CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present a free, Halloween-themed concert at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
“Halloween Extravaganza” is set for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 27. People of all ages can come out to Shryock Auditorium for the free concert.
Familiar sounds of the spooky season will be performed, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera Overture,” and others.
Organists Anthony De La Paz, Henry Evans, the Hyink trio, April Mitter, Kim McDannel, Jane Otte, Dr. James Reifinger, Corryne Shaw and Martha Stiehl will perform.
Costumes are encouraged but not required.
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Otte called the event “a concert with all-fabulous and local organists and musicians.”
“We had a great turnout last year,” she said. “The talent is enormous...when do you get to hear an organ played anymore, and one that is this ginormous?”
According to the university, the organ was installed in the auditorium in 1970. It was designed by a former professor, Marianne Webb, and renamed for her in 2001.
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With 3,312 pipes, Dr. James Reifinger said the Marianne Webb Pipe Organ is the largest instrument in the region.
“It has an otherworldliness quality to it, it sustains sounds, it can make a variety of sounds, it’s a very versatile instrument.”
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The Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Guild of Organists also covers Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky.
To learn more, contact ottejane@gmail.com.
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