<p>Frank Ticheli, Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, has received the 2012 Art and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. This was the third time he has been honored by the AAAL.</p>
<p>Professor Ticheli has received other honors including the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize, A. Austin Harding Award, USC Dean's Award for Professional Achievement and honorary membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfornia.</p>
<p>Earlier in his career Ticheli was awarded the Lieberson Fellowship and the Charles Ives Scholarship.</p>
<p>A list of his compositions can be found on the USC Thornton website.</p>