1) Valle Crucis School Playmakers to Show 101 Dalmatians-Kids on Friday at WHS
The Valle Crucis School Playmakers will present 101 Dalmatians-Kids on Friday, November 20 at 7 pm and Saturday, November 21 at 2 pm in the Watauga High School auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. The play is directed by Chris Watson. The production has received financial assistance from the Watauga County Arts Council to support vocal music education and performance in the county and High Country.
2) ASU AIESEC Seeks Support for Global Citizen Program
AIESEC at Appalachian State University is looking for support to start its international volunteer program, Global Citizen. Support may include offering volunteer opportunities with High Country nonprofits, becoming a host family, or providing monetary sponsorships.
AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization. Spanning over 126 countries and facilitating 34,000 volunteer experiences a year, AIESEC facilitates leadership development in students around the world. Currently, Appalachian’s AIESEC chapter is working to provide these leadership development opportunities within the Boone community.
AIESEC’s Global Citizen program gives non-profits and non-government organizations in the High Country the opportunity to take in volunteers from around the world.
By cultivating a relationship with international volunteers, organizations will be able to develop new perspectives and solutions to the problems they are working to fix. Furthermore, the Boone community as a whole will benefit by being exposed to the different cultures the volunteers represent.
If your organization would like to contribute in a way other than hosting volunteers, AIESEC at Appalachian is accepting donations and sponsorships in order to help bring down the financial costs for both the volunteers and the organizations receiving them. Host families are also wanted in order to ensure a quality stay for the volunteers while they work with the local community.
If interested, please contact Vice President of Incoming Exchange Natalie Vergara at vpigip-appalachian@aiesecus.org. Learn more about AIESEC at http://aiesec.org/
3) Hayes School of Music to Host Three Performances on Nov. 22
A series of performances will be presented Nov. 22 by Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music. Admission to all events is free.
Beginning at 2 p.m., the 34-member Appalachian Guitar Orchestra will take the stage at Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall with a program of classical and contemporary works. Compositions include Edvard Grieg’s “Cinq pièces lyriques,” Nikita Koshkin’s “Suite for Guitar Orchestra,” the second movement from Astor Piazzolla’s “Tango Suite” and seasonal favorites “Carol of the Bells” and “Sleigh Ride.”
The orchestra is directed by faculty member Douglas James and adjunct instructor Robert Wuagneux.
The Mariam Cannon Hayes Graduate String Quartet will perform at 4 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall. The musicians are violinists Kelsey Philbrick and Benjamin Dawson, violist Jenna Meeks Ames and cellist Nicholas Paolino. Their faculty coaches are violinist Nancy Bargerstock and violist Eric Koontz.
The quartet will perform the first movement of “The California Crest” by Max Stoffregen, Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465” and Dvořák’s “String Quartet in F major, Op. 96.”
The final recital for the annual Concerto-Aria Competition will begin at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. The competition features seven students from the music school.
Taylor George will perform two movements from Emmanuel Séjourné’s “Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra.” He will be accompanied by pianist John Camacho.
Tenor Remy Martin will sing “Pourquoi me réveiller” from the opera “Werther” and “Amor ti vieta” from “Fedora.” He will be accompanied by pianist Jonathan Asbell.
Kelsey Philbrick will perform two movements from Max Bruch’s “Violin Concerto No. I in G Minor, Op. 26,” accompanied by pianist Junie Cho.
Pianist Hunter Cox will perform the third movement from Tchaikovsky’s “Concerto in B-Flat Minor.” He will be accompanied by pianist Rodney Reynerson.
The second and third movements of Warren Benson’s “Concertino for Alto Saxophone” will be performed by Andres Orench. Christina Hayes will provide piano accompaniment.
“Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26” by Franz Doppler will be performed by flutist Devin Glasgow with pianist Junie Cho.
Chandler Fadero will perform the third movement from “Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61” by Camille Saint-Saëns. Junie Cho is the accompanist.
4) This Week at Blowing Rock Art and History Museum
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Art of Native Plants Exhibition
Submission deadline December 1, 2015.
Sponsored by the NC Native Plant Society
NEW EXHIBITION
Until recently, this preliminary collection was stored in the Museum’s vault, but with this exhibition, the Museum will honor and reintroduce selections from its founding collection of Daingerfields and several additional Daingerfields acquired since then. MORE>
NEW EXHIBITION
Hyperrealistic paintings of everlasting landscapes, abandoned structures,
and everyday objects that encourage visitors to ponder the mundane
and experience the beautiful within it. MORE>
EXHIBITION REOPENING
Responding to popular demand, The Sculptor’s Voice, BRAHM’s first retrospective of contemporary sculpture, is being revisited and will reopen on November 21, 2015, with one new additional work of art from each of our five exhibiting artists. MORE>
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5) Hayes School of Music Students to Present Chamber Music on Nov. 23
String and piano students from the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present a program of chamber music Nov. 23. The performance in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall begins at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
The program features the first movement from Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048,” the first movement from Haydn’s “String Quartet in B-flat Major, Hob III: 78,” the first movement from Mozart’s “String Quintet in C Major, K 515,” and two movements from Eduard Toldrà’s string quartet known as “Views to the Sea.”
Also on the program are Mendelssohn’s first movement from “Piano Trio No. 1 in D. Minor, Op. 49,” the first movement of Brahms’ “Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8” and the first two movements of Schubert’s “Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99.”
6) Appalachian Wind Ensemble to Perform Nov. 23
An evening of symphonic masterpieces will be performed Nov. 23 by the Appalachian Wind Ensemble from the Hayes School of Music. The 8 p.m. concert will be in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
John Stanley Ross is the conductor. He is assisted by graduate students Matthey Brusseau and Onsby C. Rose.
First on the program is Boris Kozhevnikov’s “Symphony No. 3,” arranged by Col. John R. Bourgeois. Onsby C. Rose will conduct. Kozhevnikov composed more than 70 compositions for Russian military bands.
Matthew Brusseau will conduct “Ave Maria,” written by Franz Biebl and arranged by John Stanley Ross. Ross’ inspiration for the arrangement came while he was studying for a master’s degree in wind conducting at the University of Michigan and singing in the Michigan Men’s Glee Club. During his first rehearsal with the vocal ensemble, he had the privilege of singing Biebl’s original version. The composition was so moving, he tailored it for wind ensemble.
Rose will conduct the wind ensemble’s chamber winds in a performance of “Consort for Ten Winds” by Robert Spittal. The composition was inspired by 16th-century French wind music.
Also on the program is Vittorio Giannini’s “Symphony No. 3.” The work was commissioned by the Duke University Band in 1958
The program concludes with Leroy Anderson’s popular “Bugler’s Holiday” featuring the wind ensemble’s trumpet section.