voice chamber chorus of thirty-three members; the USC Thornton Concert Choir, a mixed-voice ensemble of forty-three members; the USC Thornton Oriana Choir, a women’s ensemble of thirty-seven members; the USC Thornton Apollo Chorus, a men’s ensemble of twenty-seven members; and University Chorus, a one hundred-voice mixed chorus made up of students, faculty, staff, and community members.

SING WITH US

Interested in becoming a part of a USC Thornton choral organization? Please visit the “Sing With Us!” page at our website, music.usc.edu/sing.

Voice Placement dates for Spring 2016:

Monday, December 5, 2015, 2:00-6:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 6, 2015, 2:00-6:00 p.m.Monday, January 9, 2015, 4:00-7:00 p.m.Tuesday, January 10, 2015, 4:00-7:00 p.m.Wednesday, January 11, 2015, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Have questions? Send us an email at singon@usc.edu, call our Department Coordinator at 213-821-5756, or drop by and visit us in the Raubenheimer Music Faculty Building (MUS), room 416 between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 5:00p.m.

USC THORNTON CONCERT CHOIR

SOPRANOAnastasia Marie BarbatoMeera GorjalaGwen HowardLucy McKnightArielle MurphyKatie NesterMary PettygroveClaire RedlaczykXinyu SongMaia ThomasYi Zhou

ALTOSasha BartolHelene BurghoffAllison ChengJoanna Drivalas

Caroline HalesSze Wing HoBonnie KoGeovanna Nichols-JulienYuhan NiuSajani RajaKristen SimpsonSofia SmithClara Valenzuela

TENORAlexander EagerHenry Ogden MooreAllen Pearcy GaleanaEric QianSloan QuessenberryGarrett RapsilberScott RiekerChung Ming Zen

BASSLance Howard Ave AzusadaJohn DeMartiniYoung Wook (Justin) JeonRaymond KuCalvin LeungXingchen LiaoShaobo LiuFabricio MezaDan ParksNathan RemillardIsaac Yamamoto

WINTER GALA ORCHESTRA

SOLO INSTRUMENTALISTS

Caroline Hales, harpMarissa Honda, oboeAaron Serfaty, congas

PIANISTSSo-Mang JeagalHanbo MaLuis ReyesHye-Jung Shin

PERCUSSIONEthan AhmadBrice BurtonAmy KsandrShinkoog Lee

USC THORNTON SCHOLARSHIP BRASS

TRUMPETAndrew RodmanBryce Schmidt

TROMBONEMatthew Marchand

HORNAnna Lenhart

TUBAEvan Brock

WOODWINDSFLUTEEmma McCartney

CLARINETAugust Finkas

BASSOONAmber Wyman

USC THORNTON TROMBONE CHOIR

TENOR TROMBONEFrancois BogaertJon SieJordan Wainwright

Kevan FeyziKayla KoertingGwang Kim

BASS TROMBONEMatt KaratsuEmmamuel Rojas

PERSONNEL

USC THORNTON UNIVERSITY CHORUS

SOPRANOBetsy ArmourSarvia AquinoAnna AvetisyanHeidi BanhHelen BanhKarla BarajasRebecca BreitsteinIsabella BuiNaomi CahillKirstina CollinsAudrey DaleyAllyson HimelsteinMagdalen HronBonnie KoKi LeeYuxin LiuDaisy MercadoStefani MikovDi MuBeth NewcombKiera NowackiChristina OrcuttRachel PaikSofia SewellElisabeth ShimadaKathleen SullivanVictoria VastaLaura WachsmanMenghan WangEva WierzbickiNina ZhangALTOJi Eun Ahn

Giorgi Ben-MeirRebecca BrownKatie ChakAileen ChaoAmanda EdwardsCristina FigueroaAnnelle GregoryPei Pei HanPhoebe HeywoodSupitcha KansirisinHannah KulisPeng LeeLiza LevinaClara LevyJoyce LinSharon LivMary LoTingyuan LuoCristy LytalRuth MacDougallMilaena MartinezCherisse NadalNeha SataLynne SnyderJennifer TaiPetra ThiemannElizabeth TurnerTuanni VasconcelosYuet Ying Christina WangShelby WongYunting XieRebecca ZobeckTENORScott Altman

