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Symphony set to celebrate Day of the Dead via music
BY TED SHAW, THE WINDSOR STAR
October 31, 2009
John Morris Russell and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra will laugh in the face of death this weekend at a pair of pops concerts at Chrysler Theatre.
WSO's annual Halloween concerts will include costume contests for adults and kids, puppetry and dances in celebration of the Latin American autumn fiesta known as Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
The concerts tonight at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts are the next stop on WSO's season-long, musical world tour.
This one honours Windsor's sister community in Saltillo, Mexico, and there are appropriately haunting strains from Camille Saint-Saens and Hector Berlioz.
Eusebio Del Cueto, of Leamington's Mexican consulate, will bring greetings from Saltillo.
Patrons are encouraged to wear costumes for prizes, including tickets and CDs, that will be awarded. The adult costume contest takes place tonight at 7 p.m. in the Chrysler Theatre lobby, while the children's version is set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m., also in the lobby.
Matthew Romain's Join Hands Puppeteers will prepare some visual tricks to accompany the musical treats. The concerts will also feature contributions from a variety of cultural and arts performers from the region -- Latin dancer Leonora Ramirez-Kormendy, Windsor Dance eXperience Inc., Windsor Light Music Theatre and Ballet Folklorico Estudiantil.
Tickets $56-$18, with box seats $85, and rear balcony seats $29-$6. Call 519-252-6579, or go online to www.windsorsymphony.com.
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