DeKALB – Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra begins its 36th concert season with two concerts in October.

The KSO’s fall concert, “French Impressions Redux” will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The KSO will celebrate two of the great composers of French Impressionist music, performing the “Mother Goose Suite” and “Pavane for a Dead Princess,” by Maurice Ravel and “Danses for Harp and Strings” and “La Mer,” by Claude Debussy. Tickets can be purchased at the door 30 minutes before the concert.

Adults and children alike will enjoy the popular annual Halloween Concert, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. The KSO presents an evening of Halloween-themed music, including selections from Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” and John Williams’ “Harry Potter.”  This concert is free to the community. There will be trick-or-treating a half hour before the 5:30 p.m. concert inside the NIU Music Building. This concert is supported in part by Prairie View Dental, Sycamore and the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation.