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Phillip Riggs ’88 receives 2016 GRAMMY Music Educator Award
Feb. 15, 2016
Appalachian graduates achieve incredible accomplishments! Phillip Riggs ’88 received this year’s GRAMMY Music Educator Award for “significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education.”
Playcrafters presents its 2016 New Play Festival Feb. 18 – 20
Feb. 15, 2016
Playcrafters, one of the oldest student clubs at Appalachian State University, will present its 2016 New Play Festival Feb. 18 through 20 in the intimate I.G. Greer Studio Theatre on campus.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performs Feb. 26
Feb. 15, 2016
The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra will reprise its Feb. 14 concert with a repeat performance Feb. 26 as part of the part of the Western Regional Honors Orchestra clinic hosted at Appalachian State University.
Pianist Rodney Reynerson presents a faculty recital Feb. 23
Feb. 11, 2016
Beethoven’s “Sonata in D Major” will be performed during a faculty recital Feb. 23 at Appalachian State University.
Multi-award winning play ‘Clybourne Park’ runs Feb. 24-28
Feb. 8, 2016
The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance is producing the regional premiere of “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris.
Rucco-James Duo performs Feb. 18
Feb. 8, 2016
The guitar duo of Pasquale Rucco and Douglas James will perform Feb. 18 in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall.
Appalachian Wind Ensemble and tubaist Bethany Wiese perform Feb. 20
Feb. 8, 2016
The concert is in conjunction with the Northwest District Band Clinic being hosted on campus by the Hayes School of Music.
Trumpeter Scott Wendholt performs Feb. 19 at Appalachian
Feb. 4, 2016
Trumpeter Scott Wendholt will join Jazz Ensemble I for a Feb. 19 performance at Appalachian State University.
Flugelhornist Kelly Watkins performs Feb. 16 with the Appalachian Symphony Band
Feb. 3, 2016
Chief Musician Kelly Watkins with the U.S. Coast Guard will join the Appalachian Symphony Band for a Feb. 16 performance at Appalachian State University.
Visiting filmmaker screens award-winning documentary Feb. 16
Feb. 3, 2016
Filmmaker Chad Stevens will screen his award-winning documentary “Overburden” Feb. 16 at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performs Feb. 14
Jan. 28, 2016
Songs of love provide the foundation for the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra’s Feb. 14 concert.
Key Appalachian studies publications to be made available online through NEH and Mellon grant
Jan. 27, 2016
Appalachian studies scholars and those interested in regional history will have greater access to out-of-print works thanks to a two-year National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Open Book Program grant totaling $88,000 awarded to Appalachian State University.
Celebrate an early Valentine’s Day with Todd Wright and friends
Jan. 27, 2016
It’s a Valentine tradition at Appalachian State University – the annual Evening of Valentine Jazz with Todd Wright and friends. Vocalist Wendy Jones will be a special guest for the performance.
Award-winning pianist Eleonora Karpukhova performs Feb. 17 at Appalachian
Jan. 27, 2016
A graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Karpukhova is now an associate professor of music at her alma mater.
Billy Joel to Adele — Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass uses pop to teach music theory
Jan. 26, 2016
The first chapter of Jennifer Snodgrass’ book “Contemporary Musicianship” is about Billy Joel. Why? Because she noticed her 8 a.m. music theory class students were sleepy. She used the piano man to wake them up.
Early music ensemble performs Feb. 7
Jan. 25, 2016
Harmonia Baroque, the Hayes School of Music’s early music ensemble, will perform Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
Dave by the Bell: Note to Self
Jan. 22, 2016
What one piece of advice do recent graduates wish they could have gotten at the beginning of their college journey?
Scholarship recital held Jan. 28 at the Hayes School of Music
Jan. 21, 2016
Seven scholarship recipients from the Hayes School of Music will perform during the annual Endowed Scholarship Recital Thursday, Jan. 28.