HFC Music presents “The House Beyond” Halloween concert

The HFC Music Department will present its Halloween concert, "The House Beyond (and Other Spooky Tales)," on Friday, October 30, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Adray Auditorium (Room F-100) on the first floor of the MacKenzie Fine Arts Center (Building F on the main campus).

The following music ensembles and musicians will perform:

• The Henry Ford Chorus
• The Metropolitan Symphony Band
• Studio 110 Jazz and Funk Orchestra
• Dearborn Youth Voices
• Faculty organist: Dr. Christine El-Hage Walters
• Student soloists: Mohammed Albaiaty and Emily Belfinger
• Guest soloist: HFC alumna Alexa Kalasz

HFC Director of Bands Anthony Lai will conduct the concert. The concert will feature the world premiere of “The House Beyond,” an original piece of music written by Lai. It will be performed by Lai and the music ensemble with narration by HFC alumna Karen Parsons.

Other songs that will be performed:

• Selections from “The Old Burial Ground” (narration by HFC Director of Theatre Dr. John-Michael Sefel)
• "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 585" by Johann Sebastian Bach
• "Come Little Children" from the movie Hocus Pocus

"The concert will only run for an hour, so it can feed directly into everyone’s Friday night Halloween party plans!" said Lai. "We hope to see you there."

Admission is free and open to the public. For questions or more information, contact Lai at ajlai@hfcc.edu.