App State University faculty to perform with youth musicians in patriotic concert July 3

Appalachian State University is hosting a concert Thursday night in honor of Independence Day. 

The event is called “Celebrating Our Country and Community Through Music.”

It’s part of the university’s annual arts celebration, An Appalachian Summer. Faculty from the Hayes School of Music will be performing alongside youth musicians from the school’s Cannon Music Camp.

James Daugherty is the camp director and helped coordinate the upcoming show. 

“Folks that come to the performance will hear everything from 'The Star Spangled Banner' to Gershwin to Charles Ives, 'America the Beautiful,'" Daugherty said. "Just a wide range of different things. Even some jazz in there from a faculty combo.”

He says the show will be a little different from typical classical concerts, in that the audience will be encouraged to sing along to the familiar tunes. 

"When we come together about music that has meaning behind it, we can all gather around and participate," Daugherty said. 

The concert will be held on July 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall in the Broyhill Music Center. More information about the event can be found on the university’s website.