Greetings from the Hayes School of Music as February begins. We'll enjoy our fourth audition Saturday this coming weekend.
EVENTS For complete listings of performances, including student degree recitals and details about live audio/video stream availability, please see the HSoM Calendar: https://music.appstate.edu/news-events/performance-calendar and http://music.appstate.edu/news-events/live-streams
The UNC-Greensboro Faculty Woodwind Trio performs Monday, February 6, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The HSoM Faculty Potpourri occurs Tuesday, February 7, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Saturday, February 11, is the HSoM's fourth audition day for determining the composition of the entering class for Fall 2017.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performs its annual Concerto/Aria Competition Winners Concert on Sunday, February 12, at 2 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
"Todd Wright's Valentine's Evening" is Tuesday, February 14, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
LOOKING AHEAD
The University of Tennessee Electroacoustic Ensemble performs Friday, February 17 at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
Appalachian Wind Ensemble performs Friday, February 17, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
Jazz Ensemble I performs Saturday, February 18, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
The Madison String Quartet performs Sunday, February 19, at 4 pm, in the Recital Hall.
Concert Band performs Monday, February 20, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
KUDOS AND OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS
HSoM students in the Recording and Production concentration of the Music Industry Studies degree are featured in the current online publication ProSoundNetwork.com, related to the Bob Gilley Recording Studio's installment of Focusrite’s RedNet suite of Dante-networked audio converters and interfaces.
In early March, Emil Schlee will join us as our first full-time piano technician. Emil comes to us from Washington, D.C., where among other responsibilities, he has tuned pianos for the French embassy.
Mary Luehrsen, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for the NAMM Corporation has agreed to be the HSoM's May 2017 Commencement speaker.
With best wishes for week four of the Spring 2017 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