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 […]
Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat, performing 2 nights at the Schaefer Center on September 11 & 12. This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets were available by request only via a lottery this past April. Interested parties requested tickets by Monday, April 21st at 2pm ET. They were notified by email on Wednesday, […]
Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton with Royal Masat, performing 2 nights at the Schaefer Center on September 11 & 12. This event is SOLD OUT. Tickets were available by request only via a lottery this past April. Interested parties requested tickets by Monday, April 21st at 2pm ET. They were notified by email on Wednesday, […]
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 […]
Marcus King faces heartache, addiction, and mental health head-on in his music. Pain quakes below the vibrato of his voice, and his delivery weighs heavy with booze-drenched regrets and mistakes in lonely hotels. The GRAMMY®-nominated fourth-generation musician from Greenville, SC, started playing guitar at eight-years-old following in the footsteps of his guitarist father and grandpa. […]
Throw out the rules when the Billy Jonas Band hits the stage. It's a musical conversation… a sonic celebration … a splendiferous gathering of old and young, because at a Billy Jonas Band show, the ensemble is… everyone! Billy Jonas — performer, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator — has perfected the art of the neo-tribal […]
“American folk masters.” —The New York Times “There’s that harmony blend that no-one else can achieve besides these two. They are so influential…” —NPR Music “…modern masters of American folk.” – Pitchfork “The protectors of the American folk song.” – Rolling StoneThis event has been rescheduled from Oct. 17, 2024. If you already hold tickets to Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Digital tickets purchased for […]
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. […]
Join us for a night of music with Leon Thomas! Thomas, a 30-year-old Brooklyn native, seamlessly bridges the worlds of music, acting, and production. Signed to Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records in 2022, Thomas made a notable debut with his album Electric Dusk (2023), featuring collaborations with Victoria Monét, Benny the Butcher, and Ty Dolla […]
Get off the beaten path and explore the edge of believable with captivating stories from the 49th Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival coming to App State, on March 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30pm. The ROAD WARRIOR will be returning this year and will be curating the film selection for the APP State […]
