The Future of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern CaliforniaRobert Cutietta, Dean of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, describes what the future holds for his institution, especially the 2008 launching of the new Popular Music Performance program - the first of its kind in the country, and some near- and mid-term goals for other programs at the school. Finally, he discusses some of the responsibilities of being Dean of one of the top-rated music schools in the United States.