Things to See & Do

Compose the Action! Ever wonder how a movie score builds heart-pounding suspense or pulls at your heartstrings? Step into the composer’s chair and discover the secrets behind cinematic sound! Guided by composer and CCM faculty member Manuel García-Baró, students will explore how music creates emotion, drama, and atmosphere in visual media. 

Join Professor Willsky-Ciollo as she explores how Thoreau was enmeshed in a decades-spanning project of crafting a theology of wildness. The focus of Thoreau’s theology—wildness itself—centers on the divinity extant in every person and in every molecule of creation.  In his writings, Thoreau leaves the door open to his readers, who he hoped would pick up the pen where he left off and write their own theologies of wildness.

Join historian Joanne Freeman for a compelling exploration of the Revolutionary era and the ideas, conflicts, and personalities that shaped the founding of the United States. Drawing on her extensive research into early American politics and public life, Freeman will examine how debates over power, democracy, and citizenship continue to resonate today. This engaging conversation offers new perspectives on the people and choices behind the nation’s beginnings.

Is talking the only way to have a conversation? Conversations happen in music, too! Explore musical dialogues with Marvento Duo in an interactive flute and piano concert for young listeners and their families. This interactive family concert will include a variety of flute and piano music from the Baroque period to the present. Through movement activities and listening games, discover the ways instruments communicate with each other. 

Driven by curiosity and a background in wildlife biology, Cynthia Fisher has created varied and philosophical works that seek to elevate mosaics beyond the world of craft and into fine art. Through inspiring cultural conversations, Fisher aims to engage the viewer in questioning our impact on the natural world.