Max BrennerCaleb DeenEthan HamanCaleb HannanXie HeCameron HejnaJordan JuarezMark MalanSang Won ParkColin StaveYidu SunVibhu TiwariHaoze YuBASSBowei ChenMichael de VriesNestor DiazNick HalseyBernard HanJeff HarrisGib HentschkeVadim KorolikRyan McWilliamsHirak ModiDaniel Newman-LesslerAlex NorwickSamuel OramDan ParksBenjamin ShaperoAriel SmorichBrad ValentineJames WangKurtis WeatherfordSiyuan Xu

USC THORNTON ORIANA WOMEN’S CHOIR

USC THORNTON APOLLO MEN’S CHORUS

USC THORNTON CHAMBER SINGERS

TENORJoseph Michael Blundell IIIHeng CuiJim Harris DavidJichao DingYuzhou DouVasilije KatanicLuke Van LantNick OrlandoJustin SchulsohnYidu Sun

Chung Ming ZenTianyu ZhaoBASSPrayaas AggarwalAdam Thomas BarnettAnthony CasadonteAdan FernandezBen GlasserHao LuDavid Massatt. 1st Year Ph.D.

Daniel Newman-LesslerStephan PellissierNathan ReedJeremy SiegelBenjamin ShaperoIvan TsangCheng Wen

SOPRANOCaroline CoxFaith LiuMaggie PengEmily PetersonCassie SchmittLucie ShelleyKristen SimpsonHope ThompsonALTO Irene ApanovitchKate CrellinIsabella CustinoSupitcha Kansirisin

Yewon LeeShou Ping LiuAshley RamseyGeetha SomayajulaMaura TuffyTENOR Richard AnJuan Pablo ContrerasErnest HarrisonDavid RakitaEdmond RodriguezAndrew SchultzColin StaveHaochen Wang

BASS

Alexander Lloyd BlakeJacob BroussardMichael DawsonGuillermo GonzalezDa'Jon JamesBrian KellyKenny ReganJoshua Tan

SOPRANOJade AustinJingyao BuNaiyu (Ashley) ChenTiffany ChenClaire FiccaBlake FisherSarah FuhrmeisterTing GongAnika GutierrezKatharine LaMattinaSarah LuErin NogleSafiya Quinley

Anne RanzaniRina RitivoiuSunmi ShinEsra TiftikZexi WangZikun YangCayla Yasukochi

ALTORebecca AbmaCynthia Blondeel-TimmermanNadia CaldwellPreethi ChaudhariMadeleine CombsIsabella Custino

Kristen EastTamzin ElliottAbigail JacksonLauren JonesSamantha KosaiSophie MathieuAnna NadtochiyNatalie RamsyDominique SharpKeira StearnsKathy TuClare WallmarkAn-Min WuJenny Zhang

