Afrique en Cirque was developed by multidisciplinary cirque artist of Guinean origin Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This excerpted performance shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture, as acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. The full-length performance of […]
The performance will also be live-streamed at music.appstate.edu/performances. Admission is FREE and open to the public. No ticket is needed.For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu.Click here to learn more about the Hayes School of Music
The performance will also be live-streamed at music.appstate.edu/performances. Admission is FREE and open to the public. No ticket is needed. For a disability accommodation, visit odr.appstate.edu. Click here to learn more about the Hayes School of Music
Disney Concerts and AMP Worldwide present Disney’s MOANA Live-To-Film Concert North American tour, featuring a full-length screening of the beloved movie accompanied by live performances of a unique on-stage musical ensemble of top Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists, celebrating the music and songs from this award-winning Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated classic.Tickets […]
Celebrate Homecoming with the Appalachian Bands! Jazz Ensemble I, the Appalachian Symphony Band, and the Appalachian Wind Ensemble will present their 4th annual Band Spectacular on the Friday night of Homecoming weekend. The Jazz Ensemble will open the concert with several jazz pieces, the Symphony Band will perform Alfred Reed’s First Suite for Band, and […]
presented by Fellowship for the Performing Arts – US Tours Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and laugh-out-loud wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep into the soul of one of the most influential thinkers of the past century. Using Lewis’ own words, this dazzling, multi-media […]
Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group (aka Small Large Band) take the Schaefer Center stage with an all-star lineup — Russ Kunkel (drums), Leland Sklar (bass), Jim Cox (piano), Jeff White & James Harrah (guitars), and Amy Keys (vocals) — delivering a powerful, more amplified version of their signature acoustic sound. A singer, composer and […]
Doktor Kaboom! takes us on a tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences.Topics include: safety; pressure and force; simple machines; velocity; application of science to everyday life; the scientific method (hypothesis and experimentation); multiple experimentation; constant discovery of new information and data; definitions: chemical […]
The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra starts the year off with fire, performing Stravinsky's breathtakingly colorful “The Firebird Suite,” Marquez’s joyous “Conga del fuego nuevo,” and the world premiere of Hayes School of Music alumna Caroline Goforth’s “Springtime in the Mountains,” winner of the 2025 HSOM Composition Competition. The ASO will also be joined by HSOM violin […]
PVRIS (pronounced “Paris”) burst onto the scene blending haunting atmospheres with razor-sharp hooks, led by the powerhouse that is Lynn Gunn. Hailing from Massachusetts, they quickly made waves with their genre-blurring sound — melding rock, synthpop, and dark electronica into anthems built for both the club and the mosh pit. Debut album White Noise became […]
The Appalachian Symphony Band and Appalachian Wind Ensemble present a program of works in homage to history, culture, and adventure from around the world! Among the pieces are Julie Giroux’s KHAN, which depicts Genghis Khan and his army on the move, and Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, a bunch of “musical wildflowers” based on folksongs collected in Lincolnshire, […]
The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University is delighted to offer Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, from legendary American radio producer and documentarian Dave Isay, as the university's common reading book for the 2025-2026 academic year. In 1994 Isay founded Sound Portraits Productions, from which in 2003 he launched StoryCorps, an oral history […]
