An Appalachian Summer Festival 2024 Season Brochure

Thank You!

Generous support from our sponsors enables the festival to present diverse artistic programming at a level of excellence that we have sustained for the last 40 years. We wish to thank the corporate and media sponsors that proudly support An Appalachian Summer Festival.

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from top left): Madelyn Ho in Paul Taylor's "Syzygy," photo by Paul B. Goode; Brad Paisley, photo by Jim Shea; Joshua Bell, photo by Sebastian Madej; Buddy Guy; Natalie Merchant, photo by Shervin Lainez

Béla Fleck

Eastern Festival Orchestra with special guest performing Rhapsody in Blue Gerard Schwarz, conductor and music director

Experience a night of groundbreaking musical fusion as the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Gerard Schwarz, collaborates with 16-time Grammy -winning banjo master Béla Fleck. Béla will showcase his unique interpretation of Gershwin's iconic "Rhapsody in Blue" (which turns 100 this year!).

Celebration

Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, L. 98

Carter Doolittle, alto saxophone

Rhapsody in Blue

Béla Fleck, banjo

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Andante; Allegro con anima

Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza

Valse: Allegro moderato

Finale: Andante maestoso; Allegro vivace

Broyhill Classic Concert Series

Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Foundation

Supporting Sponsorship by Campus Store

June 30

Sunday, June 30 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $30–$50 | $10 Children 12 and under

ELLEN TAFFE ZWILICH

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

GERSHWIN/trans. Fleck

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Artist Showcase Series: Turchin Center

Exhibitions Overview

As we celebrate AASF's 40th anniversary, this series will offer behind-the-scenes discussions with artists from the music, dance, and visual arts worlds that center around a common theme of legacy and longevity.

Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series

Fallen Leaves

In Finnish with English subtitles Finland, German / not rated / Directed by Aki Kaurismäki / 2023 / Drama / 81 minutes

Building on the legacy of the Turchin Center’s commitment to engage visitors with dynamic and accessible contemporary art, TCVA’s Senior Curator, Mary Anne Redding, offers an overview of upcoming and current exhibitions featured in the galleries of the Turchin, as well as a survey of its public art programs.

July 2

Tuesday, July 2 at 2pm

Turchin Center Lecture Hall

FREE

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of ) makes a masterful return with Fallen Leaves, a timeless, hopeful and satisfying love story that won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Set in modern-day Helsinki, the film tells the story of Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen), two lonely souls whose chance meeting at a local karaoke bar is beset by numerous hurdles. From lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism and a charming stray dog, the pair’s path to happiness is as bittersweet as it is ultimately delightful.

Includes a post-film talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock.

Chanticleer

Join Chanticleer for a jubilant celebration of choral singing: from Renaissance masterworks to Romantic partsongs, contemporary commissions, vocal jazz, and everything in between. Chanticleer is at home in every genre and revels in sharing the best of their art form wherever they go. The ensemble will perform a program titled SING JOYFULLY, which includes Renaissance motets by William Byrd and Heinrich Isaac, classic arrangements of familiar folk songs like “Shenandoah” and “Calling my children home,” and settings of the jazz standards “Blue Skies” and “Lost in the Stars,” as well as contemporary arrangements of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” and Queen’s “Somebody to Love.”

Broyhill Classic Concert Series Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Foundation Supporting Sponsorship by Campus Store

Tuesday, July 2 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $10

July 2

Wednesday, July 3 at 7pm

Rosen Concert Hall

Tickets: $35–$40 $10 Children 12 and under

July 3

Photo Credit: Ed Midgett, The Meaning of Life,

Summer Exhibition Celebration

Engage with visiting artists and fellow arts advocates, enjoy live music and refreshments, and discover the exciting exhibitions showcased across six galleries by local, regional, national and international artists.

Art Department Faculty Biennial

Art Department Faculty Biennial

June 7 - November 2 / Gallery A, Petti/Peiser Gallery

June 7 - November 2 / Gallery A, Petti/Peiser Gallery

The Department of Art Faculty Biennial showcases the work of Appalachian State University’s talented multidisciplinary faculty. This non-juried exhibition offers students, faculty, staff and the extended Boone community a chance to engage with the creative ideas and art practices being explored and taught within the university.

