Celebrate Halloween with the CCM Philharmonia
CCM's student orchestra will perform in costume for Oct. 31 concert
Experience a tuneful take on "Trick or Treat" during CCM's Halloween concert! Bring your costumes and we'll bring the candy!
The CCM Philharmonia student orchestra invites you to celebrate Halloween with a concert of fantastical masterpieces beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Corbett Auditorium. Dress up in your "Halloween best" and join the CCM Philharmonia in costume for an evening of music that explores dreams, nightmares, fairies and magic. Tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.
Under the direction of CCM faculty member Mark Gibson, this Halloween concert is led by the gifted students from CCM's orchestral conducting program. The evening includes performances of Felix Mendelssohn's overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream conducted by Carlos Avendaño-Garcia, selections from Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel conducted by Alfonso Keller-Casielles, Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain conducted by Yuval Barak, Camille Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre conducted by Sandra Cepero Alvarez and "Dream of the Night of the Sabbath" from Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique conducted by Moyue Zhou.
The performance of "Song of the Sandman," "Evening Prayer" and "Dream Pantomime" from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel features student singers Eric Riedel as Sandman, Shir Ordo as Hansel and Alea Mauriello-Vernon as Gretel. Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre features student soloist Hyunwoo Park, violin.
Experience a tuneful take on "Trick or Treat" during CCM's special Halloween concert! Bring your costumes and we'll bring the candy! The festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Buy tickets online.
Halloween: Dreams and Nightmares
CCM Philharmonia
Mark Gibson, music director and conductor
Performance Time
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31
- Estimated run time: 65 minutes
Location
University of Cincinnati
Purchasing Tickets
Tickets: $19.50 adult, $15 student, $15 UC faculty/staff, $10 UC student, $5 CCM student; group discounts available.
Experiencing the magic of CCM OnStage has never been easier! Purchase your tickets:
- Online at ccmonstage.universitytickets.com
- Over the phone at 513-556-4183
- In person at the CCM Box Office in the Atrium of UC's Corbett Center for the Performing Arts
CCM’s Box Office hours are Tue-Fri from 1-5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain for ticketed performances. Hours subject to change based on the University of Cincinnati calendar. Our Box Office staff is always ready to answer your questions by phone at 513-556-4183 or email at boxoff@uc.edu.
UC student, faculty & staff ticket options
Current UC students can purchase up to two tickets for each CCM OnStage concert and show at the discounted rate of just $10 per ticket; the discounted rate for current CCM students is $5 per ticket. Learn more about student tickets.
Current UC faculty and staff can purchase up to two tickets for each CCM OnStage concert or show at discounted rates (prices vary by performance). Learn more on the Box Office website.
Directions and Parking
CCM is located on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. For detailed driving directions, visit ccm.uc.edu/directions.
Parking is available in UC's CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Effective July 1, 2023, all University of Cincinnati Parking Services locations are cashless. Pay for parking securely with your credit/debit card. All major credit cards accepted.
CCM OnStage patrons can add pre-paid parking to their checkout carts when purchasing tickets. Pre-paid parking is date/performance specific. CCM Garage parking rates for a performance or special event is usually available for $10-15. Learn more about parking at UC's CCM Garage.
For additional information on parking at UC, please visit uc.edu/about/parking.
Next OnStage
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Below, watch a preview of CCM's production of Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera, playing Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2024. Learn more about the opera.
Featured image at top: Students perform in the CCM Philharmonia orchestra. Photo/Mark Lyons
Additional Contacts
Rebecca Butts | Assistant Public Information Officer
buttsrl@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2675
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