This past weekend included many activities related to the Hayes School of Music. Our Advisory Board met on Friday (see KUDOS). Many alumni, donors, and other friends gathered to enjoy Saturday's ASU-Georgia State football game that featured performances by the Marching Mountaineers, 295 strong this year. Sunday included our annual scholarship luncheon, bringing together donors and student recipients to celebrate the beginning of another year. Sunday afternoon continued with a performance by the Appalachian Wind Ensemble in tribute to the late Dr. William Gora, who served as the HSoM's director of bands from 1976-2006. The concert featured works and testimonials by friends and former students selected by Dr. Gora, and it attracted an in-house audience of alumni and colleagues from all over the US, as well as a large online audience.
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
Symphony Band performs in concert on Monday, October 3, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
HSoM faculty oboist Alicia Chapman, HSoM faculty hornist Karen Robertson, and HSoM alumnus baritone David Clark perform in recital on Wednesday, October 5, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
HSoM faculty pianist Rodney Reynerson performs in recital on Thursday, October 6, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Faculty Trios, including HSoM faculty bassoonist Jon Beebe, oboist Alicia Chapman, clarinetist Andrea Cheeseman, pianist Junie Cho, and pianist Christina Hayes, will perform on Sunday, October 9, at 4 pm in the Recital Hall.
Guest artist clarinetist Ed Riley performs a master class on Tuesday, October 11, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
LOOKING AHEAD
Thursday-Sunday, October 13-16, is Appalachian State University's Fall Break.
Trumpet Ensembles perform on Monday, October 17, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The Appalachian Community Band performs Tuesday, October 18, at 8 pm, in Rosen
HSoM ON THE ROAD and AROUND CAMPUS (upcoming)
Many HSoM faculty colleagues will be performing nationally and internationally this month. Check back to this section in upcoming announcements to read about performances and presentations in Oregon, California, Minnesota, Switzerland, and Italy.
HSoM faculty guitarist Doug James has an active performance calendar in October as he collaborates with Pascuale Rucco in the Rucco-James Duo:
- 10/3, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
- 10/5, UNM, Albuquerque, NM
- 10/7, Albuquerque Academy (Informances)
- 10/8, GIG! (performance venue) Santa Fe, NM
- 10/10, Albuquerque public schools (Informances)
- 10/14-15, Texas A&M Guitar Festival, College Station, TX (Concert and masterclasses)
- 10/24-25, Benevento Guitar Festival, Italy (Concert and masterclasses)
- 10/29, Piccolo Teatro Caligula, Aversa, Italy
KUDOS AND OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS
At its recent quarterly meeting, the HSoM Advisory Board elected HSoM alumnus Dean Shatley to serve as its next chair, starting in February. We congratulate and thank Ms. Kay Borkowski for her service as chair in these past years, and we look forward to her ongoing advocacy and support for the HSoM as she continues as a member of the Board. Additionally, the Board elected Mr. Travis Gordon (HSoM Music Industry Studies alumnus) to be its newest member.
Thanks go out to the many faculty colleagues and students who participated in ASU's Fall Open House on Saturday, September 24. The Marching Mountaineers performed as prospective students and their families gathered, and many of us were on hand to answer their questions about all things HSoM.
Special thanks go out to Jay Jackson for his work to coordinate the celebration of life for Bill Gora. It was an event that touched colleagues, alumni, and other friends, including many members of the Gora family.
With best wishes for the eighth 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