FLORA L. THORNTON ADMINISTRATIONROBERT CUTIETTA Dean

SUSAN M. LOPEZ Associate Dean for Administration and Finance

LUCINDA L. CARVER Vice-Dean, Division of Classical Performance Studies

JOB SPRINGER Doctoral Advisor Thornton Student Affairs

VIET BU, MM & BA CHORAL Academic Advisor Thornton Student Affairs

JEFFREY DE CAEN Associate Dean for Operations and Facilities Planning

MICHELLE MAESTAS Director of Operations and Concert Production

HEATHER PIO RODA Assistant Director for Production

TED ANCONA Recording Engineer at Alfred Newman Recital Hall

WOODY GATEWOOD Department of Choral & Sacred Music: Administrative Coordinator

DEPARTMENT OF CHORAL & SACRED MUSIC FACULTY

JO-MICHAEL SCHEIBE, DMA Chair

NICK STRIMPLE, DMA

CRISTIAN GRASES, DMA

MORTEN LAURIDSEN, DMA Distinguished Professor of Composition

TRAM SPARKS, DMA Sacred Music and Conducting

MARY MATTEI, MM Choral Voice

ALVIN BRIGHTBILL, MM Choral Voice

LISA SYLVESTER, DMA Diction

LADD THOMAS, D.MUS Organ and Sacred Music

SUZI DIGBY, (LADY EATWELL), OBE, BMUS (HANS) Churchhill Fellow, FRSA

WILLIAM DEHNING, DMA Professor Emeritus

JAMES VAIL, DMA Professor Emeritus

ALEXANDER L. BLAKE Winter Gala Coordinator

DEPARTMENT OF CHORAL & SACRED MUSIC TEACHING ASSISTANTS

IRENE APANOVITCHALEXANDER L. BLAKE

MICHAEL DAWSONERNEST HARRISON

SHOU PING LIUANDREW SCHULTZKRISTEN SIMPSON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHORAL & SACRED MUSIC DONORSWe are grateful to the following individuals who have made contributions to the USC Thornton Department of Choral and Sacred Music since July 1, 2012.

AnonymousGuy ArcuriRoberto AmicoElizabeth ArmourDr. & Mrs. Larry K. BallRobin BargerWilliam P. BausanoKatherine E. BelsheRoberta BissellAmanda & Steve BrighamDonald L. BrinegarRebecca Brown & Robert K. RasmussenDr. Jayne CampbellGenaro & Lai Tan CarapiaMarcia DeemMarge Moh-Wei Chen-HribarStephen CokerMaureen L. Condic & H. Joseph YostMichael CouncilStacey D. & Derrick E. CoxMr. & Mrs. Aaron N. CustinoHarold A. Daugherty, Jr.Janice K. & John K. DawsonNicole Michelle DebbiniAngel DelgadilloMerleen & David DevineGayle A. & Larry S. DickensonCindy DuncanCoreen DuffyPamela J. & Timothy D. EagerStephen J. EdwardsRodney EichenbergerSteve FicekElizabeth FlierStephen Ray FullerJames GagnonKaren GarrettLeonard GillThe Grases FamilyJosslyn FahrniNoreen Ellen GreenAnn GuerraMr. & Mrs. James H. Harter

William Hatcher & Darlene LawrenceCarrie HauensteinBilly HaygoodCarl W. HaywoodLinda HelmsBarbara & Wayne HirabayashiRichard L. HribarCarol C. & David A. HughesEvan M. HughesAustin HuntRobert M. IstadVicki & Grant K. IwataBuddy O. JamesGant W. Johnston & Elissa W. GershonDr. Lawrence KapteinLee Robert KesselmanRichard Lee KirtlandSeung Seop KoVinette KopetzCarol & Guy KroescheThe Samuel Lawrence FoundationDaniel LeeFrances K.N. LeeDr. Lesley LeightonDr. Iris S. LevineKatharine & Robert LoMary Ju Fang LoLouise H. LofquistHazel D. LordDr. Marguerite MarshMary & William MaysDavid L. MeansPatsy & Mark MechamDonald B. MillerMary C. MillerJoann & Edward MokslaveskasShirley & John G. MorganGisela M. MunozGail & Roy NagaokaKullanit NitiwarangkulThe Noble FoundationChristine M. Ofiesh

