The Lunch and Learn Lecture Series features interactive and informative programming that provides a behind-the-scenes view of the festival’s offerings in the visual arts, music, theater and dance. Film Screening: DocuAppalachia: A Half Century Focus on the Environment. In 2017 an untitled, silent 16mm film reel from the 1970s was discovered in storage in Boone, NC. […]
A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences […]
The festival proudly presents the 11th annual Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition for Young & Emerging Artists, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our region’s most promising young artists. This year the competition, in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, expands its eligibility to undergraduate collegiate musicians […]
photo credit: Ben GibbsA Broyhill Chamber Series EventSponsored by McDonald's of Boone Rolston String Quartet:Luri Lee, violinJason Issokson, violinHezekiah Leung, violaPeter Eom, cello With their debut album Souvenirs, an all-Tchaikovsky release that was named Recording of the Year by BBC Music Magazine, the Rolston String Quartet continues to receive acclaim and recognition for their musical excellence. The quartet […]
Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Boone Area Visitors Bureau, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Vincent Properties, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. For five decades, Boz Scaggs has mined a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B […]
PK camera team shooting in an unknown ghetto, c. 1941 (Image courtesy of Yad Vashem)The Lunch and Learn Lecture Series features interactive and informative programming that offers a behind-the-scenes view of the festival’s offerings in the visual arts, music, theater and dance. Most of the visual documentation of WWII, from the German side, originates from […]
Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series presentsOn the Water (Vee peal) In Estonian with English subtitlesEstonia, not rated, directed by Peeter Simms, 2020, comedy-drama, 106 minutes On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being raised […]
MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s […]
Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a mix of jazz-influenced soul, pop, standards and more with his band! Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy […]
The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]
Photo credit: CamillaTassi Broyhill Chamber Series Grammy winners Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell are known for exploring the crossroads of history and tradition with “infectious energy” and “profoundly spontaneous performances” (Gramophone magazine]. Playing on historical instruments, the ensemble traces the roots of Appalachian music to the Irish and Scottish immigrants who crossed the Atlantic, bringing […]
photo: Winfred Felton, winner of the 2022 Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young & Emerging Artists Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Moderated by Dr. James Douthit, with previous competition winners […]
Broyhill Chamber Series Jeffrey Myers, violinRyan Meehan, violinJeremy Berry, violaEstelle Choi, cello The Calidore String Quartet is renowned for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct” (New York Times). The Los Angeles Times described the musicians as “astonishing,” their playing “shockingly deep,” approaching “the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching.” […]
"Autumn," Nina Elder Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Moderated by Senior Curator Mary Anne Redding, with Michael Harrison and Nina Elder Passage/Time Pieces consists of an installation by […]
Peter Merts, An artist with his painting, in the art studio at San Quentin State PrisonCelebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, education and outreach programming in the visual artsCelebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary […]
A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for […]
GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor Alan G. Benaroya Music Director ChairGIL SHAHAM, violinWINFRED FELTON, bassoon Rosen-Schaffel Competition winner (2022) Engelbert Humperdinck/ed. Schwarz · Suite from Hänsel and Gretel PreludeThe Witch’s RideThe Gingerbread HouseThe Witch’s WaltzDream Pantomime Johannes Brahms · Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 […]
The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic […]
Photo credit: Suvo Das Broyhill Chamber Series Amjad Ali Khan, SarodSharon Isbin, GuitarAmaan Ali Bangash, SarodAyaan Ali Bangash, SarodwithAmit Kavthekar, Tabla Grammy Award-winning American guitarist Sharon Isbin teams with Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, with Amit Kavthekar. The collaboration melds Western and Indian traditions in a sacred and artistic flow, […]
photo: Jennifer Hecker, juror Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Featuring sculptor Jennifer Hecker, juror for the 37th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Jennifer Hecker is a renowned […]
photos by Baxter Miller University Libraries' Belk Distinguished Lecture Event The Lecture and Luncheon are Sold Out Vivian Howard is an award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur. Her first cookbook, Deep Run Roots, is a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the IACP. She created and stars […]
Photo credit: DavidMcClister A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. Performing a wide variety of roots, blues and original new songs! John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of […]
photo: Andrew Light, Divergent, 36th Rosen Sculpture Competition First Place Award Winner The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university […]
The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) answers the fundamental questions: Which is the least funny nationality? Which is the funniest? Why did the former try to exterminate the latter? How do critics describe everything in a way to make it sound unfunny? (“First of all, the premise is weak. No one would ever believe that a […]
The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) answers the fundamental questions: Which is the least funny nationality? Which is the funniest? Why did the former try to exterminate the latter? How do critics describe everything in a way to make it sound unfunny? (“First of all, the premise is weak. No one would ever believe that a […]
photo: Lluís Tudela The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being […]
Company Artists Kouadio Davis and Alexandra Hutchinson in "Higher Ground." Photo credit: Tony Duran Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Join us for a conversation with Dance Theatre of […]
(Above) DTH Company Anthony Santos, Derek Brockington, Amanda Smith and Dylan Santos, photo by Rachel Neville; (below) Company in "Passage," photo by Theik SmithDance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program. […]
Photo credit: Tony Duran A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. American blues musician (singer-guitarist-songwriter) Keb' Mo' has five Grammy Awards, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, a 2021 Americana Music Association award […]
Photo by: Ilkka SaastamoinenCopyright: Citizen Jane ProductionsPictured (from l-r): Eleonoora Kauhanen, Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens" "Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. […]
Photo credit: Pier Andrea Morolli Broyhill Chamber Series Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Program - Frédéric ChopinNocturne, Op. 15, No. 1Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 3Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60Fantasy in F […]
Artist Spotlight Series This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival. Presented by Hank Foreman and Mary Anne Redding Hear from the Turchin Center’s former Director and Chief Curator, Hank Foreman (who now serves […]
Photo credit: Keith Griner A Schaefer Popular Series Event Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers,SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC. EVENT UPDATE:GATES WILL OPEN AT 7:45PM. CONCERT BEGINS AT 8:30PM. An Appalachian Summer Festival and App State AthleticspresentGrammy Award winner and […]