ABOUT THE PROJECT
This website exists as a Young Artist Project under the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. The main aim is to highlight the works of East Asian choral music composers and repertoire, especially through the examination of arrangements of traditional folk songs.
This USC Thornton School of Music Young Artist Project is made possible by the Rafael & Luisa de Marchena-Huyke Foundation.
ABOUT THE RESEARCHER
Rosie Ding is a mezzo-soprano and choral conductor born in Memphis, Tennessee, who spent most of her childhood in Beijing, China. She is currently in her senior year at the University of Southern California, studying Choral Music and Public Relations.
As a musician, Ding enjoys conducting and singing in choir. She is currently a member of the USC Chamber Singers, where she performed with Voces8 and participated in the ensemble’s Ireland tour in May 2022. Ding has also led and conducted rehearsals with USC’s Choral Collective for multiple showcases.
She is the vice president of the USC Student Chapter for the American Choral Directors Association, the Choral Music department representative for the Thornton Student Council and a student ambassador for the Thornton School of Music.
Outside of school and work, Ding enjoys dancing, learning languages, trying new food and planning for trips that never happen. You can often find her in bed with her beloved plushies, Sir Wobbleton and Bobo the Girl.