Anne M. PetrieJoy PhanSheryl & Glenn M. PhillipsCuc T. Phung & Thong H. NguyenDoyle PreheimPeggy RakonDana RiccardJolene RileyDr. Eunice E. RixmanLoreen & Leslie SakaiRose SapiaMargaret & Christopher SaranecEiko Sato & Raymond BatesMary & Jo-Michael ScheibeJack SchwarzSara G. ShakliyanBetty-Jean L. SherwinDelton ShillingJeffrey R. SlottowVirginia P. & Thomas C. SomervilleEthan L. SperryRenee StanleyMichael StrawToni & Nick StrimpleElisa R. StromMary & Phil StumpRachel & Scott SurdenElizabeth A. SwensenTown & Gown of USCElizabeth TurnerRonald N. TutorTeresa & Harold F. TwilleyLeslie J. & Jeffrey B. UngerBarbara & James Harold VailChristine L. VanderLeestRuth and Dale Eugene WarlandClint WashingtonElla L. WeilerJoan M. WismerJanice L. WymaVirginia & David W. YoderBetty YoungDr. Bart Ziegler

THANK YOU

USC THORNTON DEAN’S CIRCLEWe are grateful to the following patrons who provide crucial leadership support to be used at the Dean’s discretion to address the immediate and emerging needs of the school received through June 30, 2016.

PRODIGIO $50,000+

Terence and Katrina Garnett

VIRTUOSO $25,000 – $49,999

Larry and Jane Solomon Mary and Phil Stump

MAESTRO $10,000 – $24,999

Thomas and Judith BeckmenPaul and Marie BlochNancy and James DuntonJulie and John FogertyDoug and Julie GarnCarol Colburn Grigor

Carol and Warner HenryBarbara and Buzz McCoyRobert and Virginia NaeveChristine Marie OfieshStuart and Andrea Lee PosnockCarla TardioLois Robbins and Andrew Zaro

IMPRESARIO $5,000 – $9,999

AnonymousCarlos and Paula ArromYvonne BogdanovichSteven and Abbey BravermanDr. David and Deborah GinsburgKen and Judith Joy

Joel and Ricki KanterRichard KirtlandCarol and Guy KroescheCynthia and Jeffrey McCrearyThomas and Ann Marie NewmanAudre SlaterCharles and Geneva Thornton

AFICIONADO $2,500 – $4,999

Lou Adler and Page Hannah-AdlerJill and Andy BinsleyGemma Corfield and Don FagensonDean James G. and Gail EllisMichael Garcia and Julie ShepardMichael Garwood and Lynne BisagnoMichael and Diane GorfaineAnne and Tom HillFaith and Perry IshibashiRichard and Randi Jones

Roderick and Cheri JonesStephen A. KanterJerry and Terri KohlMarguerite MarshNena and David MarshJamie McCourtMarcellus and Suzanne McRaeJai and Gitanjali PathakSaravan and Shantha SutharshanaAlexander and Nenita TiuIan and Barbara White-Thomson

ANNUAL GIVING

USC THORNTON SCHOOL BENEFACTORSWe gratefully acknowledge the following lifetime contributions supporting student scholarships, faculty endowments, and specific programs received through June 30, 2016.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this list is complete and accurate. If an error or omission has been made, please contact the Thornton Office of Advancement at (213) 740-6474.

$30,000,000+

Flora L. Thornton Flora L. Thornton Foundation

$10,000,000+

Alice J. Schoenfeld

$5,000,000+

Adrienne Z. Westerbeck

$2,000,000+

Adams-Mastrovich Family FoundationElmer Bernstein

Claude and Alfred E. MannSima MannickWilliam E. Rutherford

$1,000,000+

AnonymousHerb AlpertBriggs FamilyJohn and Marion CartafalsaColburn FoundationWilliam E. and Jacque ConnorHazel CrandallJohn C. Herklotz

Florence Kerze-DunphyTherese Kerze-CheyovichFrank LantermanBarbara and Buzz McCoyGene Raymond Ruth Aura RossMichael Rudolf VogelStefan P. and Wanda Helen Wilk

$500,000+

AnonymousMarjorie M. BaileyAlbert and Elaine Borchard FoundationJaniece Leola BurnetteSandra Segerstrom and John DanielsJohn P. and Adrienne Aye DieterichGloria Gartz

Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationWarren L. MasonTiti Najera de MasonMartha and Robert Newman RaglandVirginia and Simon RamoJean C. RarigDorothy Richard Starling FoundationGladys Turk Foundation

