Tickets are now available!

The 33rd Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert will be held on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Join the Hayes School of Music for this classic celebration that kicks off the holiday season in the High Country!  

Purchase your tickets today through the Schaefer Center box office! Tickets are $15 regular, $10 student*/child. Ticket sales support scholarships in the Hayes School of Music. New this year: You will select your seat as you choose your ticket, so reserve yours early to get your preferred seats! 

• Visit the Schaefer Center website to reserve tickets online. Tickets are $17 regular, $12 student when purchased online.
• Reserve tickets by phone: Call the Schaefer Center at (800) 841-2787 or (828) 262-4046.
• Reserve tickets at the box office in person.

Be sure your ticket is a real ticket! Tickets sold via TheSchaeferCenter.org and Tickets.com are the only guaranteed and verified authentic tickets for Schaefer Center events. Please check the URL in your browser to ensure that you are only purchasing from TheSchaeferCenter.org or Tickets.com. Please note that all ticket sales are final. For ticket-buying assistance, visit the Schaefer Center's ticketing page.

*App State students also have the option to "check out" up to 2 tickets from the Erneston Music Library at no charge with their Student ID! Visit or contact the Music Library to check availability. Thank you to the University Libraries for this opportunity!

Donations and ticket sales from the Holiday Scholarship Concert support Hayes School of Music students - and the more we raise, the more we can offer in scholarships. Thanks to generous donors like you, last year’s concert raised a record-breaking $44,156, bringing our total scholarship support to more than $375,000 over the event’s history!

• As a thank you to our donors, many gifts are eligible for benefits such as tickets, VIP parking, and recognition in the program and beyond. 
• To easily make a gift online, visit givenow.appstate.edu/HolidayConcert. 
• If you would prefer to mail a check, please make checks payable to Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc and mail to Lacy Holder, Appalachian State University Foundation, Inc, ASU Box 32176, Boone, NC 28608.
• If you would like your name listed in the program, please make your gift by November 1.  
• To learn more about becoming a sponsor, please contact Lacy Holder (holderll@appstate.edu or 828-262-7791). 

For over three decades, the Holiday Scholarship Concert has been an annual tradition to usher in the holiday season in the High Country! Dr. Tyler Young (Assistant Teaching Professor of Voice and Opera) returns as the Artistic Director of the concert. 

Almost every student in the Hayes School of Music is engaged in the concert through festive performances by many of our ensembles. Ensembles on this year's concert will be...

Read an interview with past Artistic Director Dr. Hopkins about his experiences with the concert over the years: Dr. Stephen Hopkins passes the baton after 30th Holiday Scholarship Concert

Golden Rings | $2,500

Receive 10 tickets to the performance, 2 VIP parking passes, exclusive recognition on stage, and recognition on the Hayes School of Music website, in the lobby, and in the program.

Silver Bells | $1,000

Receive 8 tickets to the performance, 1 VIP parking pass, and recognition on social media, on the Hayes School of Music website, in the lobby, and in the program.

Candlelight Chorus | $500

Receive 4 tickets to the performance and recognition on social media, on the Hayes School of Music website, in the lobby, and in the program.

Evergreen Ensemble | $300

Receive 2 tickets to the performance and recognition on the Hayes School of Music website, in the lobby, and in the program.

Winter Serenade | $150

Receive 2 tickets to the performance and recognition in the program.

Twinkling Lights | Any Amount

Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated and will receive recognition in the program.