School of Music

USC Orchestras

USC Symphony Orchestra and Campus Orchestra offer students the opportunity to study and perform music ranging from the standard symphonic literature to exciting new works for symphony orchestra.

Led by conductor Scott Weiss, the USC Symphony is the premier orchestra at USC and performs six concerts per year in the Koger Center for the Arts. Placement in the ensemble is through blind auditions in August, and the ensemble rehearses 5 hours per week.

You don't have to be a music major to be a part of the USC Campus Orchestra. With a less intense rehearsal and performance schedule, ensemble members can experience a rewarding artistic outlet.

USC Symphony Orchestra auditions

USC Symphony Orchestra 2019-2020 season

Orchestra Directors

Scott Weiss

Scott Weiss is the Sarah Bolick Smith Distinguished Professor of Music and director of orchestras. He conducts the USC Wind Ensemble and USC Symphony Orchestra and teaches graduate conducting.

Neil Casey

Neil Casey is the assistant director of orchestras at USC, as well as the conductor of the Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra in Savannah, Georgia. At USC, he teaches conducting, violin, chamber music, conducts Opera at USC and the USC Campus Orchestra.