Mahoning Valley Chorale sets Halloween concert

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Chorale’s Halloween concert will be a blend of classical, Broadway, movie and pop music to appeal to a wide range of ages.

The family-friendly musical event will take place on Halloween at St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., and is in its second year. To get into the spirit of Halloween fun, the audience is invited to come in costume. The church, with its soaring ceiling, provides a good acoustic setting, and the Gothic stone interior contributes to the atmosphere.

The Rev. Edward Noga, pastor, said Halloween morphed from All Hallow’s Eve, the evening before All Saints Day observed Nov. 1. “Eves of holidays like Christmas and Easter are significant and time of anticipation. It’s a time of prayer,” he said.

All Saints Days is no exception, as it recognizes the deeds of good people who were elevated to sainthood. “It is remembering the dead but has nothing to do with monster stuff,” Father Noga said.

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