music. Performance halls and studios Bing Theatre Bovard Auditorium Carson Center Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall MacDonald Hall Newman Hall Ramo Hall Schoenfeld Symphonic Hall Songwriter's Theater Tommy's Place Faculty In 2007, USC Thornton alumnus and Distinguished Professor of Composition Morten Lauridsen became the eighth classical composer to receive the National Medal of Arts. Two years later, in 2009, alumnus and Judge Widney Professor of Music at USC Michael Tilson Thomas also received the National Medal of Arts. The following list is limited to individuals who have articles in Wikipedia. Choral Music Suzi Digby Jo-Michael Scheibe Cristian Grases Nick Strimple Classical Guitar Brian Head William Kanengiser Pepe Romero Scott Tennant Composition Camae Ayewa Stephen Hartke, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Composition Ted Hearne Veronika Krausas Morten Lauridsen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Composition Frank Ticheli Christopher Trapani Nina C. Young Conducting Carl St.Clair Michael Tilson Thomas, Judge Widney Professor of USC Early Music Jazz Studies Peter Erskine Russell Ferrante Sara Gazarek Jason Goldman Alphonso Johnson Andy Martin Roy McCurdy Vince Mendoza Bob Mintzer Darek Oles Alan Pasqua Bob Sheppard Keyboard Studies Michael Arrom Stewart Gordon Jeffrey Kahane Daniel Pollack Alan Louis Smith Music Education Robert Cutietta Music Industry Kevin Lyman Brian Malouf Richard Wolf Musicology Bruce Alan Brown Organ Studies Popular Music Paul Jackson Jr. Alphonso Johnson Patrice Rushen Screen Scoring Laura Karpman Garry Schyman Christopher Young Strings/Harp Glenn Dicterow Karen Dreyfus Ralph Kirshbaum Andrew Shulman JoAnn Turovsky Studio/Jazz Guitar Bruce Forman Frank Potenza Richard Smith Theory/Aural Skills Brian Head Veronika Krausas Vocal Arts and Opera Rod Gilfry Winds and Percussion Yehuda Gilad Julie Landsman Jim Self Allan Vogel James Walker Notable alumni Michael Abels, composer Eric Abramovitz, principal clarinet Toronto Symphony Orchestra Lorin Alexander, composer Herb Alpert, trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records Piotr Anderszewski, pianist Christophe Beck, film and television score composer Marco Beltrami, film score composer Alec Benjamin, singer and songwriter Robert Bernhardt, conductor Jerry Blackstone, choral conductor Bruce Broughton, composer Harold Budd, ambient/avant-garde composer Roberto Cani, concertmaster, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra Todd Carey, singer-songwriter and musician Reeve Carney, singer-songwriter and musician William Edward Childs, jazz pianist and composer Nicolas Chumachenco, violinist Gerald Clayton, jazz pianist Louis Cole, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Rozzi Crane, singer-songwriter Daedelus, producer and multi-instrumentalist Tamar Davis, R&B singer John Dearman, classical guitarist Martin Denny, creator of exotica music Alan de Veritch, principal violist, New York Philharmonic; principal violist, Los Angeles Philharmonic Glenn Dicterow, retired concertmaster, New