Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra to host Halloween Concerts Oct. 30

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present its popular Halloween concerts at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall inside the Music Building, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

The 5:30 p.m. program is shorter and more geared to children. The 7:30 p.m. program will have additional music performed. The concerts are free to the public and no tickets are required; children may trick-or-treat inside the NIU Music Building at 5 p.m., until the start of the 5:30 p.m. concert, while supplies last. Concert attendees are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes.

The concerts will feature the orchestra musicians and KSO Music Director and Conductor LINC Smelser in full costume. The program will include: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint Saens; "Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets" by John Williams; music from "Frozen" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, and Christophe Beck; Imperial March" from "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" by John Williams; "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber; "The Black Cat Fugue" by Domenico Scarlatti and Jan Bach; and much more.

This concert is supported in part by the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation.

Changes in programs, dates, times and location of concerts will be posted on the website.

For more information about the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra or season tickets, call (815) 756-3728 or visit www.kishorchestra.org or the KSO's Facebook page.