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24 Wingspana&eOctober 12, 2009lccc.wy.edu/wingspanTRICKor TREATWind Ensemble plans ‘haunting’ concertBy Cody BaileyA&E EditorThis Halloween, Laramie Countyommunity College’s Wind Ensemble willlay music that invokes fear and conjures upmages of ghosts and other ghastly things—Music That Goes Bump in the Night.”On Thursday, Oct. 27, LCCC’s Windnsemble and Jazz Band will perform songs asart of a concert event known as “Music Thatoes Bump in the Night.” The event, now in itsfth year, continues to grow and attract largerudiences. The concert features a variety ofifferent songs all with unique themes.Some of them are very popular such as theheme from “Harry Potter and the Half Bloodrince.” But, others are more obscure, such asStone Ghosts,” which is based on an old Newampshire legend about a haunted graveyard,hich houses the remains of Revolutionaryar soldiers.LCCC music instructor Gary Hall is enthusiasticabout the concert. “Before we started‘Music Goes Bump in the Night’ five years ago,we weren’t drawing a lot of big audiences. Wewanted something fun and exciting to helpdraw people in,” he said. “The idea came up todo a Halloween-themed concert that could beenjoyed by everyone, young and old.”Some of the songs featured this year willalso have sound effects, which will comethrough the music during the course of theperformance. One of the songs, “The Inferno,”is about Dante and Virgil’s descent into hell.The piece will feature chains being droppedduring certain parts, adding to the overallmoodiness of the piece.“Stone Ghosts” will feature moaningsounds to give the illusion of ghostly sounds.In addition to the moody music, a pumpkincarving contest will also take place. The contestwill have a special category for LCCC students.Hall strongly encouraged people to takepart in the contest because during the concertthe pumpkins that are carved and entered willbe placed on the stage and lit up to give aneerie illumination to the Civic Center.“The first year we only had about sevenpumpkins on stage, but the number keepsgrowing. My goal is to someday have around300 pumpkins lining and lighting up the stage,so I encourage people to engage in the pumpkincarving,” Hall said.Attendees are also encouraged to dress upin costumes for the event. Treats will also begiven out to children.“I hope to see this concert going on formany years to come. I would like to see it becomea holiday tradition that everyone looksforward to going to every year,” Hall said.“Hopefully, it will be going on long after I’mgone [and] someday they’ll be planning the78th ‘Music Goes Bump in the Night.’”“Music That Goes Bump in the Night” willtake place 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the CheyenneCivic Center. The concert is free, but donationswill be accepted.All proceeds will be donated to theCheyenne Comea Shelter. If you have anyquestions or concerns, contact Gary Hall at778–1160.Choir to perform cultural tunesBy Cody BaileyA&E EditorThe Laramie CountyCollegiate Chorale and KantoreiSingers will perform a rousingmixture of songs from allover the world—includingsongs from Korea, to Africa, toAmerica to France.LCCC’s Collegiate Choraleand Kantorei have been hard atwork during the first weeks ofschool preparing for the “WorldResonances” concert. The concert,featuring music in manydifferent languages, will takeplace at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25,at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.“St. Mark’s has fantasticacoustics. The sound bouncesoff the walls and resonatesperfectly,” choir director NancyCornish said. “It is an idealplace to perform this music.”The songs come from a varietyof time periods and culturessuch as Korean, France, Israeli,Swedish, Japanese and NativeAmerican.Some of the Korean songsare being exclusively performedby LCCC’s choirs. Cornish saidshe spent some time with awoman from Korea who helpedher transliterate the songs fromKorean to English.“I spent two weeks with aKorean woman who greatlyhelped me to get these songstranslated to English. Thesesongs are completely exclusiveto our choir,” Cornish said.The “World Resonances”concert has been in planningsince April in order to selectsongs, to assemble all the playersand to practice extensively.“The songs mainly followa common theme of peaceand celebration, making for awonderful concert experience,”Cornish said.“World Resonances” ispresented free by LCCC’s divisionof arts and humanities,department of music. LCCC’sPhi Theta Kappa will supply andserve refreshments.If you have any questions,contact Cornish at 778-1272.