Face The Music  Face the Music, with its elements of comedy, physical theatre, and dance, is as unique and entertaining as anything you’ll ever see or hear in a concert hall. By putting "masks on the music", and occasionally on the musicians as well, Face the Music has made classical—and not so classical—music accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
In January 2005, Kansas composer/conductor Gary Gackstatter—a fan of Faustwork Mask Theatre—asked writer/director/performer Rob Faust to be a guest artist with the Winnfield Regional Symphony. With a resounding yes, Mr. Faust sent Mr. Gackstatter a DVD of Faustwork's masked characters in action. Music was then composed for each of the characters, and Mr. Faust wrote the script/scenario for what has turned out to be a unique collaboration in the world of symphony performance. In future bookings of Face the Music, new music can be composed, or the original score can be used.
| | The Halloween Symphony Show  Faustwork's Halloween Symphony Show features theatrical tricks and treats and classic orchestral pieces, including The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Peer Gynt Suite: In The Hall Of The Mountain King, A Night on Bald Mountain, Danse Macabre, and the new classic from Harry Potter, Hedwig's Theme. This one hour family show is a seasonal delight for all ages, and is available on a limited basis every October. Created for, and in collaboration with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the show had its world premiere October 2007.
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