Thornton School of Music Search Advisory Committee

Chair: Elizabeth Daley, Dean, USC School of Cinematic Arts

Lina Bahn, Associate Professor of Practice, Violin and Chamber Music; Chair, Strings (served 2021-2022)

Lucinda Carver, Professor of Practice, Conducting and Keyboard Studies, and Vice Dean, Division of Classical Performance Studies (served 2021-2022)

Joanna Demers, Professor, Musicology; Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Peter Erskine, Professor of Practice, Jazz Studies and Director, Drumset Studies

Michael Garcia, Chair and Assistant Professor of Practice, Music Industry Program

Sean Holt, Assistant Professor of Practice in Popular Music Performance; Vice Dean, Division of Contemporary Music

Beatriz Ilari, Associate Professor of Music Teaching and Learning

Lyndia Johnson, Associate Professor of Practice, Popular Music and Musical Theatre

Josh Kun, Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication, Professor of Communication and Journalism, and Director, Popular Music Project, The Norman Lear Center (served 2021-2022)

Susan Lopez, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance

Ronald McCurdy, Professor of Jazz Studies

Robin Romans, Associate Vice Provost, Arts and Academic Affairs, ex officio

Frank Ticheli, Professor of Composition