Thorne Hall

Join us in Thorne Hall as wind instrumentalists from Oxy and from CalTech join forces for their Spring Concert.

This event is free and open to the public.

Puccini's only comic opera, Gianni Schicchi tells the story of the Donati family. Once one of Florence's most influential and rich families, they have fallen on hard times and their fate depends entirely on the will of Buoso Donati. When Buoso passes (spoiler alert) the fight is one! "Where there's a will, there's a way" in this hilarious comedy.

Puccini's only comic opera, Gianni Schicchi tells the story of the Donati family. Once one of Florence's most influential and rich families, they have fallen on hard times and their fate depends entirely on the will of Buoso Donati. When Buoso passes (spoiler alert) the fight is one! "Where there's a will, there's a way" in this hilarious comedy.

Puccini's only comic opera, Gianni Schicchi tells the story of the Donati family. Once one of Florence's most influential and rich families, they have fallen on hard times and their fate depends entirely on the will of Buoso Donati. When Buoso passes (spoiler alert) the fight is one! "Where there's a will, there's a way" in this hilarious comedy.

Professor Lalami has published four books, including The Moor’s Account, which won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, and The Other Americans, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction.

Hear why this legendary lead designer of Disney’s renowned theme park attractions, like Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Pandora: The World of Avatar, attributes the development of his creative voice to his Oxy education.

Joe calls this talk his “love song to liberal arts education.” Hear how he applies critical thinking plus skills in negotiation, investigation and leadership to turn ideas into action.

Stay in the quad after the talk for Oswald’s Carnival and Tailgate, featuring alumni-led band MarchFourth!

Mabel O. Wilson is the Nancy and George Rupp Professor at the GSAPP and a professor in the African American and African Diasporic Studies Department at Columbia University. She serves as the Associate Director at the Institute for Research in African American Studies and co-directs the Global Africa Lab. She is a designer/ historian on the architectural team for the Memorial to Enslaved African American Laborers at the University of Virginia.

Nā'ālehu Anthony is a Native Hawaiian from Ka'a'awa, O'ahu and is the founder of Palikū Documentary Films - a production company that focuses on documentaries and oral histories with a special emphasis on Hawai'i and it's people. Anthony has a vast array of experience in the film industry and has been immersed in the Hawaiian community throughout his life.

Directed by Nā‘ālehu Anthony, this documentary follows the crew of the Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia as they voyage around the world using traditional Hawaiian navigation methods and educating through cultural exchange. It’s an inspiring narrative that weaves together footage taken over the past few years and brings the story home.
 

The Music Department invites you to the Oxy Symphony Orchestra's Fall Concert. Join us in Thorne Hall for an evening of music directed by our new Director of Instrumental Activities, Chris Kim.