Appalachian State University - Hayes School of Music

Appalachian State University - Hayes School of Music The Hayes School of Music engages the local and regional community with more than 190 concerts each year, giving students valuable performance experience.

The Hayes School of Music prepares young musicians for professional lives as performers, composers, music educators, music therapists, conductors, and music industry professionals, ensuring the next generation of musical leadership. The school offers summer workshops for teachers, year-round musical instruction for people of all ages through our Community Music School, and the renowned Cannon Music Camp for outstanding high school musicians. Page Guidelines

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Hear the Appalachian State Marching Mountaineers before and during the game this Saturday!
09/18/2026

Hear the Appalachian State Marching Mountaineers before and during the game this Saturday!

‼️🚨GAME DAY IS TOMORROW🚨‼️

Join us for our Public Rehearsal in Kidd Brewer Stadium at 11:30.
Then, prepare to welcome our football players at 3:20 for Mountaineer Walk at the Stadium Dr + Jack Branch Intersection.
Directly following Mountaineer Walk, the Marching Mountaineers will be performing at Yosef’s Yard Party in Guard Yard at 3:45.
We will be parading into the Stadium at 4:45, and performing our Pregame Show at 5:40.
Don’t forget to stick around for the Halftime Show, La Fiesta en la Roca, and at the conclusion of the football game, our Postgame Performance!!

‼️GET LOUD AND GO APP‼️

Happening this Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4pm! Hayes School of Music faculty Dr. Joseph Brown (trombone) and Dr. Catherine Garn...
09/17/2026

Happening this Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4pm! Hayes School of Music faculty Dr. Joseph Brown (trombone) and Dr. Catherine Garner (piano) will perform chamber music selections including Eric Ewazen’s Sonata for Trombone and Piano, Brahms' Four Serious Songs, and a duet entitled Cousins by Herbert L. Clarke that will also feature Dr. James Stokes on trumpet.

The performance will be in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free, and the concert will also be live-streamed.

Dr. Christine Leist, Associate Dean of the Hayes School of Music and Professor of Music Therapy, will speak on a panel w...
09/17/2026

Dr. Christine Leist, Associate Dean of the Hayes School of Music and Professor of Music Therapy, will speak on a panel with renowned soprano Renée Fleming this Friday at 5pm!

"Music and Mind with Renée Fleming: Harnessing the Arts to Heal & Connect" will be held at the Hanes Auditorium on the campus of Salem Academy and College in Winston-Salem.

Read more in the article from the Watauga Democrat:

https://www.wataugademocrat.com/mountaintimes/entertainment/app-state-s-dr-christine-leist-to-join-ren-e-fleming-for-music-and-mind/article_e8c3acb1-cd0b-48fb-88dc-50a0d769928e.html

Celebrate Hayes School of Music honorees at App State's Founders Day! Three members of our community will be inducted in...
09/16/2026

Celebrate Hayes School of Music honorees at App State's Founders Day! Three members of our community will be inducted into the Bell Ringers Society this Friday, Sept. 18 in a ceremony from 10 - 11am at Founders Plaza (rain location in BB Dougherty lobby):

Dr. Barbara Freiman, honorary doctorate '25
Dr. Cathy McKinney (posthumously; award accepted by Harold), music therapy faculty emerita
Dr. Harold McKinney '70, trombone faculty emeritus

All are invited to join us in honoring these new Bell Ringers! Enjoy festivities throughout the day as Appalachian State University celebrates its annual Founders Day.

We're proud to host RECAPP in the Broyhill Music Center this Friday, celebrating research, scholarship and creative ende...
09/15/2026

We're proud to host RECAPP in the Broyhill Music Center this Friday, celebrating research, scholarship and creative endeavors of all App State faculty and staff! Among the events is a piano duet, "Tico-tico no Fubá" by Zequinha de Abreu, performed by Dr. Catherine Garner and Dr. Islei Hammer of the Hayes School of Music.

Join us on September 18 in the Broyhill Music Center from 3-6pm!

Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band: Inspired by Art and Sacred SpacesFriday, September 18, 2026, 8:00 PM, The Schaefer Cent...
09/13/2026

Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band: Inspired by Art and Sacred Spaces

Friday, September 18, 2026, 8:00 PM, The Schaefer Center, Free Admission/Live-streamed

This concert, Inspired by Art and Sacred Spaces, explores the ways composers transform visual art, architecture, culture, and imagery into music. The program journeys from the grandeur of the Sagrada Família in Bells of Sagrada Familia and the vivid colors and traditions of Japan in Julie Giroux’s Bookmarks from Japan, to the open-road imagery of James M. David's Two-Lane Blacktop and the Renaissance masterpieces brought to life in Norman Dello Joio's Scenes from ‘The Louvre’.

The program also features works inspired by celebration, nature, and movement, including Alfred Reed's Alleluia! Laudamus Te, John C. Heed's In Storm and Sunshine, Aaron Perrine's Tears of St. Lawrence, and John Zdechlik's Chorale and Shaker Dance. Together, these works invite audiences to experience art not only through sight, but through sound.

Horizons: Faculty Tuba Concert with Dr. Samuel AmbroseTuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM, Rosen Concert Hall, Free Adm...
09/13/2026

Horizons: Faculty Tuba Concert with Dr. Samuel Ambrose

Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 6:00 PM, Rosen Concert Hall, Free Admission/Live-streamed

Hayes School of Music faculty and students present an evening of tuba and euphonium music, including new works for tuba by Katahj Copley, Donia Jarrar, Jen Oliverio, and more, plus Dr. Ambrose’s composition Sac Plastique. Performers include Dr. Samuel Ambrose, tuba; Dr. Christina Lai, piano; and Low Frequency Unit (Joseph Kluxen and Owen Sapp, euphoniums; Mackenzie Puckett and B. Smith, tubas).

Celebration Concert: 25 Years of the Hayes EndowmentTuesday, September 22, 2026, 8:00 PM, Rosen Concert Hall, Free Admis...
09/12/2026

Celebration Concert: 25 Years of the Hayes Endowment

Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 8:00 PM, Rosen Concert Hall, Free Admission - Live-streamed - Reception to follow

The Hayes School of Music celebrates 25 years! Faculty and special guests will commemorate the anniversary of the Mariam Cannon Hayes Endowment with dazzling chamber performances and remarks reflecting of the school’s history. Mrs. Hayes’s generous gift was the foundation for the Hayes School of Music as we know it today, making a high-quality musical education possible for thousands of students over the decades. This concert marks 25 years to the day since the original concert celebrating the establishment of the endowment.

Hayes School of Music faculty perform The Soldier's Tale tomorrow (Wednesday 9/9, 8pm, free admission). Join us in Rosen...
09/08/2026

Hayes School of Music faculty perform The Soldier's Tale tomorrow (Wednesday 9/9, 8pm, free admission). Join us in Rosen Concert Hall or catch the livestream during the concert time!

The Soldier's Tale - Faculty Recital
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 8:00 PM, Rosen Concert Hall, Free Admission

Members of the Hayes School of Music faculty perform Igor Stravinsky's theatrical masterpiece The Soldier's Tale (Histoire du Soldat), in which a soldier on leave makes a Faustian deal with the devil. Musicians Adam Booker, Joe Brown, Alexandra Dee, Soo Goh, Pedro Maia, Brady Spitz, James Stokes, and David Wells will be joined by actors Kellie Hill (Narrator), Nate Hill (The Soldier), and Tyler Young (The Devil) to bring Stravinsky's colorful and thought-provoking work to life in music and words.

Yet another reason to get excited - the Alumni Band is playing with the Appalachian State Marching Mountaineers this wee...
09/03/2026

Yet another reason to get excited - the Alumni Band is playing with the Appalachian State Marching Mountaineers this weekend!

The Marching Mountaineers are proud to welcome our ALUMNI BAND!!!

Our Alumni Band will be joining us for the first home game of the season on Saturday, September 5th.

We will be having a rehearsal on Friday, September 4th at 6:30pm, and on Saturday, September 5th at 10am.

Welcome home Mountaineers 🖤💛

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