(Each Monday during the academic year, I feature a "Campus Highlight": a unique, interesting, and noteworthy student organization, program, or initiative that demonstrates the amazing things college students do each and every day across the country.)
Last week, I was listening to KUSC on Internet radio and was so pleased to hear a discussion about the University of Southern California Thornton Jazz Orchestra. They have won numerous awards, including Top College Big Band at the Monterey Jazz Next Generation Festival in April of this year. As their website describes, the band is the "flagship of the jazz studies department" that "performs worldwide at jazz festivals, as well as for marquee television and live performing arts events." The "ensemble concentrates on the hard swinging style of the classic big bands."
It's no secret on this site that I love all the amazing things college students do every day, and it was such a treat to hear about such an impressive group of students from USC. Even though I now live far from Southern California, just hearing about this group's accomplishments and talents made my night last week. Keep up the great work, folks!
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