USC Dornsife News

Still Life

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:35:00 -0500

Old California that he wrote for the city of Los Angeles' Birthday Concert on Sept. 8, 1965. All photos courtesy of Judith Anne Still." title="William Grant Still conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in a piece titled Old California that he wrote for the city of Los Angeles' Birthday Concert on Sept. 8, 1965. All photos courtesy of Judith Anne Still." /> Judith Anne Still '64 has devoted herself to rescuing the forgotten legacy of her composer father, William Grant Still.

Pillars of Support

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500

The lead gift for the Brain and Creativity Institute Building, which officially opened Nov. 6, came from longtime university supporters Dana and David Dornsife. Joyce Cammilleri donated funds for the performance hall.

The Musical Brain

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:50:00 -0500

Neuroscientists Antonio and Hanna Damasio, both USC Dornsife University Professors, supervise a five-year study that tracks the effects of musical training on emotional, social and cognitive development in children.

White Key to Have West Coast Premiere

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:51:00 -0500

The poem by USC Dornsife's Carol Muske-Dukes about "leaning up into love" will be performed in a musical composition by Reena Esmail.

Music Man

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:28:00 -0500

Watch the video >" title="Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo received his first guitar at age 7 from Zal Yanovsky, former lead guitarist of The Lovin’ Spoonful. His Hidden Hills, Calif., home now boasts a whole wall of guitars waiting to be used in his in-house recording studio. Cavallo has produced hundreds of records in the last two decades for artists from Green Day to Fleetwood Mac. Photo by Max Gerber. Watch the video >" /> William Wordsworth. Eric Clapton. Jane Austen. Bob Dylan. Grammy Award-winning music producer Rob Cavallo ’85 credits his knack for recognizing greatness to studying the literary classics.

The "Godfather" of Japanese Studies

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:10:00 -0500

Peter Berton grew up in Harbin, China, studied violin in Japan and moved to the U.S. to become an internationally known expert in Japanese politics and foreign policy.

Moonlight Sonata for Scientists

Mon, 23 May 2011 16:24:00 -0500

The piano in Ray R. Irani Hall provides molecular and computational biology students and faculty a welcome break from lab work.

An Awe-Inspiring Film

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:35:00 -0500

Senior Jake Bloch's honors thesis and first documentary, "Awe,” explores the intersection of science and religion.

Brains and Beauty

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:07:00 -0500

The Brain and Creativity Institute directed by Antonio and Hanna Damasio takes on humankind's biggest neuroscientific questions with intellect and an artistic soul.

Surfs Up on Broadway

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:39:00 -0500

Theatre Journal, as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) endeavor. Photo credit Pamela J. Johnson." title="David Román, professor of English and American studies and ethnicity, in USC College (left) and his undergraduate Zachary Wolf co-wrote a major performance review for Theatre Journal, as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) endeavor. Photo credit Pamela J. Johnson." /> USC College's Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) carves the path for collaboration between students and their professors.

Fridays Are Happening

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:59:00 -0500

With backup from some talented musicians, science takes center stage at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Reveling in the Ring

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:10:00 -0500

Jim Kincaid and the Master of Liberal Studies program join Ring Festival LA in sharing Richard Wagner’s four-opera cycle with listeners of all ages.

No Myths, Just Monk: The Story of a Musical Legend

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:11:00 -0500

Robin D. G. Kelley's newly-published biography of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk tells the true story of the man behind the music.

Renowned Scholar Joins USC College

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:27:00 -0500

Historian and author Robin Kelley comes to USC from Columbia University.

USC College Hosts Prominent Japanese Ethnomusicologist and Biwa Performer

Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:23:00 -0500

By Kaitlin Solimine September 2004 Music on one of Japan’s oldest instruments — the biwa, a type of lute — will be played and discussed at USC College Sept. 23 & 24 by a preeminent Japanese musicologist and...