Choral Concert in Hall

Concert in Hall

WCU Concert Choir and University Chorus

Join the choirs of Western Carolina University for an evening performance 

Horn Studio Recital

Horn Studio Recital

Shannon Thompson, clarinet, with Soluna String Quartet

WCU faculty clarinetist Shannon Thompson performs masterworks with the Soluna String Quartet : 

W.A. Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 10

Clinic w/ Fannin County HS Band

Fannin County HS Band Clinic w/ J. Loui and additional faculty pending availibility

Trumpet Studio Recital No. 1

Trumpet Studio Recital No. 1

2nd Woodwind Festival Guest Artist

2nd Annual WW Festival Guest Artist Recital

Woodwind Festival

woodwind festival, master classes and concert

Degree Recital: Kadence Watford, saxophone

Degree Recital: Kadence Watford, saxophone

Degree Recital: Chris Neace, performance tech

Degree Recital: Chris Neace, performance tech

Percussion Studio Recital

Percussion Studio Recital

Folk Instruments of Southeast Asia with Roy Huang

Guest Artist Roy Huang presents a lecture recital on the Vietnamese monochord (dan bao) and tribal instuments of Taiwan, Viet Nam, and Southern China.

Trumpet Studio Recital No. 2

Trumpet Studio Recital No. 2

WCU Faculty Brass Quintet Recital

WCU Faculty Brass Quintet Spring Concert

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Jazzie Pigott, tuba

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Jazzie Pigott

Clarinet Studio Recital

Concert by members of the WCU Clarinet Studio with Dr. Lillian Buss Pearson, piano

Bonnie Parker Senior Flute Recital

Bonnie Parker Senior Flute Recital

Emmie Quillin, Junior Recital, piano

BA Capstone Recital for Emmie Quillin, piano

Katie Sammons, horn, Junior Recital

Junior Recital by Katie Sammons, horn

Taylor McLendon, Emily McManus Recital

Taylor McLendon and Emily McManus will perform a degree recital.

Robert Hart and Sabur Mannsur Recital

Robert Hart (Tuba) and Sabur Mannsur (Euphonium) will perform a joint recital.

Degree Recital: Joey Friedman, saxophone

Joey Friedman Saxophone Recital

Rebekah Nelson, bassoon--student recital

Rebekah Nelson, bassoon, performs her final student recital.

Jessica Peña Student Recital

Saxophone student Jessica Peña (CMAP 2027) plays her degree recital.

Guitar Ensemble

Guitar Ensemble Concert

Percussion Ensemble Concert

Percussion Ensemble Concert

Faculty Recital - Leonidas Lagrimas and Michael Langer, piano duo

Join us on a musical journey to Paris!  Leonidas Lagrimas and Michael Langer present a recital exploring the music of Parisian culture at the turn of the century.   Featuring works for solo, piano duet, and two pianos.   

Student Recital

Student Recital

Flute Studio Recital

Flute Studio Recital

Faculty Recital: Xin Yin, percussion

Percussion Faculty Recital

Tuba and Euphonium Studio Recital

Tuba and Euphonium Studio Recital

Degree Recital: Jackson Grant, trumpet

Degree Recital: Jackson Grant, trumpet

Jordan Harwood Junior Recital

Jordan Harwood Junior Recital

Pinnacle String Ensemble Spring Concert

Pinnacle String Ensemble Spring Concert - "Our American Story" featuring works by American composers and composers who wrote music about America. The concert is free and open to the public. 

Isaiah Walton Percussion Junior Recital

Isaiah Walton Percussion Junior Recital

Degree Recital: Nick Peterson-Paugh

Nick Peterson-Paugh Degree Recital

Degree Recital - Bre Ford & Brayden Grosvenor

Degree Recital - Bre Ford (trombone) & Brayden Grosvenor (trombone)

Grant Goode Junior Percussion Recital

Grant Goode Junior Percussion Recital

Degree Recital - Jacob Ruggiero & Aidan Moore

Degree Recital - Jacob Ruggiero (trombone) & Aidan Moore (bass trombone)

Cris Lim, clarinet, Junior Recital

Clarinetist Cris Lim's Final Degree Recital with Dr. Lillian Buss Pearson and other members of the clarinet studio

Piano Studios Spring Recital

Spring Recital for SoM Piano Studios (students of Dr. Andrew Adams and Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas)

Low Tech Ensemble (Gamelan) Concert

The Low Tech and Community Gamelan Ensembles perform traditional and contemporary music of Western Java on gamelan degung.

