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DePauw Band Presents Free Concert and Haunted House Sunday

DePauw Band Presents Free Concert and Haunted House Sunday

October 22, 2001

October 22, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw University Band, under the direction of Dr. Craig Paré, will present a Halloween concert on Sunday, October 28, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. The program, an annual event presented by the University Band, will include a variety of works for concert band that will appeal to listeners of all ages:

Festivo— Edward Gregson

The Whistler and His Dog— Arthur Pryor

Grand Serenade for An Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion— P.D.Q. Bach

On The Mall— Edwin Franko Goldman

Danse (Tarantella Styrienne)— Claude Debussy

Slava!— Leonard Bernstein

Join the University Band for an afternoon of fun, in preparation for "Tricks or Treats." Admission is free, open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend in costume. To learn more about the works to be performed, visit the University Band's web site by clicking here

Immediately following the University Band concert, the DePauw University student chapter of Music Educators National Conference (MENC) will sponsor its annual “Musical Haunted House” in the spooky confines of the Performing Arts Center Basement. Children ages 12 and under will have the opportunity to meet and hear all of the instruments of the woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion families, in addition to vocal and piano demonstrations. Admission is free, and open to the public. For more information, visit the DePauw MENC web site by clicking here.

For more information on either event, contact the DePauw University Band's office at (765) 658-4385 or e-mail Craig Paré(click on his name to send a message).

(top photo by Marilyn Culler)

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