4 KANSAN.COM ARTS & CULTURE + Symphony Orchestra will perform Halloween music at its annual "Spooktacular" concert SAMANTHA SEXTON @:Sambiscuit It's in every good horror movie. It fills the haunted houses and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up before any scare, and Halloween just wouldn't be the same without it. The unsung hero, ironically, is music. In the festive and spooky spirit of Halloween, the University's Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual special "Spooktacular" concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Lied Center. "This concert is by far the most exciting and unique performance the symphony performs throughout the entire semester," said Megan Haus- feld, a fourth-year violinist for KU Symphony. "If there is a student who has never been to a KU symphony performance, I seriously recommend for them to come to the Halloween concert," Hausfeld said. "This isn't like your 'typical' symphony performance. Many think that the symphony concerts are super formal, boring, only older adults attend and long, which is entirely not true." The concert will be more than the usual formal performance and one for which Hausfeld said she is "very excited." slotted to be performed. Other spooky music will include "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky; "Puss-In-Boots and the White Cat" from "Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich. Tchaikovsky; "Overture" from "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner; "Funeral March for a Marionette" by Charles Gounod; and "March to the Scaffold" and "A Witches' Sabbath" from "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz. The music performed at the concert is different when compared to the typical scores played by the symphony, with music from hit movies such as "The Fellowship of the Ring" Along with atypical music, the symphony will also show its Halloween spirit with an on-stage costume contest and will perform in costume. "All the students will be dressed up," Hausfeld said, which she hopes will add to the "feel" of a spooky and entertaining concert. Last year, the symphony played Stravinsky's "Circus Polka" during which a member dressed as a lion who escaped the circus was chased around the stage by a second student dressed as a lion tamer. Audrey Herren, cellist and orchestra librarian for KU Symphony, said there will be even more to see. "We're teaming up with the KU dance studios this year for two or three of our pieces," Herren said. "But I won't be giving any spoilers." "Spooktacular" is intended to be a family-friendly and fun concert with surprises for the audience, a children's costume contest before the performance and candy. "This show in particular feels almost interactive, with orchestra and audience alike in costume; we get to share in the experience even more," Herren said. "The audience feels more a part of the show and the orchestra can really connect with it's audience." The concert also allows for the students to interact with new types of instruments and a different atmosphere in order to help round out their educational experience. "It's been fun showing the new members videos of past Halloween concerts," Herren said. "The first rehearsal we took some time to watch previous skirts and it was fun watching the newer folks realize what it was we did, watching them get excited." Hausfeld said watching and helping the younger students enjoy themselves while learning is one of her favorite parts. "I love to inspire others, seeing other people enjoy music, smile, and laugh gives me so much joy" Hausteld said. Tickets for the concert are $8 for adults and $6 for children, but children ages 0-18 in costume are admitted for free. The costume contest will be held on-stage during the concert, but an instrument petting zoo will begin before the concert at 6:30 p.m. in the Lied Center Lobby. 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