Westminster College faculty, students and alumni will join together to present a Halloween organ concert Thursday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

"This year's theme is Ghosts of Westminster Past, Present, and Future,'" said Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, assistant professor of music and college organist at Westminster College. "We will meet and confront these ghosts at the concert. Expect to be scared!"

The program includes Johann Sebastian Bach's famous "D-Minor Toccata and Fugue," Joseph Bonet's transcription of Francois Couperin's "Chaconne," and Max Reger's "Introduktion and Passacaglia in d minor."

"All performers will be dressed up according to the theme of the concert," continued Harrison. "We would also like the audience to come dressed up."

The performers include Harrison, Jennifer Braden, Heather Burns, Shelley Culver, Jamie Davis, Preston Dibble, Matthew Fodor, and Kevin Rush.

Braden, a junior music education major, is a daughter or James and Nancy Braden, 25 Austin Ave., Wheeling, W.Va., and a graduate of Wheeling Park High School.

Burns, a senior music education major, is a daughter of Robert and Shirley Burns, 582 Woos St., Mount Joy, and a graduate of Donegal High School.

Culver, a freshman music education major, is a daughter of Rickey and Susan, Frewsburg, N.Y., and a graduate of Frewsburg Central High School

Davis, a freshman music performance major, is a daughter of James and Patricia Davis, 394 Westchester Dr. S.E., Warren, Ohio, and a graduate of Howland High School.

Dibble is a 2001 music education graduate from Cranberry Township, who is currently the Minister of Music at Mary, Mother of Hope Parish in New Castle.

Fodor, a freshman music performance major, is a son of David and Bonnie Fodor, 5655 Cassidy Road, Hermitage.

Rush, a sophomore music education major, is a son of Terry and Emily Rush, 11211 Route 68, Rimesburg, and is a graduate of Union High School.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Harrison at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail harrisea@westminster.edu.

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