Acapellageddon is back and better than ever, featuring Appalachian's five a cappella groups. Come enjoy the best a cappella showcase in the High Country!$5 General Public$5 App State Students NC sales tax is included in ticket price.
<iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-PJL9N2BJ"height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">Be a part of the live radio audience as Mountain Stage records an episode for NPR Music with host Kathy Mattea! This episode of Mountain Stage will be recorded live at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University! GUEST ARTISTS: Sarah Jarosz, Jill […]
The Dan + Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin show is a social music celebration, a front row seat to a front porch dream. Their concerts are highly interactive experiences for people of all ages, parties in which the sounds of 12-string guitar, flute, trombone, saxophone, beatboxing, and percussion blend together to support and uplift the […]
In Fall 2024, Common Cause NC hosted its inaugural CAROLINADAZE Music & Arts Festival, a non-partisan concert series designed to engage and energize young voters in an all-important presidential election year. On Saturday Aug. 22, CAROLINADAZE will make its way to Boone on the campus of Appalachian State University, bringing together campus and community for […]
Sarah Sherman — aka Sarah Squirm — just wrapped her fifth season as a cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Most recently, she released her HBO comedy special Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh, directed by Cody Critcheloe and featuring John Waters. Sarah can also be seen in the Adam Sandler-produced films Roommates […]
Michael Regan will deliver a keynote address, followed by a moderated fireside chat. The keynote address is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. The Appalachian Energy Summit is designed primarily for faculty, staff, and students at institutions of higher learning, as well as local and state government staff and employees of non-profit […]
Admission is FREE and open to the public. No ticket is required. Visit https://music.appstate.edu/performances for a live-stream and a calendar of upcoming Hayes School of Music events. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.
This spring finale concert features performances by the Appalachian Symphony Band (directed by Dr. Jason Gardner) and the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra (directed by Dr. Alexandra Dee), auditioned ensembles of students from the Hayes School of Music and across Appalachian State University. Admission is FREE and open to the public. No ticket is required. Visit https://music.appstate.edu/performances for […]
"Earth Tones" is presented in partnership with the Pathways to Resilience QEP, a five-year climate literacy initiative at App State.Earth Tones was made possible by a Creative Capital Award (2022). Trinidadian trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles has dedicated his recent works to highlighting the voices of marginalized peoples in the Americas. He broadens his scope with his latest […]
Rhiannon Giddens imbues her brand of folk music with miles-deep historical roots and contemporary sensibilities, pursuing an authentic understanding of the country’s musical origins through art. A two-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singer and instrumentalist, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, and composer of opera, ballet, and film, Giddens has centered her work around the mission […]
The Steely Pan Steel Band, directed by Dr. Diana Loomer, performs music inspired by the steel pan tradition of Trinidad and Tobago, including student and alumni arrangements of popular tunes. Student musicians of any major can join the ensemble, and steel pan experience is not required. The band frequently performs on campus, around the state […]
Jazz Ensemble I (directed by Prof. Todd Wright) and Jazz Ensemble II (directed by Dr. Adam Booker) invite the public to this Spring concert showcasing student jazz performances! Admission is FREE and open to the public. No ticket is required. Visit https://music.appstate.edu/performances for a live-stream and a calendar of upcoming Hayes School of Music events. […]
