Thornton Winds

Event details Date: Friday, September 25, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Bovard Auditorium (ADM) - 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Type: Arts, Music Campus: University Park Campus Department: Thornton School of Music Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event Sharon Lavery, Conductor Bernadene Blaha, Piano Morton Gould - American Salute Harrison Chiang - Dreams of a Faded Wonder George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Hunsberger) Igor Stravinsky - Octet Michael Daugherty– Bells for Stokowski The Thornton Winds and Resident Conductor Professor Sharon Lavery perform masterworks of the wind ensemble repertoire as well as Dreams of a Faded Wonder, a new work by Thornton composer Harrison Chiang. The program showcases the groundbreaking American combination of jazz and classical styles in George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, featuring piano soloist and Thornton faculty member Professor Bernadene Blaha. -- Admission is free and open to the public. Complete programming and ticketing information for this event will be announced soon. Any details currently listed may represent only a portion of the full program and ticketing information. Please check back for updates! Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/usc-thornton-winds-20260925