We're in our last three class days of the semester. Final performances include the Appalachian Chorale on Tuesday, Gospel Choir on Wednesday, and our annual Holiday Scholarship Concert on Saturday. Also on Saturday, we'll begin the year's process of auditioning prospective students to join us in the fall class of 2017. (See EVENTS for details.)
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
Appalachian Chorale performs Tuesday, November 29, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Gospel Choir performs Wednesday, November 30, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Thursday, December 1, is Reading Day.
Saturday, December 3, is the HSoM's first audition day for identifying members of the entering Fall 2017 class.
The HSoM Holiday Scholarship Concert occurs Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
The annual Messiah Sing-Along occurs Sunday, December 4, at 6 pm.
LOOKING AHEAD
Final exams end on Thursday, December 8.
The annual HSoM December Graduates Reception and Master's Hooding Ceremony will occur on Friday, December 9, at 3 pm.
The December Commencement ceremony for HSoM undergraduates and graduate students occurs Saturday, December 10, at 10 am, in the Holmes Convocation Center.
The University is closed December 26-30 and January 2.
The University is closed January 16 for the MLK holiday.
The first day of classes for the spring 2017 semester is Tuesday, January 17.
HSoM ON THE ROAD and AROUND CAMPUS (upcoming)
HSoM ethnomusicologist Laurie Semmes will appear as a panelist in a global studies discussion "Global Trumpism: What is it, and how do we talk about it?" Wednesday, November 30, at 7 pm, in Belk Library 114. Other panelists will include Laura Ammon (Philosophy and Religion), Michael Behrent (History), Jeffrey Bortz (History), Thomas Ellis (Philosophy and Religion), Aleksander Lust (Political Science), Thomas Pegelow Kaplan (History/ Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies), and moderator Alexandra Hellenbrand (Global Studies).
On Thursday, Dec. 1st, the HSoM - American String Teachers Student Chapter will perform at the Women's Fund of the Blue Ridge Annual Holiday Luncheon in Blowing Rock. Three string trios comprised of HSoM string majors will perform music from standard and contemporary styles at the Chetola Resort & Spa. These students combine their talents to aid the club's fundraising efforts that target club attendance to the ASTA National Conference, March 2-4, 2017 in Pittsburgh. The Women's Fund hired the club to perform last Christmas, and due to last year's great success, they were re-invited to perform this year.
KUDOS AND OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS
Twenty-three young musicians performed in the recent HSoM Community Music School's Scale Olympiad. http://www.wataugademocrat.com/mountaintimes/scale-olympiad-a-musical-success/article_65f68e6e-8d87-59f6-a5b6-c6d2c08b14a8.html
With best wishes for the sixteenth week of the 2016-17 academic year,
Bill
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William L. Pelto, Ph.D.
Dean, Hayes School of Music
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-3029