MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Symphony Orchestra invites the community to its spooky “Symphonic Halloween” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in Emens Auditorium. «Our…
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Symphony Orchestra invites the community to its spooky “Symphonic Halloween” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in Emens Auditorium.
«Our first venture into a ‘Symphonic Halloween’ concert will feature pieces typically associated with this unique holiday: Mussorgsky’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ and Berlioz’ ‘Symphonie Fantastique,'» MSO Artistic Director and Conductor Douglas Droste said.
Saturday’s concert begins with Mussorgsky’s eerie «Night on Bald Mountain» followed by performances from 2018 MSO Young Artist Competition Winners. Sage Hamm, the Steve Dingledine Senior Division Winner, will perform Camille Saint-Saens’ «Piano Concerto No. 2,» and Abigail Ko, the Ladonna Dingledine Junior Division Winner, will perform Max Bruch’s «Concerto No. 1» in G minor, Op. 26. After intermission, «Symphonie Fantastique» by Hector Berlioz will be performed.
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The symphony will offer refreshments in the George and Frances Ball Foundation Lobby at intermission. At the conclusion of the concert, Douglas Droste and MSO 2018 Young Artist Competition Winners, Hamm and Ko, will be available for a talk-back.
Tickets for youth in grades K-12 are $5. Ball State student tickets are free in advance with student identification or $10 at the door. Adult single tickets start at $25. For tickets, contact the Emens Box Office at 765-285-1539 or visit MuncieSymphony.org.
