February 19, 2009 Issue
Hayes School of Music This Week
The Appalachian Symphonic Band, Appalachian Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensembles I and II and the Appalachian Concert Band are among the Hayes School of Music groups performing this week. And on Wednesday, February 25, don’t miss a special concert of original student compositions inspired by Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution.
Unless otherwise indicated, concerts take place in the Broyhill Music Center on the ASU campus. For more information about any of these performances, call 828-262-3020.
Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Thursday
The Appalachian Symphonic Band and the Appalachian Wind Ensemble will perform Thursday, February 19, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
Dr. Scott Tobias is director of the Appalachian Symphonic Band. The Appalachian Symphonic Band performs Thursday, February 19, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall.
Scott C. Tobias will direct the Appalachian Symphonic Band. The program opens with “Rejouissance” by James Curnow. The composition is a set of variations on Martin Luther’s German hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” The band also will perform “Raise the Roof” by Michael Daugherty featuring Rob Falvo on the tympani. Falvo is an associate professor of music and directs the percussion department in the Hayes School of Music.
Dr. Jack Stamp, who also arranged the composition, will conduct the choral prelude to “Be Thou My Vision.” Stamp is a professor of music and chair of the Department of Music and director of band studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The symphonic band’s portion of the performance concludes with “Sevens” by Samual Hazo.
John Stanley Ross directs the Appalachian Wind Ensemble. The program begins with the North Carolina premiere of “AirLink” written by Dr. Jack Stamp. Stamp will conduct the piece. The wind ensemble also will perform Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy” based on folk songs Grainger collected in Lincolnshire, England, in the early 1900s. The program concludes with “Suite Norte-Nordeste” arranged by Joaquim Franca Ramos. The composition is based on popular Brazilian folk dances and ballads.
Jazz Ensemble I Saturday
The ASU Jazz Ensemble I will perform a concert on Saturday, February 21, at 8:00 p.m. at Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free. Todd Wright, director of jazz studies in the Hayes School of Music, directs the ensemble.
Student Violin Recital Sunday
Kimberly Zeigler, a junior music performance major in the Hayes School of Music, will perform a recital on the violin on Sunday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Student Trumpet and Trombone Recital Sunday
Senior music education major Derek Blankenship and graduate music performance student Chris Cloud will present a trumpet and trombone recital on Sunday, February 22, at 6:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Graduate Voice Recital Sunday
Tara Nixon, a graduate music performance student, will perform a voice recital on Sunday, February 22, at 8:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Appalachian Concert Band February 23
A program of folksongs and marches for band will be presented Monday, February 23, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Performing will be Appalachian’s Concert Band, directed by John Stanley Ross.
The program opens with “An Original Suite” by Gordon Jacob. Written in 1928, the piece is Jacob’s first work for band. Also on the program is “Yorkshire Ballad,” inspired by composer James Barnes’ visit to the Yorkshire Dales of northern England.
The band also will perform “Nobles of the Mystic Shrine” by John Phillip Sousa, written for the Shriners and once performed by 6,200 band members; “On a Southern Hymnsong” by David Holsinger based on the spiritual “There Is a Balm in Gilead;” and “Allerseelen, Opus 10, No. 8” by Richard Strauss and arranged by Albert Davis.
The program concludes with “The Sinfonians” by J. Clifton Williams. The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America commissioned the composition.
Jazz Ensemble II February 24
Jazz Ensemble II from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will present a free concert on Tuesday, February 24, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. The ensemble is directed by Rodney Berry.
The 21-member ensemble will perform jazz standards such as “A Night in Tunisia,” “Soft as Velvet,” “Wind Machine,” “St. Thomas” and “Basically Blues.”
Student Composers Recital February 25
A student recital on Wednesday, February 25, features compositions inspired by ASU’s Darwin Bicentennial celebration. The recital begins at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The program consists of entries in a contest as part of a composition class. It comprises “Evolution Everlasting” by Brittany Dunton, “Genesis” by David Hunt, “Sweet Charles,” a composition for voices by Nathan Brown, “beagle” by Duncan Boatright, “The Trial” by William Watson and “The Mighty Journey” by Drew O’Keefe.
“The students were challenged to write pieces that had some kind of involvement or use of the Darwin theory,” said Scott Meister, a professor in the Hayes School of Music. “The compositions include works for full wind ensemble, a piano, and a small choir that will simulate sounds Darwin may have heard on his expeditions.”
The first place winner will receive a $250 award. Second- and third-place winners each will receive $125. Three members of the music faculty will judge the compositions.
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