Kent Nagano Celebrates Halloween

Ives, Hallowe’en
Dukas, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Dvorˇák, The Noonday Witch
Balakirev, Tamara
Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre
Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain

Kent Nagano, conductor

Thursday, October 29, 2015 – 10:30 am
To celebrate Halloween, Kent Nagano has created a musical program designed to evoke the mystery and suspense of the renowned Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns and Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky. It’s not for the faint of heart!  An event not to be missed!

For tickets and information: www.osm.ca 514-842-9951 or 1-888-842-9951

Thursday, October 29, 2015 – 7:00 pm
Marc Hervieux (tenor) and movie music excerpts will appear on the program for the concerts of October 29 at 7:00 pm and October 30 at 9:00 pm only. Marc Hervieux will perform two highly appropriate numbers: “This Is Halloween” taken from a Tim Burton film, and “I Put a Spell on You”, which has been heard in the cult movie Hocus Pocus¸ among other settings. Exceptionally, the concert of October 29 at 7:00 pm will include an intermission.

For tickets and information: www.osm.ca 514-842-9951 or 1-888-842-9951

Friday, October 30, 2015 – 9:00 pm
The audience will also get to hear an excerpt from the music to the renowned Harry Potter film series, another from the soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and the theme from Jaws. This evening will be hosted by none other than tenor Marc Hervieux, who himself will perform two highly appropriate numbers: “This Is Halloween” taken from a Tim Burton film, and “I Put a Spell on You”, which has been heard in the cult movie Hocus Pocus¸ among other settings. A program intended for music lovers both young and old – but not for the faint of heart!

To feel more at home in the ambiance for the evening, audiences are invited to attend the concert in Halloween costumes. Will the Maestro be wearing one? Concert-goers will have to be there to find out!

OSM Éclaté
After the concert on October 30 at 9:00 p.m. the party will carry on in the Salon Urbain, located in front of Maison symphonique and decorated for the occasion, with the OSM Éclaté evening. Setting the mood for this event will be the very talented DJ Abeille Gélinas, accompanied by percussionist Joanie Labelle and trumpeter Isabelle Verville.

For tickets and information: www.osm.ca 514-842-9951 or 1-888-842-9951