MV Chorale ushers in eerie Halloween mood for crowd this afternoon

YOUNGSTOWN

Pumpkins, an escaped prisoner, the “Grim Reaper,” a couple of angels, and “Mother Nature,” joined by their costumed friends of the Mahoning Valley Chorale, invaded St. Patrick Church Saturday to sing an audience of about 200 into the mood for trick-or-treat.

Under the direction of Kris Harper, dressed in a gold lame dress and silver poof wig from an unidentified Halloween collection, the chorale’s first half was filled with familiar show tunes with eerie themes.

To the delight of the audience, the 40-member chorale performed “This Is Halloween” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “All I Ask of You” and “Music of the Night,” both from “Phantom of the Opera,” and “This Is the Moment” from “Jekyll & Hyde.”

Read — and see — more about the event and the group's next concert in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.