About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsMUSIC AND STORIES OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD In this live, in-person 90-minute workshop for educators, Reggie Harris will share his Kennedy Center Teaching Artist workshop, "Music and Stories of the Underground Railroad." This workshop will compliment Harris' virtual APPlause! Series performance, Music and the Underground Railroad, […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsTHE HERO IN YOU WITH ELLIS PAUL Heroes change the world. They do something nobody else had the courage to do. Whether they discovered a way to harness electricity or invented a new flavor of ice cream, each of them started as a kid with a […]
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR THE 2022-23 APPLAUSE! SEASON. A Schaefer Center Presents and APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series event In partnership with Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, the Western Piedmont Symphony brings Link Up: The Orchestra Sings to the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts for a live performance for family […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsThis one-hour workshop for educators will explore using music and songwriting in the classroom. Ellis Paul is an award-winning singer-songwriter who has been a key figure in contemporary folk music for over 20 years, with more than 19 albums in his catalog. The first of his […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsphoto by Mitchell D. Wilson CONTRA-TIEMPO ACTIVIST DANCE THEATRE CONTRA-TIEMPO is a bold, multilingual, Los Angeles-based dance company that creates electrifying, politically astute performance work that moves audiences to imagine what is possible. The company engages diverse audiences, cultivates dancer leaders, and centers stories not traditionally […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsSPECIAL OFFER!Buy One Ticket, Get One FREE A Schaefer Center Presents and APPlause! K-12 Performing Arts Series event This 50-minute performance features excerpts from The Little Prince, designed for our youngest audience members. (The full-length ballet is featured at 7pm as part of The Schaefer Center […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsphoto credit: Will CrooksGLENIS REDMOND: TELLING STORIES THROUGH POEMS In Telling Stories, Glenis shares her origin story. She reads poems connected to her Carolina heritage as she uplifts people and places. She also honors teachers who ignited her poetic fire when she was in middle school. […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsphoto credit: Will CrooksThis live, in-person workshop for educators, Glenis Redmond will teach her Kennedy Center Teaching Artist workshop on teaching students to write praise poems. Glenis gives easy-to-use activities and instructions on how to write Praise Poetry, an introductory poem form ideal for all ages. […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTDan + Claudia Zanes introduce young people to songs and the stories behind them while providing creative ideas to help everyone find their way inside the music. The videos are uplifting and interactive; part concert, part history lesson; part music class, part campfire sing-along dance […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQspresented by Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance In a world inhabited only by children, “The Trolleys” are a gang of six living just outside the city. They need their light jars to survive — but the lights have started to fade and no […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTArtsPower’s beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder’s own childhood experiences, this original, one-act musical delights young audiences with the adventures of […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsExplore the Orchestra! is a fun and informative educational concert created and performed by the Western Piedmont Symphony under the direction of Maestro Matthew Troy. This concert reinforces essential standards from the K-8 NC Essential Standards in Music and will help enable students to recognize the […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQs**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED** Due to unfortunate circumstances affecting the artists, the full tour of Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas has been canceled. This includes the APPlause! and Schaefer Center Presents performances scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Schaefer Center for […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTFollowing his critically acclaimed debut children’s album D.a.D. in 2020, Pierce Freelon’s Grammy-nominated 2021 recording, Black to the Future (ages 5+), features elements of Afrofuturism, Black history, and archival voices to touch on imagination, arts, family and time-travel through a Black lens. Explore consent culture, […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsKodo One Earth Tour 2023: TSUZUMI Kodo’s school program is a cultural and musical experience, designed to allow students to feel the sound of the Japanese taiko drum with their whole body. The students will get a chance to learn about who Kodo is as traveling […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsGrammy-nominated children's musician, picture book author and educator Pierce Freelon reveals how he creates immersive worlds for children and families. Pierce gives educators a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his creative practice through engaging storytelling, tutorials, and interactive Q&A. Certificate of Completion for one (1) contact hour to […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsTurn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this new musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsPhoto by Krysta BrayerLIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE Sonia de los Santos delighted audiences with her En Casa Con Sonia performances featured on our virtual series in 2021. She is back with her full band in person to delight once more! Sonia De Los Santos was born with […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsAt 285 members strong, the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers proudly provides visual entertainment and musical "Mountaineer Pride" to the Appalachian fanbase during all home football games, select away games, and, fortunately for us, right here on the APPlause! Series. Under the direction of Dr. Jason […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsSOLD OUT Tickets still remain for the public evening performance. Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, & dance. Showcasing traditional […]