USC THORNTON SCHOOL BENEFACTORS

$250,000+

Carl A. Braunger Ella Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationJoanne and Marcel GeorgeMaxwell H. Gluck FoundationIrene M. GortzCarol Colburn Grigor and Dunard Fund USASylvia Kugel

Lilli J. and John H. LaubAnne K. LipchakJean MillerPDP FoundationLeonora SchildkrautRandall and Barbara Smith FoundationRobert R. Taylor

$100,000+

AnonymousWilliam AlexanderHelen W. AzhderianAnna H. BingBroadcast Music IncorporatedLeo F. Buscaglia and Buscaglia FoundationCatalyne FamilyCarla and David G. CraneOrville W. DaleLowrie DavisonMari DanihelWalt Disney Company

FoundationVirginia Jeannette FaberKenneth GlennEleanor GrossmanSarah and Peter HackerLottie HarasimowiczBarbetta HeartwellHennings-Fischer Foundation

Frank and Louise HolmesKirk Hyde and Angie ProctorPeggy Keenan JerniganCheri and Roderick M. JonesRicki and Joel KanterLina Gale KingEllis KohsDeborah and Bert B. KurtinJohn KusmierskyLA Philanthropic

Committee for the ArtsMerrill Lynch and Company

FoundationFrank W. MarshallIrina C. MurphyStanley E. MusgroveMargaret NeeKrystyna and David NewmanDonald and Alice Noble

FoundationJohn and Jennifer NordstromHarlyne Norris

Ken and Eileen Norris Foundation

Christine Marie OfieshDarrell W. OrwigW. H. PhillipsPresser FoundationFredrick C. RedlichMabel Wilson RichardsGayle and Edward P. RoskiHans J. SalterRichard R. SciarrilliJosephine SmallFischella SmithDorothy D. StotsenbergPhil and Mary StumpElizabeth P. VasaLeon and Leesa WagnerIrene WalstromJosephine WarrenMeguila Seno WempleCaaron and Jon WillingerRobert Wood

$50,000+

Jessica AddisonDenes AgayMaria V. AltmannLeah Elizabeth & John C. ArgueMary Adams BalmatLeola R. BlairYvonne BogdanovichDavid Charles BohnettJohn and Pauline BonadelleMary J. and

Albert John Centofante

CGLC Charitable TrustBonnie S. and Richard W. CookMartin L. DugaHarvey M. EricksonJulie and John C. FogertyTerence and Katrina GarnettBettie and Raymond L. GeilerBonnie W. GreenMaria T. HalsteadArm and Hammer Found.Carol and Warner Henry

Hoffman FoundationWendell HossLewis I. JankowitzKen and Judith Joy Family FoundationBruce and Jean Haynes JuellKathleen KennedyJerry and Terri KohlHelen LindhurstMary MalloyAdele Marcus Foundation, Inc.

$25,000+

AnonymousSigrid H. and Ralph B. AllmanAmerican Society of

ComposersAvery Dennison CorporationBank of AmericaMargaret and David BarryHanna BauerJohn & Arthur Beare, Ltd.Margaret and Wayne BemisBlackrock Financial

ManagementAileen BlumenthalPatricia W. BodleSandra and Scott BorchettaElaine ButtrudJean and Joseph A. CapalboNadine and Edward CarsonChristies, Inc.Mary Levin CutlerD’Addario FoundationDeloitte and Touche, LLPCarl and Roberta Deutsch FoundationDynamic Information Systems CorporationMari and Edmund D. Edelman FoundationGail G. Ellis FoundationEMI Music PublishingFirst Lutheran ChurchDonald M. FischerKaren and David FrancisGainer Investments, Ltd.Beverly & Herbert M. Gelfand

