US EditionSolange Knowles Tapped as First Scholar in Residence at USC Thornton School of Music
Solange Knowles will lead USC Thornton's new music curation program, teaching courses and hosting workshops during her custom three-year residency, the school announced.
- On October 13, 2025, USC named Solange Knowles its first all-school scholar in residence, unveiling a custom residency to develop USC Thornton School of Music's music curation programs.
- Thornton dean Jason King said music curation is fast-growing and cited Solange's world-building via Saint Heron and her albums as key qualifications, while Solange joins the Dean's Creative Vanguard Program as its second member this year.
- USC says Solange Knowles will teach a course, host workshops, and help USC Thornton faculty develop music curation programs in collaboration with Saint Heron.
- The residency places Solange Knowles in the driver’s seat to shape USC Thornton School of Music curricular programs and curate student-focused conversations with her Saint Heron team, including one on The Making of Eldorado Ballroom.
- Solange plans to use the coming year to further develop her Records of Discovery syllabus with Saint Heron and draw on the Saint Heron free library recently launched to support students and scholars at USC Thornton.
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Getty Image While Solange’s big sis Beyoncé racks up the hits, the younger Ms. Knowles has taken a more circuitous path in the music business. It’s led her to some interesting places; she’s directing films, scoring ballets, curating events, and learning new instruments, proving that there is more to musicianship than simply recording music and performing concerts. Solange’s latest resume addition furthers that end; this week, she began a three-y…
Solange Knowles (Houston, 39) is much more than Beyoncé’s younger sister. She is a singer-songwriter, producer, actress, director, model, entrepreneur, activist. She also had a boutique in New Orleans; she has her own record label, Saint Records; and has created a library whose aim is to preserve African American and Latin American literature. If that’s not enough, she adds to the extensive list now that she has been named the first scholar resi…
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