Texas Tech University

Let's Get Spooky: University Symphony Orchestra's Hauntcert

School of Music

October 15, 2019

School of Music logo with Bats

The School of Music at Texas Tech University's J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts is getting spooky by hosting this annual family-friendly Halloween event. The University Symphony Orchestra (USO) is set to present Hauntcert on Sunday, October 27th with festivities beginning at 2:00pm.

The School of Music at Texas Tech University's J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts is getting spooky by hosting this annual family-friendly Halloween event. The University Symphony Orchestra (USO) is set to present Hauntcert on Sunday, October 27th with festivities beginning at 2:00pm.

The USO invites the public to come out to the School of Music early for the following events to help get the community in the Halloween spirit:

• 2:00pm - Instrument Petting Zoo, Band Hall

• 2:30pm – Costume Contest, Hemmle Recital Hall Foyer

• 3:15pm – String Project Performance under the direction of Dr. Blair Williams, Hemmle Recital Hall

The Hauntcert will begin at 4:00pm with the USO performing works from Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, Wicked, Spider Man, A Haunted Landscape by George Crumb, Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner, and Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach. The TTU Flute Choir under the direction of Dr. Lisa Garner Santa will also be in on the spook-tacular fun. The concert is free and open to the public.