We are proud to present all twelve orchestral theses of our Class of 2024!  Much like current professional practice, our MFA program treats the traditional orchestra as just one of many musical tools for scoring, alongside other acoustic and electric instruments, electronic and digital sounds, sound design and soundscapes, and everything else imaginable. But for the Thesis Session during our capstone LA semester, our graduating composers get to fully focus on large orchestra, and do so under perfect conditions. 

ROLL CREDITS!

Recorded on Sunday June 23, 2024 at Warner Bros' Eastwood scoring stage in Burbank, CA by the legendary Dennis Sands, pro tools operation and music editing by Adam Olmsted, Eastwood stage admin Jamie Olvera; orchestra with 70 of LA's finest musicians contracted by Peter Rotter and Encompass Music Partners, on-site contractor Laura Jackman; orchestra conducted by Anthony Parnther, concertmaster Alyssa Park; mixed June 25-26 by Dennis Sands at his Soundwaves SB studio.

Recording and mixing sessions produced by each composer.

MUSICIANS:

Violins: Alyssa Park, Tereza Stanislav, Lorand Lokuszta, Shalini Vijayan, Ben Jacobson, Charlie Bisharat, Molly Rogers, Mei Chang, Elizabeth Johnson, Chloe Tardiff, Sarena Hsu, Leonard Chong, Paul Manaster, Wynton Grant, Gallia Kastner, Paul Cartright, Stephanie Yu, Kayvon Sesar, Max Karmazyn, Hanbyul Jang, Marisa Kuney, Jordan Martone, Bianca McClure, Rocio Marron

Violas: Shawn Mann, Zach Dellinger, Rita Andrade, Nadia Sirota, Victor d'Almeida, Corrine Sobelewski, Jonah Sirota, Jordan Warmath, Drew Forde, Linnea Powell

Violoncelli: Jacob Braun, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Ro Rowan, Helen Altenbach, Christine Kim, Ross Gasworth, Ben Lash, Charlie Tyler

Contrabasses: Geoff Osika, Thomas Harte, Steve Dress, Nico Philippon,

Harp: Marcia Dickstein

Flutes: Sara Andon, Julie Burkert, Jenni Olson

Oboes: Jennifer Cullinan, Jonathan Davis, Marissa Honda

Clarinets: Laura Stoutenborough, Jonathan Sacdalan, Chris Stoutenborough

Bassoons: William May, Alex Garcia, Damian Montano

French Horns: Katie Faraudo, Kaylet Torrez, Adam Wolf, Preston Sheppard

Trumpets: Dan Rosenboom, Barry Perkins, Jennifer Marotta

Trombones: Steve Suminski, Ido Meshulam, Byron Sleugh

Tuba: Blake Cooper

Photo by Kristopher Carter

For more information, please visit the MFA program website.