<p>Midori Oto, chair of the strings department at the USC Thornton School of Music, announced Michael Tree will be joining the faculty in fall 2014. Michael Tree is a founding member of the Guarneri String Quartet and has performed in concert halls both in Europe and the U.S. More information about Professor Tree and his recordings is available on the Thornton website: USC</a> Thornton School of Music .</p>