Hauntingly Halloween
On Halloween night, the BPO transforms Kleinhans into a world of shadow, suspense, and orchestral storytelling. Led by Ron Spigelman, this hauntingly atmospheric program brings together music made for goosebumps, from John Williams’ Jaws and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique to Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre. Each work builds tension, drama, and dark beauty, creating a concert experience perfectly tuned to the spirit of the night.
When the final note fades, the evening continues. Stay after the concert for our Halloween Night Dance in the Mary Seaton Room, with a DJ, costumes encouraged, and the bar open late. It is the ideal way to turn a concert into a full Halloween night out, elegant, playful, and shared.
Program
Ron Spigelman, conductor
Jonathan Golove, theremin
Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano
George Brown, tenor
| SAINT-SAËNS | Danse macabre, Op. 40 |
| MUSSORGSKY (orch. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov) | A Night on Bald Mountain |
| GRIEG | Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46 IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| DANNY ELFMAN (arr. Dominik Svoboda) | Main Titles from Wednesday
Jonathan Golove, theremin |
| RACHMANINOFF | Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Jonathan Golove, theremin |
| HERRMANN (arr. Matteo Ressa) | Suite from Psycho |
| KHACHATURIAN | Three Pieces from Gayane III. Sabre Dance |
| JOHN WILLIAMS | Superman March from Superman |
INTERMISSION
| JOHN WILLIAMS | “Harry’s Wondrous World” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite for Orchestra |
| VIC MIZZY (arr. Henry George Page) | Theme from The Addams Family |
| RAY PARKER, JR. (arr. Luke Flynn) | Ghostbusters |
| STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (arr. Darryl Mackenzie) | Defying Gravity from Wicked
Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano |
| CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (arr. John Cameron) | Stars from Les Misérables
George Brown, tenor |
| ALAN MENKEN (arr. Sam Shoup) | Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors
Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano |
| PICKETT (Kevin Riley) | The Monster Mash |
| RICHARD O’BRIEN (arr. Jennifer Lindberg) | The Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Susan Lewis Friedman, soprano |
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