Halloween Activities on Oct. 31

The Monteagle Mountain Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free community-wide Halloween Festival, 5–8 p.m., at the pavilion behind Monteagle City Hall. There will be food, pumpkin carving, fortune telling and lots of fun. The costume contest registration is at 5:30 p.m.; judging will start at 6 p.m.

Parks Greene and John Bordley will play carillon music selected especially for Halloween at 6 p.m. 

The Sewanee Symphony Orchestra and the University Jazz Ensemble present their second annual Halloween concert at 7:30 p.m., in Guerry Auditorium. Costumes are encouraged for this evening of musical delight.

The University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Prakash Wright, will perform first; Halloween-themed selections will include “How High the Moon” and “The Great Pumpkin Waltz” (Vince Guaraldi; arr. Prakash Wright).

The Sewanee Symphony Orchestra, with artistic director César Leal will perform after the intermission. Leal has selected a program of Halloween music including “March to the Scaffold,” by Berlioz; “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saëns; and “A Night on Bald Mountain,” by Mussorgsky/Rimsky Korsakov. This concert is free and open to the public.

Holiday Music Across the Plateau

There are many special music events on the Mountain this week. All events are free and open to the public.

The second annual Jazz Night featuring the University Student Jazz Band and the Student Jazz Quartet, led by Prakash Wright, will be at 7 p.m., today (Friday), Dec. 7, at the Ayres Multi-Cultural Center.

Linda Heck will perform 8–10 p.m., today, Dec. 7, at Stirling’s. Heck is a songwriter, singer, guitar player, producer, and Sewanee local. 

The Sewanee Chorale is hosting a community sing-a-long of Handel’s “Messiah” at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, in All Saints Chapel. People may sing with the Chorale or come be part of the audience. To print the public domain music, go to <http://tinyurl.com/akzratb>. 

Sewanee Praise, the University’s gospel choir, will have its fall concert at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, in St. Luke’s Chapel. 

Morton Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting a “Mountain Christmas” at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9. There will be arrangements of Appalachian Christmas carols. Joining the choir will be the Good Ol’ Boys Bluegrass Band, Regina Rourk Childress and April Minkler, Cricket & Snail and storytellers Jette Halliday, Diana Hague and Susan Ramsay. Morton Memorial is located at 330 Main St., Monteagle. 

The St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Chorus will perform at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, for the Sewanee Women’s Club’s Christmas luncheon at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle. 

Sewanee’s A Cappella Groups, Cadence and Cambiata, will present their winter concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Guerry Auditorium. Following the concert, there will be a reception in the McGriff Alumni House.

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School middle and upper school choruses, chamber ensemble and stage band will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, in McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts on the SAS campus.

Finally, there is live music at a number of area restaurants this weekend, including Pearl’s Foggy Mountain Café, the Smoke House and Dave’s Modern Tavern. Check with these venues for details.

“The Music of Film” Concert

The University Jazz Band, under the direction of Prakash Wright, and the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Joseph Lee, will present their first concert of the academic year at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, in Guerry Hall.

This concert, “The Music of Film,” will feature music made famous by great movies. 

The Jazz Band will open the program and will play selections including big band arrangements of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “My Favorite Things.” 

The Sewanee Symphony Orchestra will present selections from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” and “Schindler’s List.” Selections from “Schindler’s List” by composer John Williams will feature violinist Katherine Lehman. 

While the core of the orchestra and the jazz band consist of undergraduate students, the roster presents a true cross-section of the community and includes students from the School of Theology, faculty from both divisions of the University and members of the community. 

This concert is free and open to the public.