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University of Illinois Wind Symphony presents Halloween concert

The University of Illinois Wind Symphony will present its “Orange and Boo” concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, in Foellinger Great Hall in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

The program features “Toccata and Fugue in D minor” by J.S. Bach, Joseph Schwantner’s “From a Dark Millennium,” “Phantasticke Spirites” by Donald Grantham, Malcolm Arnold’s “Tam O’Shanter,” “October” by Eric Whitacre and a perennial Halloween favorite, Modest Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain.” The performance will be conducted by Director of Bands Stephen Peterson and graduate students Sean Smith and Will Sugg.

The Halloween-themed concert features a costume contest and a “most terrifying scream” contest for attendees. Admission is free to anyone wearing a family-friendly costume and is $4 for all others. Tickets may be purchased online at KrannertCenter.com.

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