BOONE, N.C.—The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present faculty concerts Feb. 5 and 7.

The performances will take place in the Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall on the university campus. Admission is free, and a live stream of the performances will be available at http://music.appstate.edu. Details of the events are as follows:

Harmonia Baroque, 4 p.m. Feb. 5

Harmonia Baroque includes Dr. Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham, traverso; Dr. Alicia Chapman, hautbois, oboe d’amore; Dr. Priscilla Porterfield, mezzo; Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi, tenor; Corinne Cassini, cello; and Michael Bell, harpsichord.

Schneeloch-Bingham is a professor of flute. Chapman is an assistant professor of oboe. Porterfield is the vocal area coordinator and the director of Appalachian’s Treble Choir. Lombardozzi is a visiting assistant professor of voice and opera. Cassini is an adjunct instructor of Alexander technique. Bell is a guest performer.

Harmonia Baroque’s program will include “Trio Sonata in G Minor” by John Loeillet and “Trio Sonata in C Major” by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Also performed will be Bach’s “Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust,” an aria from a church cantata of the same name. Bach’s “Jesus soll mein alles sein” is also on the program. This is from a church cantata named “Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied.”

Harmonia Baroque will perform several selections from “Mein Glaube ringt in letzten Zügen,” a sacred cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann.

‘A Musical Potpourri,’ 8 p.m. Feb. 7

This eclectic program will highlight the talents of numerous music faculty and staff at Appalachian.

Dr. James Stokes Jr., a professor of trumpet, and Brent Bingham, the Hayes School of Music’s building manager, will solo in Francesco Manfredini’s “Concerto for Two Trumpets in D.” They will play a version of the piece for two trumpets and piano, which Dr. Joby Bell, an associate professor of organ, will play.

Dr. Eric Koontz, an associate professor of viola and violin, and Dr. Jon Beebe, a professor of bassoon, will perform “Duo Sephardim,” a work for viola and bassoon by Philippe Hersant.

Dr. Andrea Cheeseman, a professor of clarinet, will play “Diamond Street,” a work for solo clarinet by Kimmo Hakola.

Three performers will team up for a performance of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley’s “Pure Imagination” from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” They are Lauren Hayworth, vocals; Dr. Rob Falvo, vibraphone; and Dr. Andrew Hannon, bass.

Hayworth is the executive assistant to the dean. Falvo is a professor of percussion. Hannon is an adjunct instructor of music theory.

Falvo and Dr. Scott Kallestad, an associate professor of saxophone, will play Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard’s “Sweet Georgia Brown.”

There will be a good bit of music for solo piano. Jonathan Asbell, an adjunct instructor of collaborative piano, will play Frederic Chopin’s “Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36, No. 2.” Dr. Rodney Reynerson, a professor of piano, will play Chopin’s “Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1.” Hiu-Wah Au, an associate professor of music theory, will play Franz Schubert’s “Klavierstücke, D. 946, No. 3 in E-flat Major.”

About the Hayes School of Music

The Hayes School of Music prepares young musicians for professional lives as performers, composers, music educators, music therapists, conductors and music industry professionals, ensuring the next generation of musical leadership for the state, region and nation. Noted for quality instruction by national and internationally recognized faculty musicians, the school offers four undergraduate degree programs and three graduate-level programs.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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