EDUCATION: At Usc's Thornton School of Music, Moving Way Beyond the Canon

The school, celebrating its 125th anniversary, is noted for its faculty, alumni and practical approach. Among notables who were part of the faculty in the Thornton School of Music were William Primrose, Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky. They all began teaching at USC in 1962. Visitors have been known to get lost at USC, a 226-acre scholastic oasis in the middle of a sprawling city. This year the university has added some helpful signposts, like the huge banners trumpeting the 125th an...

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