Halloween Concert and Costume Contest
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/30/2026
6:30 pm
Location
Shryock Auditorium/SIU Campus
Categories
The American Guild of Organists is delighted to present its annual “Halloween
Extravaganza” Concert with a Costume Contest on Friday, October 30th at 7PM. This is
a free, public concert for all ages at Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois
University Campus, in Carbondale. Come at 6:30 p.m. for the Costume Contest. Prizes
will be given at the end of the concert for best individual costume and best group
costume.
Local artists will present haunting and thrilling classics from Bach to movie themes from
Hitchcock. Artists include Owen Cody, Anita Hutton, Arabella Kang, Jay Regennitter,
Jim Reifinger, Gail White, Corey Williams and Mary Wright.
The final performance of the great piano duo from Market St. Music Conservatory
(MSMC) , Mitter and McDannel will present “Scarey, Spooky, Skeletons.” Also from
MSMC, Corryne Shaw and her troupe will regale everyone with “The Addams Family
Musical.”
A reception will follow the concert to celebrate the season and the performers.
This event is sponsored and organized by the Southern Illinois Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists. This group fosters a thriving community of musicians with shared
knowledge of and an inspired passion for the organ. This regional chapter covers the
tri-state area of Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Southeast Missouri with the
mission of engaging, supporting, and uplifting every organist.
For more information, contact James Refinger: james.refinger@gmail.com