Celebrations of the new academic year continue this week with ASU Convocation, including an address by Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Saturday brings opening day of the football season and the debut of the 2015 Marching Mountaineers on Faculty-Staff Appreciation Day at the stadium. Then we'll relax a bit with a holiday on Monday to celebrate Labor Day.
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
- ASU Convocation occurs Thursday, September 3, from 10 am till noon, in the Holmes Convocation Center.
- Monday, September 7, is a University holiday (Labor Day).
- The HSoM faculty's Evening of Encores occurs Tuesday, September 15, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
Looking Ahead
- The UniZulu Choral Society, University of Zululand's premier choir, conducted by Bhekani Buthelezi, performs in concert on Wednesday, September 16, at 6 pm, in Rosen.
- Guest artist bass-baritone Frank Ward performs in recital with pianist Deborah Yasutake on Friday, September 18, at 8 pm, in Rosen. Included on the recital will be a performance of Songs and Spirituals by H.T. Burleigh, with the Hayes School of Music Faculty String Quartet.
- The annual HSoM Choral Workshop (for high school vocalists auditioning for all-state choirs) occurs Saturday, September 19.
HSoM On the Road and Around Campus (upcoming)
- The Hayes School of Music has been invited by the North Carolina Music Educators Association to present four ensembles—University Singers, Jazz Ensemble I, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble—in a showcase concert as part of the Association's annual conference on Monday, November 9, at 7:30 pm, in Winston-Salem's Stevens Center. Jay Jackson has worked throughout the summer to coordinate activities and logistics related to the event, and we will be providing information to HSoM colleagues as plans are finalized. I hope that all will consider attending the NCMEA conference and the concert, as a way of supporting our students and future recruitment efforts for the Hayes School.
Kudos and Other News and Events
- Thanks go out to colleagues who helped make Friday's faculty/staff/board picnic at the Cannon-Hayes Estate such a success, especially Kim Wangler for coordinating food and setup, Brent Bingham for delivering the tables, and Kevin Richardson for returning the tables to the BMC. Once again, we were graced with gorgeous weather and fine culinary offerings. It continues to be a joyful way to gather at the beginning of the year and to celebrate Mrs. Hayes's contributions to the HSoM.
With best wishes for week 3 of the 2015-16 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