USC Thornton School of Music

https://www.usc.edu/music
uscmusic@usc.edu

Main Phone: 740-6935
Main Fax: 740-3217

Main Office
MUS 402, MC 0851

Office of the Dean

Dean
King, Jason
740-5389
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Kessler, Stuart
740-5389
Reception
Doshier, Michael
740-6935

Academic Programs

Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Head, Brian
821-2343
Curriculum Coordinator
Gallo, Mayra

Academic Programs

Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
Lopez, Susan
740-3209
Senior Business Officer
Armato, Erin
821-2678
Budget/Business Analyst
Gonzalez, Adriana
740-6629
Manager of Human Resources
Rivas, Maria
740-2801
HR Payroll Analyst
Taylor, Amber
740-3204
HR Payroll Analyst
Burmood, Matt
740-7219

Admission and Student Affairs

Associate Dean for Admission and Student Affairs
Placenti, Phillip
740-8986
Administrative Manager
Lewis, Ligaya
740-8986
Student Services Coordinator
Doyle, Madeline
740-8986
Student Services Assistant
Nava, Yesenia
740-8986
International Program Administrator
Grillo, Vita
740-3215

Admission Main Line: 740-8986

Associate Director of Graduate Admission
Bellamy, Kit
740-8986
Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission
Jimenez, Brittany
740-8986

Student Affairs Main Line: 740-4721

Senior Academic Advisor
Bui, Viet
740-4721
Doctoral Advisor
Springer, Job
740-4721
Academic Advisor
Andrade, Daniel
740-8986
Academic Advisor
Wong, Nancy
740-4721

Advancement: 740-6474

Associate Dean for Advancement
Delgado, Phoenix A.
821-0703
Director of Major Gifts
Rios, Jonathan
821-1664
Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Coordinator
Rast, Alex
821-3132
Special Events Coordinator
Brown, Christina

Communications Office

Director of Communications
Calbi, Evan
740-3229
Digital Media Producer
Christensen, Sean
740-3233
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
Gasparyan, Deanna
740-3233

Community Engagement Programs

Director of Community Engagement Programs
VACANT
740-3129
Community Engagement Manager
VACANT
821-5375

Faculty Affairs

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Demers, Joanna
740-3126
HR and Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Burmood, Matt
740-7219

Music Operations: 740-6444

Associate Dean of Operations
de Caen, Jeffrey
740-6444
Head of Operations and Facilities
Munson, Marvin
740-6444
Operations Office Coordinator
Jimenez, Michael
740-6444
Operations Services Coordinator
Marks, Ethan
740-6444
Project Coordinator
Wang, Eric
740-6444
Scheduling Manager
Moon, Nathan
740-6444
Operations Division Business Coordinator
Lopez, Elena
740-6444

Music Technology: 821-5907

Head of Technology
Othmer, Fred
821-5907
AV and Multimedia Technician
Perkins, Kenzo
821-5907
Technology Office Coordinator
Avila, Ricardo
821-5907
Pro Audio/Studio Technician
Stoeffel, Joerg
821-5907

Piano Tech Workshop: 821-2365

Piano Technician
Nakamura, Yasuyo
821-2365
Piano Technician
Anderson, Alexander
821-2365
Assistant Piano Technician
Duke, Tiffany
821-2366

Production Office: 740-6444

Head of Production and Events
Pio Roda, Heather
740-6444
Senior Production Coordinator
Nagle, Tori
740-6444
Production Coordinator
Alvarez, Larry
740-6444
Assistant Production Coordinator
Schulz, Allie
Production Tech Service Manager
Knoll, Alex

Division of Classical Performance and Composition

Vice Dean
Grases, Cristian
740-0178
Division Faculty

Choral and Sacred Music: 821-5756

Chair
Sparks, Tram
740-3225
Department Coordinator
Gatewood, Woody
821-5756

Classical Guitar: 740-7399

Chair
Tennant, Scott
740-7399

Composition: 740-7416

Chair
Crockett, Donald
740-3126
Department Coordinator
La Cross, Gordon
740-7416

Orchestral and Conducting Studies: 740-7416

Chair
Livingston, Larry
740-7416
Department Coordinator
La Cross, Gordon
740-7416

Ensembles

Ensemble Manager
Basak, Michael
740-3132
Orchestra and Wind Ensemble Librarian
Anderson, Brent
821-1587

Keyboard Studies and Keyboard Collaborative Arts: 740-7704

Chair
Lucinda Carver
740-3117
Department Coordinator
Shafiee, Kyle
740-7704

Organ

Chair
Thomas, Ladd
(626) 441-6814
Department Coordinator
Shafiee, Kyle
740-7704

Strings and Harp: 740-7702

Chair
Bahn, Lina
740-7702
Department Coordinator
Park, JiEun
740-7702

Vocal Arts and Opera: 740-7704

Chair
Sylvester, Lisa
740-7704
Department Coordinator
Shafiee, Kyle
740-7704
Resident Stage Director
Cazan, Ken
740-1350
Opera Manager
Elwood, Damien
740-6451

Winds and Percussion: 740-7416

Chair
Lavery, Sharon
740-7416
Department Coordinator
La Cross, Gordon
740-7416

Division of Contemporary Music: 740-3224

Vice Dean
Holt, Sean
740-3224
Division Manager
Robinson, Amber
740-3224
Division Reception
Gamboa, Jullanar
740-3224
Division Faculty

Jazz Studies: 740-3224

Chair
Goldman, Jason
740-3224
Division Reception
Gamboa, Jullanar
740-3224

Music Industry

Chair
Garcia, Michael
740-3224
Industry Relations and Career Coordinator
Garcia, Libby
821-4217

Music Technology: 740-7416

Chair
Schmunk, Richard
740-3224
Department Coordinator
Johnson, Khafre
740-8141

Popular Music

Interim Co-Chairs
Schmunk, Rick and Johnson, Lyndia 
740-3224
Department Coordinator
Chea, Darro
821-2062

Screen Scoring

Chair
Cowen, Jeanine
740-3224
Department Coordinator
Johnson, Khafre
740-8141

Studio Guitar

Chair
Stoubis, Nick
740-3224
Department Coordinator
Chea, Darro
821-2062

Division of Research and Scholarly Studies

Vice Dean
Gilbert, Rotem
740-3213
Division Faculty

Arts Leadership

Program Director
821-2518
740-1895
Program Coordinator
Chico, Christian
821-5755

Early Music

Program Director
Gilbert, Adam Knight
821-6052
Department Coordinator
La Cross, Gordon
740-7416

Music Teaching and Learning

Chair
Ilari, Beatriz
821-5513
Department Coordinator
Chico, Christian
821-5755

Musicology

Chair
Gilbert, Adam Knight
821-6052
Department Coordinator
La Cross, Gordon
740-7416

Polish Music Center

Director and Curator
Zebrowski, Marek
740-9369
Assistant Director
Close, Krysta
821-1356