'Frozen' tops the bill for Redwood Symphony's Halloween Concert

Violinists in witches’ black, a cellist as Snoopy and Maestro Eric Kujawsky in pirate’s stripes will greet the children as they arrive for the Halloween Family Concert that Redwood Symphony will present at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Main Theater at Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City.

The afternoon event begins with a Tour of the Orchestra, in which the audience circulates through the building to meet the orchestra musicians, as they demonstrate their instruments and answer questions.

At the top of the bill for the afternoon, the symphony will play the suite from the Disney movie Frozen, and the children are welcome to sing along.

After intermission, Redwood Symphony will present the Northern California premiere of “Nutcracker: The Untold Story,” adapted by Pamela Hill Nettleton and narrated by Valerie Safarty. Nettleton’s narration is based on the original E.T.A. Hoffman tale (“The Story of the Hard Nut”) that inspired Tchaikovsky to create his Nutcracker. The piece incorporates many of the most famous Nutcracker dances and includes several interludes where the children are invited to join the narrator in chants.

Ten lucky children, chosen by raffle, will get their own batons to lead the symphony in a Sousa march.

Pre-sale tickets for the family event, $10-$25, are available at RedwoodSymphony.org. Adult tickets are $5 more at the door. Parking is free.