1) Baha’i Devotional Meeting Held Nov. 30
There will be a Baha’i devotional meeting at 297 Cherry Dr. in Boone at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. The theme of the meeting will be “The Power of Prayer.” All are welcome. For more information and directions, call 264-2297.
2) Wellness District Workshop Held Dec. 1
The next Wellness District Workshop will be held on Monday, Dec. 1, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
3) Appalachian Chorale Performs Dec. 2
The Appalachian Chorale will perform works by Johann Adolf Hasse, Franz Biebl and Felix Mendelssohn at 8 p.m. Dec. 2 in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. Dr. Linda Larson directs the chorale. Dr. Joby Bell will be the accompanist. Soloists are sopranos Elizabeth Thomas and Mary Royall Hight, mezzo-soprano Sarah Cave, tenor Joshua Allen and bass Jacob Cook. The program opens with 18th century composer Hasse’s “Laudate Coeli Dominum,” based on verses from the Psalms. Next on the program is Biebl’s “Ave Marie.” The German composer wrote the composition at the request of a fireman who wanted a piece for the department’s male choir to perform at choral competitions. Following a performance in Munich, Biedl gave the piece to the Cornell Glee Club to perform in the U.S., which led to the composition’s popularity. The chorale will perform an arrangement for mixed voices. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s “Gloria,” written when the composer was 13. “When he wrote it, he was spending a lot of time studying Bach, which is obvious at times in the composition,” Larson said. “But there are also a number of moments that forecast Mendelssohn’s fully developed style yet to come. It’s very dense with a lot going on in a relatively short piece. The soloists’ parts are very ensemble-oriented: a duet, a trio and two movements with the full five-voice ensemble.” The soloists are graduate students in the Hayes School of Music’s vocal ensemble “Quintessential.”
4) Watauga Community Band Hosts Christmas Concert Dec. 6
The Watauga Community Band performs its Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Blowing Rock School Auditorium. The band, under the direction of Bill Winkler, will ring in the holiday season with such favorites as Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and George Frideric Handel’s The Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah. The band will also perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and John Niles’ I Wonder as I Wander. Several small groups of band members will also play a selection of holiday music. The concert is free, and all are welcome to attend.