
Toccatas, Tales, and Terrors, An Evening of Eerie Organ Music and Frightful Readings, featuring Scott Vaillancourt (Bates Faculty)
Friday, October 30, 2026 — 7:30 pm
The Peter J. Gomes Chapel
College St
Lewiston, ME 04240
show map College St
Lewiston, ME 04240
Presented By: The Bates Department of Music: Celebrate Halloween with an evening of spooky organ music, haunting stories, and chilling poetry. From Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue in D Minor to the dramatic sounds of Boëllmann’s Suite Gothique and other eerie favorites, the organ will provide a thrilling soundtrack for tales and verses from the darker side of the imagination. Interspersing music and readings, Toccatas, tales and terrors promises an atmospheric evening of mystery, suspense, and Halloween fun. Custumes encouraged!