{"id":61869,"date":"2021-11-03T08:41:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=61869"},"modified":"2021-11-03T08:41:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:41:38","slug":"halloween-fun-with-the-hays-symphony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=61869","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Fun with the Hays Symphony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY RAEGAN NEUFELD<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Sunday of Halloween, the Hays Symphony helped bring some spooky spirit to the community with their annual Creepy Classics concert.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert and its preceding activities took place at the Beach\/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on the Fort Hays campus. The pre-concert activities were packed with children of all ages, dressed for the occasion and ready to learn about music.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hays Symphony Creepy Classics Show\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3OOxdlJGUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe start before the music begins with a number of pre-concert activities,\u201d Symphony Publicity Chair Cathy Drabkin said. Drabkin also plays cello for the symphony. \u201cIt allows children to get their hands on instruments, expose them to the music that they will be listening to later on in the afternoon, and help them connect music to fun and family activities.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-concert activities included Spooky Music Tours, Creepy Arts and Crafts, and the story of \u201cIn the Hall of the Mountain King.\u201d There were also several stations where children learned more about the instruments that they were about to hear.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" data-attachment-id=\"61871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=61871\" 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stations were called Meet the Family, where musicians demonstrated how to play woodwind and brass instruments. In addition to this, the children also had the opportunity to visit the String Instrument Petting Zoo and Drumming Circle. These stations were interactive and provided the children with hands-on experience with string and percussion instruments.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pre-concert activities concluded with a Halloween Costume Parade around the building.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for why the Symphony puts on this event, Drabkin mentioned the hopes that the symphonic exposure will encourage the children in the future.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s really important to expose children to live symphonic music and to the idea of becoming music makers themselves one day,\u201d she said.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pieces for the concert included \u201cNight on Bald Mountain,\u201d \u201cIn the Hall of the Mountain King,\u201d \u201cDanse Macabre,\u201d and \u201cMarch to the Scaffold,\u201d from <em>Symphonie Fantastique<\/em>. Several selections from <em>Psycho <\/em>and <em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone <\/em>were also played and accompanied by a narration of <em>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow <\/em>and an interpretive dance, respectively.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s Creepy Classics was important not only for all of the normal reasons, but it was also one of the first performances with the full ensemble since the spring of 2020. Drabkin cited the university\u2019s performance guidelines for the cancelations of their shows over the last year and a half.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hays Symphony will be back on stage at Beach\/Schmidt for their Holiday Pops Concert. 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