Ghosts & Graveyards
James Beauton,
Music Director and Conductor
Saturday
October 10, 2026, 3:00 pm
Lincoln Glen Church
2700 Booksin Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
SCRIABIN — Rêverie op. 24 for orchestra
GOUNOD — Funeral March of a Marionette
RAVEL — Le Tombeau de Couperin
INTERMISSION
VERDI — Overture from Macbeth
Jevon Gegg-Mitchell, guest conductor
STEPHENSON — The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Walter Mayes, Narrator
ELFMAN arr. Svoboda — Wednesday Main Title
ELFMAN arr. Soto — This is Halloween
We encourage our audience to dress in costume for this event.
Come as your favorite ghost, graveyard-themed entity or other family-friendly character!
Tickets
Please purchase admission in advance via the Paypal links (below).
All events are General Admission with no pre-assigned seats.
Adults: $25
Seniors (Ages 60+): $20
Students (Ages 13-22): $15
Children 12 and younger free with paying adult.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL – NO REFUNDS
Your emailed PayPal receipt will serve as proof of purchase of admission. We will also have record of your purchase at the door.
ONLINE ADMISSION SALES WILL END THREE HOURS PRIOR TO EVENT START
Admission may also be purchased at the door prior to the concert via cash, credit card or checks.
Box office/audience seating will open 30 minutes prior to the concert.
NO SEPARATE TICKETS WILL BE EMAILED.
Walter M. Mayes is a librarian, an actor and director, a professional storyteller, an auctioneer, a lecturer on literature for children and teens, an author, a narrator, and a Jeopardy Champion.
He is the librarian at The Girls’ Middle School in Palo Alto, CA, and a noted expert on children’s and teen literature. Walter has presented numerous times at conferences for educators. He has served as a judge for numerous literary awards and prizes, including the LA Times Book Prize.
As Walter the Giant Storyteller, he has traveled throughout the world, often dressed as Hagrid from HARRY POTTER. Walter has written for the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, and published professionally on the Harry Potter books and their effect on children’s publishing.
He is the author of WALTER THE GIANT STORYTELLER’S GIANT BOOK OF GIANT STORIES and co-author of VALERIE & WALTER’S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN with Valerie Lewis, founder of Hicklebees in San Jose.
Walter has acted and/or directed for numerous Bay Area companies, including City Lights, Palo Alto Players, Cabrillo Stage, Broadway by the Bay, Silicon Valley Shakespeare, Foothill Music Theatre, and South Bay Musical Theatre, where he currently serves as Artistic Director.
The Winchester Orchestra is supported in part by a
Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San Jose.
The Winchester Orchestra is also a member of the
Silicon Valley Arts Coalition.
