Mystery and the macabre flows throughout Baltimore. Neighborhoods like Fells Point and Mt. Vernon are famed for their haunted sites and the city’s strong connection with Edgar Allan Poe has inspired multiple ghost tours and spooky events throughout the year. This haunting season, Candlelight Halloween Baltimore is adding to the festivities with a series of spellbinding tribute concerts dedicated to our favorite spooky songs and horror movies.
Candlelight: Haunted Evenings of Halloween Classics
Horror movie soundtracks work because they tap into primal fears through sound alone. Bernard Herrmann’s “Psycho Prelude” announces danger with screeching violins, Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” creates unease through hypnotic repetition, and Charles Gounod’s “Funeral March of a Marionette” marches us toward inevitable doom with clockwork precision.
The magic happens when these electronic and orchestral pieces meet the intimate power of four string players. Without film visuals, the music’s psychological impact takes center stage. The quartet’s acoustic textures and dynamic range force audiences to confront these melodies in their purest form, where every note carries emotional weight. Surrounded by thousands of flickering candles, familiar horror becomes hauntingly unfamiliar.
Candlelight Halloween at The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Grand Baltimore
The historic elegance of The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Grand Baltimore is transformed by the flicker of thousands of candles, casting enchanting shadows and illuminating every detail of the venue’s grand architecture. This candlelit glow enhances the 60-minute Halloween concert, inviting guests—who can arrive 30-45 minutes early—to be fully immersed in an atmosphere where music and mystery intertwine.
As the string quartet performs haunting favorites like Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky, and In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg, the shimmering candlelight adds a subtle sense of spookiness. With tickets in high demand, planning ahead ensures you won’t miss one of Baltimore’s most magical Halloween experiences.