NC Symphony Residency

NC Symphony residency with School of Music students!

NC Symphony Performance

NC Symphony Public Performance in the Performance Hall at Bardo Arts Center.

The North Carolina Symphony
Classical Favorites

Enjoy an evening of familiar melodies and timeless classics featuring beloved orchestral works with your North Carolina Symphony.

This concert is a free event, but patrons must reserve a ticket, and have a virtual or physical copy of each ticket in hand, to enter this performance. 

Please Note:

• No photography, videography or recordings of any kind
  
• This performance runs approx. 2 hrs and will include a 15-minute intermission. 
  
• This performance includes haze/smoke effects.
  
• The North Carolina Symphony will take place at the Bardo Arts Center, located at 199
  

Degree Recital: Brandon Mathis, trumpet

Brandon Mathis, senior trumpet recital

Degree Recital: Forsby Quick, trumpet

Forsby Quick, senior trumpet recital

Degree Recital: Naylen Ryder, trumpet

Degree Recital: Naylen Ryder, trumpet

Student Recital: Emily Shaffer, voice

Emily Shaffer Voice Recital

Student Recital: Annalysa Sperduto, voice

Annalysa Sperduto Voice Recital

JC Hunt Percussion Junior Recital

JC Hunt Percussion Junior Recital

Mel Phillips Junior Percussion Recital

Mel Phillips Junior Percussion Recital

Brass Ensembles Concert

A concert featuring trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba-euphonium studio ensembles.

Wind Ensemble Concert

Wind Ensemble Concert

Tech Ensemble Concert

Tech Ensemble Concert - Live Streamed

Voice Studio Recital

Voice Studio Recital 

Symphonic Band and Concert Band Concert

School of Music Event, Symphonic Band and Concert Band. With a 10 minute intermission

Junior Recital - Zach Topits & Wren Davis, saxophone

Junior saxophone student recital

Degree Recital: Marshal Jaco, performance technology

Degree Recital: Marshal Jaco, performance technology

Lizzy Bargher & Katy Riggs Junior Flute Recitals

Lizzy Bargher & Katy Riggs Junior Flute Recitals

KJ Dolan Percussion Junior Recital

KJ Dolan Percussion Junior Recital

Junior Recital - Bruno Dippolito (horn) and Jerry Bradley (tuba)

Junior Recital: Bruno Dippolito (horn) and Jerry Bradley (tuba)

Bailey Kaufman Degree Recital

Bailey Kaufman Oboe Recital

School of Music-Community Chorus Concert- Mendelssohn's Elijah

oin the WCU Concert Choir, Western Carolina Community Chorus, and orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah!  Beloved by audiences for its thunderous choruses and operatic solos, this dramatic choral masterwork tells of an ancient droubt, a fierce competition among the priests of Baal, and a fiery ascent to heaven.  Conducted by Dr. Allison Thorp and featuring the voice faculty of WCU, Dr. Isaiah Feken and Dr. Andrea Price, the concert is free and open to the public.  Come join us!

Joey Gantt, bassoon (senior recital)

Joey Gantt performs his senior recital on the bassoon.

Jackson Smith, clarinet - Senior Recital

Final Recital for clarinet performance major Jackson Smith with pianist Lillian Buss Pearson.

WCU Jazz Festival

Jazz Festival

WCU Jazz Festival

Jazz Festival

Balsam Brass Quintet Recital

Balsam Brass Quintet Recital

Music for Viola and Bassoon

Will Peebles, bassoon, and Sarah Kehrberg, viola, perform music for viola and bassoon.

Vocal Showcase

Vocal Showase

Voice Studio Recital

Voice Studio Recital