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After eight long years, the award-winning klpac Symphonic Band brings back a crowd favourite, the spook-tacular concert Halloween Hantu Ball 2 from 28 to 30 October 2022 at Pentas 1, klpac.
A night of chills and thrills awaits you in this 85-minute music adventure that will make even the skeletons want to sing and shake along.
The 62-strong klpac Symphonic Band, decked in their favourite costumes, will serve an array of freaky and eerie tunes from movies, TV programmes and musicals.
This presentation includes “Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet, theme music of famed TV programme Alfred Hitchcock Presents “Funeral March of a Marionette”, Jim Steinman’s bloodsucking “Tanz der Vampire”, “Toccata and Fugue” in D minor and Danny Elfman’s suspense-filled “The Nightmare Before Christmas”.
Besides that, haunting tunes like the unsettling John Mackey’s “Unquiet Spirits”, Shuhei Tamura’s “Angel, in the Dark”, J. Hellmesberger’s “Danse Diabolique”, and last but not least, Jimmy Dorsey’s “Oodles of Noodles”, featuring saxophonist Ian Chan, will also be performed.
Klpac is upping the fun factor to make up for the past few Halloweens and challenging audiences to come up with the scariest, creepiest and most creative Halloween outfit.
A night where ghouls, mummies, witches and all strange creatures are welcomed, there will also be a few surprises in store, including a Halloween-themed photo booth.
The symphonic band will perform under the baton of the Music Director and Resident Conductor Cheryl Mah and two esteemed guest conductors, Kevin Field and Dr Low Chee Meng.
With over 25 years of experience and expertise spanning continents, Field premiered over 200 international works in Malaysia and worked with world-class musicians while with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO).
Now the Director of Academic and Artistic Development at Bentley Music Academy and Founder of The Culture Exchange, he continues to play a crucial role in music education and development here.
Yamaha Music Ltd’s Artist-Educator, Dr Low Chee Meng, is the Music Director of the South-Western Alberta Youth (SWAY) Wind Ensemble and the Wind Orchestra of Lethbridge University.
Most recently, Low was involved in The klpac Symphonic Band’s outreach programme, An Uncommon Journey, in August 2022, which benefited over 50 musicians from all over Malaysia.
Halloween Hantu Ball 2 is supported by The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), The Culture Exchange and Bentley Music Academy.
Tickets for the show are priced at RM68. Promotions include group booking where you can BUY 10 and get FREE 1 ticket whereas educators, students, disabled and senior citizens are entitled for 20% off normal-priced tickets.
Tickets can be purchased online via Cloudtix.
For more information, visit www.klpac.org, call 03 4047 9000 or WhatsApp +6018 227 7212.
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