Broomsticks & Bowstrings with the Newtown Chamber Orchestra

“Broomsticks & Bowstrings” is a family-friendly concert that will weave together spooky classics and beloved themes.

The program will feature a string orchestra arrangement of Camille Saint-Saën's “Danse Macabre,” Charles Gounod’s “March of the Marionettes” (made famous in Alfred Hitchcock’s thrillers), along with chilling pop culture favorites from “Halloween” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” among others.

Joining the orchestra will be musician Kip Rosser performing on the theremin, a 100-year-old electronic instrument that he plays without physical contact. Instead, he manipulates electric sound waves by moving his hands between two antennae to produce eerie, otherworldly notes.

Come dressed in costume if you wish and enjoy the playful frights and hauntingly beautiful melodies.