USC Thorton Chamber Virtuosi

The USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi  is USC’s premier touring ensemble featuring top emerging students performing alongside distinguished faculty members, violinist Lina Bahn and cellist Seth Parker Woods.

The Program

Kareem Roustom (b.1971)
Palestinian Songs and Dances (2024)
I. Oh, You On The Mountain for clarinet and string quintet
Louis Milne clarinet
Lina Bahn and Abigail Park violins
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Abigail Koehler bass

Jenö Hubay (1858–1937)
Carmen Fantaisie Brillante, Op.3 No.3 (1876)
Abigail Park violin
Andrew Edwards piano

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Étude No.11 (1915)
“Pour les arpèges composés”
(For compound arpeggios)
Andrew Edwards piano

Osvaldo Golijov (1960– )
Dreams and Prayers of Isaac of the Blind (1994)
I. Agitato, minaccioso
Louis Milne clarinet
Lina Bahn and Abigail Park violins
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.47 (1842)
III. Andante cantabile
Abigail Park violin
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Andrew Edwards piano

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Quartet for the End of Time (1941)
III. “Abîme des oiseaux” (Abyss of the birds)
Louis Milne clarinet

Jessie Montgomery (1981– )
Rhapsody No.1 (2021)
arranged for solo viola
Solomon Leonard viola

Sheridan Seyfried
Sextet for clarinet, string quartet, and piano (2010)
III. Con spirito
Louis Milne clarinet
Lina Bahn and Abigail Park violins
Solomon Leonard viola
Seth Parker Woods cello
Andrew Edwards piano