USC Thornton School of Music - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Michael Abels, composer
• Herb Alpert, trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records
• Piotr Anderszewski, pianist
• Michael Balzary, bassist, trumpeter, and actor
• Christophe Beck, film and television score composer
• Marco Beltrami, Film score composer
• Robert Bernhardt, conductor
• Jerry Blackstone, choral conductor
• Bruce Broughton, composer
• Harold Budd, ambient/avant-garde composer
• Roberto Cani, violinist
• Todd Carey, singer-songwriter and musician
• William Edward Childs, jazz pianist and composer
• Nicolas Chumachenco, violinist
• Gerald Clayton, jazz pianist
• Rozzi Crane, singer-songwriter
• Alfred Darlington, producer and multi-instrumentalist
• Tamar Davis, R&B singer
• John Dearman, classical guitarist
• Martin Denny, creator of exotica music
• Eldar Djangirov, jazz pianist
• Dean Drummond, composer and conductor
• William Eddins, conductor
• Taylor Eigsti, jazz pianist
• Jack Eskew, arranger/orchestrator
• John Frizzell, film and television score composer
• Grace Fong, pianist and music educator
• Sara Gazarek, jazz musician and singer
• Grant Gershon, conductor and pianist
• Rod Gilfry, opera baritone
• Renee Elise Goldsberry, actress
• Jerry Goldsmith, Film score composer
• Donald Grantham, composer and music educator
• Maria Grenfell, composer
• Patrick Greppi, music industry
• Lionel Hampton, jazz musician
• Lisa Harriton, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist
• Jane Henschel, soprano
• Wataru Hokoyama, composer
• Marilyn Horne, mezzo soprano
• James Horner, Film score composer
• James Newton Howard, Film score composer
• Paul Jackson, Jr., fusion guitarist
• Tommy Johnson, tubist on film scores
• Martin Katz piano accompanist, conductor, music educator
• Jerry Kirkbride, clarinetist
• Robert Kral, Film score composer
• Giorgi Latsabidze, concert pianist, composer
• Morten Lauridsen, composer
• Benjamin Lees, composer
• Lesley Leighton, vocal performance
• Christopher Lennertz, film and television score composer
• Charles Lloyd, jazz musician
• Amy R. Martin, soprano
• Bear McCreary, television score composer
• David Allen Moore, classical bassist
• Ronald Muldrow, jazz musician
• Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano
• Martin O'Donnell, composer
• Christopher Parkening, classical guitarist
• Leonard Pennario, pianist
• P. Q. Phan, composer of contemporary classical music
• Cynthia Phelps, violinist
• Elizabeth Pitcairn, violinist
• Harvey Pittel, saxophonist
• Basil Poledouris, Film score composer
• Harve Presnell, singer and actor
• Brian Ralston, Film score composer
• Robert Ralston, pianist and organist
• Lee Ritenour, session musician
• Jessica Rivera, soprano
• Leroy Robertson, composer and music educator
• Douglas Romayne, film and television score composer
• Nathaniel Rosen, cellist
• Elizabeth Rowe, flutist
• Patrice Rushen, R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist
• Stefan Sanderling, conductor
• William Schmidt, composer
• Garry Schyman, composer for film, television, and video games
• Tom Scott, session musician
• Lya Stern, violinist
• Thomas Stevens, trumpeter, composer, and educator
• Tomas Svoboda, composer and music educator
• Salli Terri, singer and songwriter
• Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and pianist
• Oleg Timofeyev, musicologist and classical guitarist
• Fiona Thompson, cellist
• Martin Tillman, composer and cellist
• Dale Turner (songwriter), singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer/arranger
• Zeynep Üçbaşaran, pianist
• Walter Werzowa, composer and founder of Musikvergnuegen
• Mack Wilberg, conductor, composer, and arranger; Mormon Tabernacle Choir director
• Wanda Harasimowicz Wilk, musicologist and founder of USC Polish Music Center
• Pauline Yang, pianist
• Andrew York, classical guitarist and composer
• Robert H. Young, Professor Emeritus of Baylor University