The Department of Art Faculty Biennial

showcases the work of Appalachian State University’s talented multidisciplinary faculty. This non-juried exhibition offers students, faculty, staff and the extended Boone community a chance to engage with the creative ideas and art practices being explored and taught within the university.

Flowstones: Corinne Jones

Flowstones: Corinne Jones

June 7 - November 2 / Mayer Gallery

June 7 - November 2 / Mayer Gallery

A flowstone is created by mineral deposits laid down by water, slowly, quietly, in one place, over a long time. Flowstone grows approximately one inch every one hundred years. In one hundred years, how many societal changes have occurred in one place? Flowstones is a sitespecific installation that invites contemplation.

July 5

July 5 - December 7 / Community Gallery

damaged world. Sarina Angell gently guides us to look closely at her delicate artwork and take that attention to detail into the world, finding beauty and collecting delight as pivot

Beauty is a powerful ally in an unjustly damaged world. Sarina Angell gently guides us to look closely at her delicate artwork and take that attention to detail into the world, finding beauty and collecting delight as pivot points to the devastating events that can otherwise consume our thoughts.

Rosen-Schaffel

A flowstone is created by mineral deposits laid down by water, slowly, quietly, in one place, over a long time. Flowstone grows approximately one inch every one hundred years. In one hundred years, how many societal changes have occurred in one place? Flowstones is a sitespecific installation that invites contemplation.

Looming in the Shadows of Łódź:

Looming in the Shadows of Łódź:

Leslie Starobin, Tamar Segev and Ori Segev

Leslie Starobin, Tamar Segev and Ori Segev

July 5 - December 7 / Hodges Gallery

July 5 - December 7 / Hodges Gallery

On the 75th anniversary of their relatives’ deportation from the Lodz Ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau, a family of artists travels to Poland to uncover their roots. Employing narrative and visual storytelling, representation and abstraction, still and mediated imagery, the artists aspire to preserve their family’s multicontinental migration and wartime legacy.

On the 75th anniversary of their relatives’ deportation from the Lodz Ghetto to Auschwitz-Birkenau, a family of artists travels to Poland to uncover their roots. Employing narrative and visual storytelling, representation and abstraction, still and mediated imagery, the artists aspire to preserve their family’s multicontinental migration and wartime legacy.

A Long and Slow Surrender: Wendy Young

A Long and Slow Surrender: Wendy Young

July 5 - December 7 / Bickers Gallery

July 5 - December 7 / Bickers Gallery

Wendy Young has never met a stranger; in fact, most people she meets invite her into their spaces and welcome her into their worlds. They share stories and take photos. Sometimes those worlds clash with one another, illustrating how we can cross borders and listen to one another in ways that are not polarizing, even when we disagree.

Friday, July 5 from 5–9pm

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

Competition for Young & Emerging Artists

Undergraduate and graduate collegiate musicians from across the Southeast, selected via a blind adjudication process this past spring, will compete in the final live round of the competition. A panel of distinguished conductors will choose a First, Second, and Third Place winner for cash prizes. The competition’s audience will also select an Audience Choice winner.

Wendy Young has never met a stranger; in fact, most people she meets invite her into their spaces and welcome her into their worlds. They share stories and take photos. Sometimes those worlds clash with one another, illustrating how we can cross borders and listen to one another in ways that are not polarizing, even when we disagree.

Last year’s winner, Carter Doolittle (alto saxophone, pictured above), will perform with Eastern Festival Orchestra on June 30 (see page 6).

Support comes from the Rosen-Schaffel Endowment for Classical Music Programming, the Bruce J. Heim Foundation, and Mark and Nancy Tafeen.

Saturday, July 6 at 2pm

Rosen Concert Hall

July 6

The Turchin Center expresses its gratitude to the generous corporate sponsors who have provided support for its programming, including The Bickers Consulting Group, Chetola Resort, The Art Cellar Gallery & Framemakers, and Mast General Store.

Artist

Showcase Series: On Legacy, with Canadian Brass members

Chuck Daellenbach and Joe Burgstaller

As we celebrate AASF's 40th anniversary, this series will offer behind-the-scenes discussions with artists from the music, dance, and visual arts worlds that center around a common theme of legacy and longevity.

Canadian Brass

Back by popular demand! With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass has earned the distinction of the world’s most famous brass group. Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences. Each of their concerts exhibit a full range of musical styles, from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes, to Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Joplin, Gershwin and Ellington to ballet, opera and new compositions and arrangements created especially for the group.

