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30th Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Mark your calendars and get your tickets for the 30th Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert! The concert is coordinated by Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities. For 30 years, it has been an annual tradition to usher in the holiday season in the High Country. Visit music.appstate.edu/holiday for more information and a list of concert sponsors.LOCATION: Schaefer […]

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

**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 the Performing Arts. Below is the personal statement issued […]

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Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

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 […]

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Steely Pan Steel Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Western Piedmont Symphony: Explore the Orchestra!

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

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 […]

Jazz Ensemble I

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Appalachian Symphony Orchestra: Lift-Off!

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

directed by Dr. Alexandra Dee The concert launches with Lift-Off! by App State’s own Dr. Roger Zare, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Composition & Theory). A celebration of human space exploration, this quick and energetic piece was commissioned by the Sarasota Orchestra Symphony Association when NASA was returning the Space Shuttle to flight in 2005. […]

STAR DUST: from Bach to David Bowie

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

photos by Myriam SantosFounders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, armed with a rich Alvin Ailey lineage and a cadre of 18 spectacular dancers, have re-envisioned ballet through technical precision, athletic prowess, and sheer passion. Their blockbuster hit, STAR DUST: From Bach to David Bowie, honoring two musical icons, has rocked the dance world and will […]

Tai Verdes

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Presented by Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Tickets:$20 Students (with App State ID)$30 public Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pmListen to Tai Verdes on Spotifyphoto credit: Austin CieszkoThree months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Tai Verdes was an essential worker with a 9-to-5 job at a Los Angeles Verizon Wireless store. Now with his debut album TV, he has […]

Appalachian Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

    READ the Concert Program here. READ the Program Notes (about the pieces and composers)  here.   The program includes band classics and new compositions. Kimberly Archer is the first woman commissioned to write a work for a presidential inauguration ceremony. "The President's Own" United States Marines Band commissioned her Fanfare Politeia to be […]

Common Reading 25th Anniversary: A Celebration of Voices from Junaluska

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

This event is co-sponsored by The Schaefer Center Presents series According to McFarland, the book’s publisher, Junaluska is “one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today.” This year's Common Reading selection is not only a history of the “village within a village” but also a […]

Yola

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Stand for Myself is the anthemic new album from Yola. Produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), the record is a timeless masterpiece marking an idiosyncratic sonic shift, which will defy all expectation. A sophisticated and diverse sonic mix of symphonic soul and classic pop, tracing an expansive musical thread to Yola’s most eclectic musical […]

Appalachian Symphony Band: Let the Sunshine In

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Appalachian Symphony Band presents its second spring concert, Let the Sunshine In, in the Schaefer Center. The Symphony Band is directed by Dr. Jason Gardner with guest conductor Cody Arington. Admission is free and no ticket is needed. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances closer to the concert date to see program information and watch the livestream of the concert. […]

Appalachian Wind Ensemble

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Appalachian Wind Ensemble presents its second spring concerts in the Schaefer Center. The Wind Ensemble is directed by Dr. John Stanley Ross. Admission is free and no ticket is needed. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances closer to the concert date to see program information and watch the livestream of the concert. For more information about HSOM, visit music.appstate.edu/

Appalachian Concert Band

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Appalachian Concert Band presents its second spring concert in the Schaefer Center. The ensemble is directed by Cody Arington and T.J. Anderson. Admission is free and no ticket is needed. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances closer to the concert date to see program information and watch the livestream of the concert. For more information about HSOM, visit music.appstate.edu/

Rosanne Cash

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

One of the country’s pre-eminent singer-songwriters, Rosanne Cash has released 15 albums of extraordinary songs that have earned four Grammy Awards and 12 nominations, as well as 21 Top 40 hits, including 11 chart-topping singles. She Remembers Everything—her latest release—is a poetic, lush, and soulful collection of songs that reckon with a flawed and intricate […]

Jazz Ensembles I & II

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Jazz Ensembles I and II present their second spring concerts in the Schaefer Center. The Jazz Ensembles are directed by Prof. Todd Wright and Prof. Rod Berry. Admission is free and no ticket is needed. Visit music.appstate.edu/performances closer to the concert date to see program information and watch the livestream of the concert. For more information […]

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC

Presented by University Recreation The Banff Mountain Film Festival screenings will take place in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. All screenings will start at 7:30pm, with doors opening at 6:00pm to the Schaefer Center lobby and at 6:30pm to the auditorium. Each night will feature a completely different set of films and the content from […]