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Solange<\/a> will be teaching a class at the University of Southern California<\/a>\u2019s Thornton School of Music in fall 2027, the institution announced on Monday. She will be leading classes and discussions for three years in collaboration with her team at Saint Heron, the multidisciplinary institution she launched in 2013.<\/p>\n USC announced the news of Solange\u2019s upcoming role during a sold-out event hosted at Newman Recital Hall on Monday. Solange and Thornton Dean Jason King held a conversation as part of the school\u2019s \u201cBeyond Category\u201d speaker series.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so deeply honored to expand my curatorial and research practices alongside Saint Heron within the academic space of USC\u2019s Thornton School of Music,\u201d Solange said during the event, according to USC Annenberg Media<\/a>. \u201cOver the last six years, 70 percent of my time has been spent in research. So to have the opportunity to broaden my tools and amplify a lot of the research we\u2019ve done in Saint Heron and the academia space is exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am really excited to help students find their when and why,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n The class, which will launch in fall 2027, is titled\u00a0 \u201cRecords of Discovery: Methodologies for Music and Cultural Curatorial Practices\u201d and will explore music curation.<\/p>\n \u201cFor decades now, I\u2019ve watched the evolution of music and music curation, and I feel like I have something adequate to add to the conversation,\u201d Solange said, according to Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n King highlighted Solange\u2019s ability to create worlds through music and therefore believes she is best positioned for the role.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the work that she does as a music curator is very singular and very unique, so I\u2019m hoping that she\u2019s going to bring that uniqueness into the classroom and [her] programming,\u201d he said, per the LA Times. \u201cI think she herself will be a model for how to do this kind of work and to do it differently.\u201d<\/p>\n Students have also expressed their excitement at the announcement: \u201cWhen it comes to multifaceted creatives, Solange is a big, big person in that realm,\u201d music industry student Leah Seldon told USC Annenberg Media. \u201cAnd she\u2019s a big inspiration to me in how I embark on creative journeys, and endeavors, but also when I think of people that are free, I think of her.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to her residency, Solange will become the second member of the Dean\u2019s Creative Vanguard Program. She will be following Raphael Saadiq, one of her frequent collaborators who joined in December 2024. Solange\u2019s presence as a member will bring a \u201cwide-ranging group of distinguished music artists and creative leaders to USC,\u201d the school wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n King highlighted the importance of bringing diverse perspectives to the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m fascinated by her approach and commitment to world-building. She\u2019s done that amazingly in all of these elite institutions and spaces where marginalization has unfortunately been part of those histories,\u201d King said. \u201cShe\u2019s brought people to the forefront in powerful ways. So I think she\u2019s going to do something similar here at USC.\u201d<\/p>\n As part of her role, Solange will also curate student-focused conversations and workshops with her Saint Heron team such as an upcoming February discussion about \u201cThe Making of Eldorado Ballroom.\u201d The event will offer a look behind the scenes of her multi-city series hosted at venues like the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.<\/p>\n Additionally, Solange will participate in USC\u2019s forthcoming symposium, during which she is set to discuss the work of women in classical work and composer Julia Perry.<\/p>\n The post Solange Will Teach Music Curation At USC In Fall 2027 As A Scholar-In-Residence<\/a> appeared first on Blavity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe news was announced during a sold-out event<\/h2>\n
Solange will also join the Dean\u2019s Creative Vanguard Program at USC<\/h2>\n