Ottawa 
Events Description
with the NAC Orchestra.
Step into the crypt for an evening of spine-chilling musical melodies performed by the NAC Orchestra! From Camille Saint-Saëns’s eerie Danse macabre to the dazzling theme from Danny Elfman’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and other pulse-racing tunes from some of your favourite magical films, prepare to be spellbound by this performance!
We welcome ghouls and goblins of all ages in Southam Hall—so come decked out in your most frighteningly fun costume, and creep into our spooky lobby display, to experience trills and chills with the NAC Orchestra!
Program
The Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner)
Funeral March of a Marionette (Charles Gounod)
Danse macabre (Camille Saint-Saëns)
“A Short Suite for Strings” from Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)
“The Signs Suite” from Signs (James Newton Howard)
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (Béla Bartok)
“The Witch’s Ride” from Hansel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck)
“Devil’s Dance” from The Witches of Eastwick (John Williams)
“The Shark Theme” and Suite from Jaws (John Williams)
“Main Title and Ripley’s Rescue” from Aliens (James Horner)
“Main Title” from Halloween (John Carpenter)
“Subway,” “Bathroom Dance,” “The Kiss” from Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
Erlkönig, Op. 1, D 328 (Franz Schubert)
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Edvard Grieg)
Theme from The Nightmare Before Christmas (Danny Elfman)
“Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (John Williams)
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
$31.00 / ticket
How to get tickets?
Phone: 1-844-985-2787 (ARTS)
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Wednesday October 29, 2025 to Friday October 31, 2025
Wed. Oct 29, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Thu. Oct 30, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Fri. Oct 31, 2025 | 8:00 PM
≈ 2 hours · With intermission
Venue & Address
Southam Hall, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Wheelchair accessible
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