Concert

July 9

Tuesday, July 9 at 2pm

Turchin Center Lecture Hall

Tuesday, July 9 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $10

July 9

Wednesday, July 10 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $20–$40 | $10 Children 12 and under

July 10

Rosen Sculpture Walk

The nationally recognized Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university campus for the last 38 years. Join competition juror and sculptor Christopher Meyer (pictured) on a fascinating outdoor tour of the 10 sculptures selected as finalists for this year’s competition. With a rich background in iron work, Meyer’s work ranges from non-objective to representational sculptural objects, sculptural installations, and cast-iron performance work, often focusing on the interaction between the viewer and the work. The walking tour will culminate at the Schaefer Center with an awards reception and complimentary boxed lunch.

Image caption: David Sheldon, Orion, 37th Rosen Sculpture Competition

First Place Award Winner

This program is made possible by the generous support of the Martin and Doris Rosen Giving Fund/Debbie Rosen Davidson and David Rosen and the Charles and Nancy Rosenblatt Foundation.

July 13

Saturday, July 13 at 10am

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Norm Lewis

In his one-man show, stage and screen star Norm Lewis, backed by a musical trio, will present a revue of songs hand-picked from his impressive resumé of the who’s-who among leading man roles — including Javert in Les Misérables, Porgy in Porgy and Bess, and the title characters in The Phantom of the Opera and Sweeney Todd. Lewis will lend his unique and insightful vocal versatility to selections ranging from jazz and blues, to soul, pop, and classic American favorites.

Sunday, July 14 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $25–$55 Schaefer

July 14

Artist Showcase Series: Faculty Biennial Exhibition

As we celebrate AASF's 40th anniversary, this series will offer behind-the-scenes discussions with artists from the music, dance, and visual arts worlds that center around a common theme of legacy and longevity.

Turchin Center Senior Curator Mary Anne Redding moderates a panel discussion with Appalachian State University Art Department faculty members featured in the current biennial exhibition. Learn about the work and practice of App State’s esteemed artists and professors, with an opportunity to ask questions and view the galleries.

July 16

Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series

Perfect Days

In Japanese with English subtitles Japan / Rated PG / Directed by Wim Wenders / 2023 / Drama / 123 minutes

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

Includes a post-film talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock.

Tuesday, July 16 at 2pm

Turchin Center Lecture Hall FREE

Tuesday, July 16 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $10

July 16

Bell-Denk-Isserlis Trio

Hailed as a “dream team of performers” (Strings Magazine), violinist Joshua Bell, pianist Jeremy Denk, and cellist Steven Isserlis will come together to offer an unparalleled evening of Fauré chamber music. This summer marks the trio’s first U.S. appearance since their debut tour in 2019, where they received widespread praise for their “fresh and cohesive sensitivity and superb technical polish” (Boston Classical Review). These three longtime musical collaborators and friends are masters at the top of their crafts, not to be missed.

Classic Concert

Thursday, July 18 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $35–$55 | $10 Children 12 and under

July 18

(from L-R) Joshua Bell, photo by Sebastian Madej;

Broyhill

Series Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Foundation Supporting Sponsorship by Campus Store

Photo

Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt, piano

Renowned pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Awadagin Pratt, each celebrated for their remarkable artistry, come together to present a program showcasing a selection of timeless works for two pianos. From the introspective depths of Pēteris Vasks’ Castillo Interior and the shimmering harmonies of Philip Glass’ Etude No. 6 to the elegant melodies of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos, and the passionate intensity of Brahms’ Sonata for Two Pianos, experience a diverse range of emotions and styles in this captivating program.

July 21

Artist Showcase Series: On Longevity, with Paul Taylor Dance Company

Michael Novak, Artistic Director of Paul Taylor Dance, and other company members provide a “behind-the-curtain” look at touring over the years with one of the most famous and dynamic dance companies of our time.

July 23

Tuesday, July 23 at 2pm

Turchin Center Lecture Hall

Sunday, July 21 at 2pm

Rosen Concert Hall

Tickets: $35–$40 | $10 Children 12 and under

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Airs, Syzygy, Esplanade

The Paul Taylor Dance Company is one of the most famous modern dance ensembles and has been innovating and transforming modern dance since 1954. Founder Paul Taylor (1930-2018) created 147 dances that cover a broad range of topics, themes, and moods. This summer, the Company, now under the artistic leadership of Michael Novak, performs Taylor’s energetic Syzygy, awe-inspiring  Airs, and concludes with Taylor’s unforgettable Esplanade.

