Sharon Lavery, resident conductor of the USC Thornton Orchestra Program, leads the acclaimed USC Thornton Orchestra in a bold and captivating program that bridges musical worlds, pairing Duke Ellington’s Night Creature and Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, both inspired by the stories we tell at night. This event concludes USC Thornton's Season Kickoff Week and is part of the 2025-2026 Signature Series. — Admission is free and open to the public. Please RSVP as soon as possible.