Free Concert in Alexandria to Feature Spooktacular Sounds

Spend a night listening to frighteningly good music at the 2014 “Spooktacular Sounds in the Haunted Hall: A Halloween Concert” at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume.

The Alexandria NOVA Band will play selections from various composers, including “Graceful Ghost Rag” by William Bolcom, “Godzilla Eats Las Vegas” by Eric Whitacre and “Hammersmith, Op. 52: Prelude and Scherzo” by Gustav Holst.

The band includes both NOVA students and community members. Lisa C. Eckstein, a music instructor at NOVA-Alexandria, will direct the band.

Here’s the scoop:

When:

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23

Where:

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 4915 East Campus Lane, Alexandria, VA 22311

Cost:

The concert is free and open to the public. Garage parking is free.

PHOTO: Exterior of concert hall