“The American spirit soars whenever Taylor’s dancers dance.”

– San Francisco Chronicle

Schaefer Spotlight Series

Wednesday, July 24 at 7pm

Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets: $25–$45 | $10 Children 12 and under

July 24

(From top) Dinnerstein, photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; and Pratt, photo by Rob Davidson

Broyhill Classic Concert Series Sponsorship provided by the Broyhill Foundation Supporting Sponsorship by Campus Store

Jada Pearman and John Harnage Paul Taylor's "Airs;" photo by Jayme Halbritter

Brad Paisley

Son of the Mountains

presented in partnership with App State Athletics

Plan Your Visit

From arts to adventure, enjoy a unique mountain experience like no other. An Appalachian Summer Festival and its hotel sponsors come together to make a trip to the High Country unique, relaxing and affordable. Visit appsummer.org/visit to check out the special rates and packages offered by our preferred hotel partners.

Courtyard by Marriott

1050 NC-105, Boone | 828.265.7676 marriott.com/hkybn

Graystone Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection 2419 Hwy 105 S., Boone | 828.264.4133

Save 10% with Book Now Link: choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/ArrivalInfo?hotel=NC507&srp=LAPPSF&pu=no

Hampton Inn & Suites Boone

1252 US Hwy 421 S. Boone | 828.386.6464 hilton.com | Special Rate Code: 003350757

Holiday Inn Express

1943 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone | 828.264.2451 expressboone.com

10% OFF for Festival Patrons: Rate Code IXNM9

The Horton Hotel 611 W. King St., Boone | 828.832.8060 thehorton.com

Make it a memorable evening with dinner and a show!

In Boone: Coyote Kitchen

The Local Lost Province Brewing Co. Pepper’s Restaurant

In Blowing Rock: Timberlake’s Restaurant

Creativity Takes Community

Our rewards are measured in impact. Because of your generosity, we remain committed to…

43% Ticket Sales

57% Festival Support

• Affordable ticket prices and free events, ensuring arts access for all

• Seeing the arts grow and flourish while building the next generation of arts lovers

• Programming that emphasizes education and enrichment as well as entertainment

• Artistic excellence that celebrates both established and emerging artists

• Events that foster conversation, bridge communities, and strengthen social ties

Become a Festival Supporter!

Artistic excellence, accessibility, and audience engagement make An Appalachian Summer Festival unique. Because the festival is committed to affordable ticket prices, revenues from ticket sales cover only about 43% of its annual costs. Private support from festival donors must fill the gap in order to ensure a continued commitment to both quality programming and affordable ticket pricing.

Ways You Can Help!

• Attend festival events and share the power of the arts with friends and family.

• Become a festival supporter and enjoy benefits that include priority purchasing, parking privileges and special events.

• Consider making an outright gift or a planned gift, both of which help provide long-term financial security for the Festival and continuation of the programming our audiences value. Gifts may be allocated to specific areas and designated in honor of the donor or in recognition of friends or family.

• To join or renew, contact Hannah Bennett, 828.262.4973.

AppSummer.org/support-us

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Parking

Due to construction, parking is limited, particularly for sold-out events. Please plan accordingly and allow extra time to ensure you arrive at the Festival venue well ahead of show time.

• Metered parking is free in downtown Boone after 7pm Monday-Saturday and all day on Sunday.

• Free parking is available on Saturday and Sunday in campus parking lots.

• Covered parking is available at both the Rivers Street Parking Deck and the College Street Parking Deck. Maps and other resources can be found at maps.appstate.edu.

Suggested Parking

• Peacock Parking Lot (located directly across the street from the Schaefer Center)

• Blue Ridge Parking Deck (located behind the Schaefer Center, across from Stadium Drive)

• Covered parking at Rivers Street and College Street parking decks (located approximately ½ mile from the Schaefer Center)

Seating for our patrons with disabilities is available on both levels of the Schaefer Center and in all other Festival venues. The Schaefer Center is equipped with an audio system for hearing-impaired patrons. Headsets are available at the box office.

For questions or assistance, please contact Maura McKenzie, Director of Audience Services, at mckenziemc1@appstate.edu or 828-262-2248.