MUSIC OF THESE FALL HOLIDAYS!

By Andrea Cassutt, Executive Director

Raised as I was, I think about Halloween this time of year. Costumes and trick or treating, and scary movies with classical music soundtracks are the stuff of my memories as a child and more recently with my daughter. Here is a link to fun, spooky classical music for Halloween. This would be a great backdrop for visiting trick or treaters or a Halloween party.

One of the joys of our work at SFYSA is the range of music we present, and the ways it expands our cultural reference points as educators and students. Halloween and jazz don't naturally associate in my mind, but here are some treasures I discovered.

• Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
• Louis Armstrong - Skeleton in the Closet
• Jelly Roll Morton - Dead Man Blues
• And this great folk and cabaret compilation

And now last, but certainly not least, here are a few gems of Dia de los Muertos and Mariachi Music. Beautiful and vivid.

• Dakota Romero - La Llorona
• Beautiful, haunting video and song: El Haru Kuroi - Dia de los Muertos
• Mercedes Medina - Viene la Muerte Cantando