This back-and-forth season (nearly 70 degrees last Wednesday, snow Friday morning) leads us to Appalachian's Spring Break. First we'll enjoy two highlight concerts—the annual Women Composers Concert on Monday, and guest jazz artist Miguel Zenon on Tuesday. (See EVENTS for details.) Then, a break in the action for March 11-19; March 20 brings the start of the last seven weeks of semester classes—and we accelerate toward Commencement.
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 annual Women Composers Concert occurs Monday, March 6, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The Miguel Zenon Jazz Quartet performs Tuesday, March 7, at 8 pm, in the Schaefer Center. $$
March 11-19 is Appalachian's Spring Break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 20.
LOOKING AHEAD
Collegium Music performs Friday, March 24, at 8 pm, in the Recital Hall.
Steely Pan Band performs Sunday, March 26, at 3 pm, in the Schaefer Center.
HSoM faculty clarinetist Andrea Cheeseman performs Sunday, March 26, at 6 pm, in the Recital Hall.
The spring HSoM "Faculty Gala Concert" occurs Tuesday, March 28, at 8 pm, in Rosen.
The NILE PROJECT will be in residence at Appalachian from Sunday, April 2, through Tuesday, April 4. A final concert will occur Tuesday evening (4/4) at 8 pm in the Schaefer Center. $$
HSoM ON THE ROAD and AROUND CAMPUS (upcoming)
- Eight HSoM students have been invited to present academic papers at the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference, scheduled for April 6-8 in Memphis, TN. HSoM music theorist Jennifer Snodgrass and musicologist Reeves Shulstad serve as mentors for the student scholars:
- Andrew Byrd, AN ANALYSIS OF WAGNERIAN LEITMOTIFS
- Erin Ingram, BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDUCATION: WORTH THE FIGHT?
- Zach Lloyd, MUSIC THEORY PEDAGOGY AND THE BENEFITS AT AN UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
- Caleb McMahon, CHANGES FOR CHANGE: HOW JAZZ COMPOSER CHARLES MINGUS FOUGHT FOR EQUALITY
- Mandy Mericle, OUT DAMNED SPOT: GENDER, MADNESS, AND VERDI'S LADY MACBETH
- Miranda Penley, INTERACTION OF FASHION, DANCE MOVEMENT, AND DANCE MUSIC IN KING LOUIS XIV'S COURT
- Jackson Van Horn, RADIOHEAD AND THE EVOLUTION OF MUSIC THEORY
- Rachel Whitman, DEFINING MUSIC PERFORMANCE ANXIETY: CAUSES AND COPING STRATEGIES
KUDOS AND OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS
Music Education alumnus Trevor Nelson, '13, is a finalist for the Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellent Teaching at The Eastman School of Music. Nelson started his Ph.D. in musicology at Eastman in 2016 after completing his masters in musicology at Michigan State.
With best wishes for week eight 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