This mid-April week brings a special event to the Appalachian campus, the installation of our new Chancellor, Dr. Sheri Everts. The ceremony will take place at 10 am on Friday, April 17, in the Holmes Convocation Center, and the HSoM's ensembles—Choirs, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble—will be featured during the event. A reception for the community will be held at 3 pm that day in the Roess Dining Hall, providing a chance for everyone to meet and congratulate Chancellor Everts.
Faculty and Staff Business
- UNC is sponsoring the BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program, a leadership academy for women faculty and senior administrative staff run by UNC Chapel Hill. The program runs from September 11 to November 21, 2015. The deadline for applications is May 1, but I have been asked to notify Academic Affairs of any faculty interest by Friday, April 17, at 5 pm. For more information, see http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep/bridges/#.
- HSoM faculty and staff members of Pi Kappa Lambda are invited to attend the annual induction ceremony and breakfast on May 2, 8:30 AM, in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room of the Roess Dining Hall. The cost for the breakfast is $13 and annual dues are $20. Payment for both may be put in Andrea Cheeseman's box. The deadline to submit payment is 8:00 AM on April 28th. Checks should be made out to Pi Kappa Lambda.
- All full-time faculty should sign up through Lauren for an annual conference with me. Please schedule a time between now and the end of May, if at all possible. Please see Faculty Announcements for January 26 for details about the annual evaluation procedure.
- At the April 24 HSoM full faculty meeting, colleagues from Information Technology will present information regarding the upcoming "migration" of our communication systems to Google. Please see the following URL for further information about the change: http://support.appstate.edu/news/going-google-update-cio
Events
For complete listings of Spring 2015 performances, including student degree recitals and details about live audio/video stream availability, please see the HSoM Calendar: www.music.appstate.edu/calendar and www.music.appstate.edu/news-events/live-streams
- The Saxophone Chamber Recital occurs Monday, April 13, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Brass Chamber Ensembles perform Tuesday, April 14, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
- HSoM faculty composer Andrew Hannon's works will be performed in recital on Tuesday, April 14, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Percussion Ensemble performs Thursday, April 16, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Dr. Sheri Everts will be formally installed as Appalachian's Chancellor on Friday, April 17, at 10 am, in the Holmes Convocation Center. Classes will be canceled that day from 8 am to 1 pm.
- Treble Choir performs Friday, April 17, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Jazz Ensemble I performs Saturday, April 18, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
- Symphony Band performs Sunday, April 19, at 2 pm, in Rosen.
- The American Music Review occurs Sunday, April 19, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
- Guitar Orchestra performs Sunday, April 19, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Wind Ensemble performs Monday, April 20, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
- Dean's Advisory Council meets Tuesday, April 21, at 11 am.
- Repertory Orchestra performs Tuesday, April 21, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Looking Ahead
- String Chamber Ensembles perform Wednesday, April 22, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
- Concert Band performs Wednesday, April 22, at 8 pm, in the Recital Hall.
- University Choir and Chamber Singers perform Thursday, April 23, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- The HSoM full faculty meets Friday, April 24, at 11 am.
- Collegium Musicum performs Friday, April 24, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- The Choral Reunion Concert occurs Saturday, April 25, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Gospel Choir performs Sunday, April 26, at 6 pm, in Rosen.
- HSoM faculty pianist Bair Shagdaron performs in recital on Sunday, April 26, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
- Appalachian Chorale performs Tuesday, April 28, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
HSoM On the Road and Around Campus (upcoming)
- The Steely Pan Steel Band will perform for ASU's Diversity Day on Tuesday, April 14 at 4:00 - 5:00 in the Summit Trail Solarium in the Plemmons Student Union.
- HSoM faculty musicologist Reeves Shulstad will present a talk entitled "Early Music at Camp Catawba: Tui St. George Tucker's Musical Influence" for the Scholars and Scones program at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum on Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 AM.
- HSoM jazz guitar instructor Andy Page will perform with Musette Guitars, specialists in the gypsy waltzes from Paris in the 1930s, on Saturday, April 18th, at the Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC), at 8 pm. The performers will collaborate with Stephane Wrembel, composer of the main theme to Woody Allen's Oscar winning film Midnight in Paris. http://www.eveningmuse.com/event/792451-stephane-wrembel-charlotte/
Kudos and Other News and Events
- HSoM faculty member René Ochoa had his work Dresden, Eine Kantate ("To the Spirit of Dresden's Brave People") performed by the Camerata Cantorum and Sinfonieorchester der Auferstehungskirche Dresden-Plauen on March 28 in Dresden, Germany.
- The Appalachian Music Therapy Student Association Association has been named the recipient of a $250 award from the Music Therapy Association of North Carolina for their advocacy of music therapy in the Boone community.
With best wishes for week thirteen of the spring semester,
Bill
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William L. Pelto, Ph.D.
Dean, Hayes School of Music
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-3029
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