AUGUST 27, 2009 ISSUE
Hayes School of Music This Week
Throughout the ASU fall and spring semesters, the Hayes School of Music presents numerous concerts by talented students, faculty and guests that are open to the public. Most often, admission is free.
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.
Student Horn Recital Sunday
Senior music education majors Whitney Vincel and Ryan Claar will perform a horn recital in the Recital Hall on Sunday, August 30, at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Appalachian Chorale Begins August 31
The Appalachian Chorale begins its 34th season with rehearsals for a program of motets and other works by Johannes Brahms. The chorale welcomes co-music director Dr. Pamela Hopton-Jones.
All interested singers are invited to attend rehearsals beginning Monday, August 31. Rehearsals are held every Monday during the ASU academic semester, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Room 214 of the Broyhill Music Center on the ASU campus. The concert will be presented on Monday, December 7, at 8:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall in the Broyhill Music Center.
The Appalachian Chorale was founded in 1975 as the University Choral Society. Former music directors include R. Carroll Stegall, Dennis Johnston, Clinton Parker, Robert Jones, Stephen Hopkins, Brian Bailey and Roosevelt Escalante. Current music directors Joby Bell and Pamela Hopton-Jones welcome any and all interested singers. No audition is required. Membership is free, but community members must purchase music, available at the first rehearsal. For more information, contact Joby Bell at 828-262-6467 or belljr@appstate.edu.
ViolasFour! String Quartet September 6
The ViolasFour! string quartet will present a program of music for the viola Sunday, September 6, at 4:00 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The violists are Eric Koontz, a member of the Hayes School of Music’s string faculty at ASU, Katrina Smith, Scott Rawls and Constance Gee.
The program includes Richard Lane’s “Quartet for Four Violas” composed in 1978, the 2004 composition “Viola Fight Song” by Michael Kimber and based on best-loved themes from famous viola works, Ichiro Nodaira’s “Ciaccona de Bach” written in 2000, “Transformation pour quatre altos de” by Bach and the 1907 composition “Fantasia for Four Violas” by York Bowen.
The literature for viola quartet is a 20th-century invention. Although the ensemble lacks the lower octave of the cello, its range and color offerings are surprisingly generous, ensuring its permanent place at the table in the offerings of chamber music.
The quartet is made up of four friends who studied and worked together in New York, New Haven, Spain and North Carolina.
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