Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Join the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra for a fun-filled, family-friendly concert of movie music! Come dressed as your favorite movie character and hear hits from films including Up, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, Indiana Jones, E.T., and The Wizard of Oz. Dr. Alexandra Dee conducts the orchestra. Children, students, and adults are welcome - all […]

Landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes take shape in this Appalachian Bands performance, evoked by pieces such as Niagara Falls by Michael Daugherty, Hands Across the Sea and El Capitan by John Philip Sousa, Dancing Fire by Kevin Day, River of Grass by Kevin Wilt, and The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha by Mitch Leigh. […]

The Appalachian Concert Band ends the semester with music of parties, commemorations, and celebrations of favorite places, people, and pets. The concert includes works such as "Caribana Afterparty" by Omar Thomas, "Alligator Alley" by Michael Daugherty (featuring Dr. David Wells and the Appalachian Bassoon Ensemble), "The Pathfinder of Panama" by John Phillip Sousa, "Our Cast […]

Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music hosts Sandbox Percussion's Seven Pillars, an immersive, theatrical percussion performance. Hailed by The New York Times as “a lush, brooding celebration of noise,” Andy Akiho’s GRAMMY-nominated Seven Pillars is his most ambitious project to date.  Thanks to sponsorship from the Hayes Circle Fund, this performance is Free and open to the public. […]