Land of Sky Symphonic Band-Halloween Spooktacular
105 Montreat Rd
Black Mountain
North Carolina 28711
Land of Sky Symphonic Band – Halloween Spooktacular!
Thur 10/31 7:30pm Doors open at 7pm
Ticket holders are encouraged to wear creative costumes to the show in the spirit of Halloween. There will be prizes awarded for the most original costumes.
Land of the Sky Symphonic Band, a 43-piece community band comprised of professional and amateur musicians of all walks of life who live in Buncombe, Henderson and McDowell counties, will stage a Halloween Spooktacular at White Horse Black Mountain on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
The band, under the musical direction of Dr. David Wilken, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a North Carolina Arts Council, Grassroots Arts Program grant recipient. Group members rehearse weekly in Asheville.
Dr.Wilken is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University who earned his Master of Music in Jazz Studies from DePaul University and the Doctor of Arts in Trombone Performance from Ball State University. He has served as assistant professor of jazz and brass at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. and assistant professor/coordinator of jazz studies at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He is currently an instructor of music at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. Dr. Wilken serves as music director and lead trombone of the Asheville Jazz Orchestra.