Dr. David and Deborah Gins-burgMichael S. GorfaineAudrey and Vaughn GregorGuerrieri FamilyAlice HarnellIrving Harris FoundationHarvard-Westlake SchoolOlive Juliet HedgesJames Newton Howard Ida HurwitzJames Irvine FoundationRandi and Richard JonesJonathan and Faye KellermanRichard KirtlandElin Newren KlockLloyd S. LantermanWalter Lantz FoundationVictoria A. and Ronald LaranetaMorten LauridsenCharlotte and Russell LesserLos Angeles Alumni Mu Phi EpsilonLos Angeles Philharmonic AssociationMaurice Marciano Family FoundationGenevieve A. &

William H. McGurtyRichard McIlveryCarl Frayser McLarandMalcolm McNabDarrelyn and David V. MelilliGail Munford

Julie and Robert NagelhoutNakamichi FoundationRaymond R. NeevelNorthrup Grumman

FoundationThe Opera Buffs, Inc.Jacqueline & Gregor PiatigorskyDavid J. PollockRCK, Inc.Atlantic Richfield FoundationRalph SargentM.S. Sater and Company, Inc.Pamela and Charles SchroederEudice Shapiro and George KastAlan and Sandra SilvestriJames F. SmithLarry and Jane SolomonAbraham SomerJulia T. StahlMarc and Eva Stern FoundationKarl SwearingenSharon A. &

Joseph Santo TedescoSara C. and Harold ThompsonRonald Leigh ThornleyPasha and W. Laney ThorntonTrojan League of Los Angeles

AlumnaeAmy and Harvey WaggonerWarner Brothers, Inc.Torrey H. WebbPenelope J. & Ralph O. Wilcox

THORNTON LEGACY SOCIETY PATRONS

We graciously thank the following individuals for including the USC Thornton School of Music in their estate planning.Anonymous*Nancy C. BrownJohn and Marion Cartafalsa*Peggy Catton-KehrOrville W. Dale

John P. and Adrienne Aye Dieterich*John C. HerklotzCraig KincaidF. Roger and Mary Lindsay

Jean Miller*William E. Rutherford*Alice Schoenfeld*Marty &

Shigemi Matsumoto Stark*Irrevocable life pledges

ICYOLA ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY CONCERTSATURDAY | JANUARY 14, 2017 | 3:00 PMWILTERN THEATRE

USC Thornton Chamber Singers Charles Dickerson and Jeffrey Kahane, Conductors

USC CHORAL AND SACRED MUSIC DEPARTMENT CONCERTSKALEIDOSCOPESUNDAY | APRIL 9, 2017 | 7:00 PMALFRED NEWMAN RECITAL HALL

USC Thornton Apollo Men’s Chorus and Oriana Women’s Choir

MUSIC UNDER OPPRESSIONFRIDAY | APRIL 21, 2017 | 8:00 PMST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL

ADMISSION: $5 AT THE DOOR.

USC Thornton University Chorus

PRAYERS AND INTERCESSIONSSATURDAY | APRIL 29, 2017 | 7:30 PMST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL

USC Thornton Chamber Singers

COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION OUTREACH EVENTS

USC CHORAL INVITATIONAL FESTIVALSATURDAY | FEBRUARY 25, 2017 | 1:00 PM & 7:00PMNEWMAN RECITAL HALL

USC Choral Invitational Festival for High School and Community College Choirs. Joseph Flum-merfelt and Iris Levine, adjudicators.

CHORAL MUSIC STUDENT RECITALS

BA CHORAL LAB CONCERTFRIDAY | DECEMBER 2 , 2016| 2:00 PMJEANETTE MACDONALD RECITAL HALL

KIRSTINA COLLINS, DMA AND ANDREW SCHULTZ, DMA, GRADUATE RECITALTUESDAY | FEBRUARY 28, 2017 | 7:30 PMJEANETTE MACDONALD RECITAL HALL

DANIEL NEWMAN-LESSLER, MM, GRADUATE RECITALTUESDAY | APRIL 18, 2017 | 7:30 PMJEANETTE MACDONALD RECITAL HALL

UPCOMING EVENTS

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