Appalachian State University Music Performance

Congratulations to all of the graduating members of the !
and.horn - MM Horn Performance
- MM Horn Performancea234 - BM Music Education, Performance Certificate
- BM Music Education, BM Music Performancebutte - BM Music Performance, BS English Education
- ME Higher Education, BS Cellular and Molecular Biology, Music Minor

We are so proud of you, and can’t wait to see what comes next. Remember - Boone is always home and you’ll always be welcome back any time! 🖤💛

Congratulations to all of the Appalachian State University Spring 2026 graduates, and a huge thank you to the brass students who performed for all 7 commencement ceremonies!

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Congratulations to MM student on his selection to perform as an Orchestral Fellow with the at the awards in Washington, D.C. next week! Jimmy was selected amongst a strong pool of applicants to perform at the historic Warner Theater in front of a live audience, with awards being televised nationally on PBS at a later date. Congrats to Jimmy!

Congratulations to the members of the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra for a wonderful performance today of Buster Keaton’s silent film “Sherlock, Jr.”! Students in the Appalachian State Composition Studio composed a brand new score for the scenes throughout the silent film, perform by the A*O! Well done, all!

Congratulations to all of the Appalachian State University - Hayes School of Music students who performed in the opening night of Appalachian Opera Theatre double bill of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”! Come to the Appalachian Theatre to check out one of the remaining performances this Friday or Saturday at 7:30pm, or Sunday at 2:00pm! Bravi tutti!

Last week, the App State Faculty Brass Quintet went to visit our friends at Avery High School to help with their preparation for this past weekend’s Solo and Ensemble event! The students sounded fantastic!

Sandbox Percussion: Seven Pillars
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, April 3⋅7:30 – 9:00pm - Free Admission

Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music will host an immersive, theatrical percussion performance by Sandbox Percussion of their piece Seven Pillars, coming to the Schaefer Center on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30pm! Thanks to sponsorship from the Hayes Circle Fund, this performance is free for the public to attend. No tickets are needed. App State percussion students will experience a masterclass with the performers in the afternoon.

Hailed by The New York Times as “a lush, brooding celebration of noise,” Andy Akiho’s GRAMMY-nominated Seven Pillars is his most ambitious project to date. The work is structured as a large-scale palindrome and consists of seven ensemble movements and one solo movement for each member of Sandbox Percussion. Michael McQuilken's lighting scheme reinforces the work's form throughout the theatrical live-performance.

https://sandboxpercussion.com/seven-pillars/

Many of our professors and graduate students are performing Rite of Spring with Western Piedmont Symphony this weekend!

Dr. Brady Spitz - Director of Percussion Activities
Dr. Dakota Corbliss - Assistant Professor of Horn, Graduate Program Director for Music Performance
Dr. Sam Ambrose - Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
Dr. Andrew Patzig - Assistant Director of Athletic Bands
Dr. Soo Goh - Associate Professor of Clarinet, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
David Allen - Lecturer of Clarinet
Annette Gregoire - MM Viola Student