Student News

We are please to announce our 2023 Annual Spring Recital dates for May and June.  All recitals will be held in the performance room at the Music Academy of WNC.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

12:30 PM – Emily Songster 1 (Piano)
1:30 PM – Emily Songster 2 (Piano)
3:30 PM – Anita Robertson & Kevin Ayesh (Piano)
5:00 PM – Elizabeth Churchya 1  (Piano)
6:30 PM –  Elizabeth Churchya 2 (Piano)

Friday, May 12, 2023

7:00 PM – Michael Ridenour (Guitar)

Saturday, May 20, 2023

1:00 PM – Jeff Lott (Drums)
3:00 PM – Angela Hayes (Voice)
4:30 PM – Joanna Best (Voice)

Friday, June 2, 2023

6:00 PM – Andrew Thelston 1 (Guitar)
7:15 PM – Andrew Thelston 2 (Guitar)

Saturday, June 3, 2023

10:00 AM – Leigha Turner/Emily Songster/Jamie Leigh Bennett (Brass/Woodwinds)
11:30 AM – Eben Mann/Ashlee Booth/Jamie Leigh Bennett/Claudia Malchow (Strings)
1:00 PM – Emily Vaughn 1 (Strings)
2:30 PM – Emily Vaughn 2 (Strings)
4:00 PM – TBD (Strings)
6:00 PM – Jan Daugherty/Carolyn Tackett/Quartets (Strings)

Thursday, May 19, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Drums & Percussion
Students of Josh Dunn & Will Miller
Music Academy of WNC

Thursday, June 2, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Woodwinds/Strings
Students of Jamie Leigh Bennett
Music Academy of WNC

Friday, June 3, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Guitar/Ukulele
Students of Michael Ridenour
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 9:30 AM
Violin/Viola
Students of Jan Daugherty
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 11:00 AM
Violin/Viola/Cello
Students of Carolyn Tackett, Eben Mann, Matthew Pierce
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 1:00 PM
Violin/Viola
Students of Rhona Reagen
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 2:30 PM
Violin/Viola Recital #1
Students of Emily Vaughn
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 3:30 PM
Violin/Viola Recital #2
Students of Emily Vaughn
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 5:00 PM
Voice
Students of Joanna Best
Music Academy of WNC

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 6:30 PM
Guitar/Bass
Students of Andrew Thelston
Music Academy of WNC

Friday, June 10, 2022 – 5:30 PM
Piano Recital #1
Students of Kevin Ayesh
Music Academy of WNC

Friday, June 10, 2022 – 6:00 PM
Piano Recital #2
Students of Laura Thiel
Music Academy of WNC

Friday, June 10, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Piano Recital #3
Students of Laura Thiel
Music Academy of WNC

Congratulations to Meghan Woods for receiving her golden ticket to complete in the American Idol competition in Hollywood, California. Meghan studied voice and piano with our own Tyler and Lauren Cason over the past year at the Music Academy of WNC. We wish Meghan the best of luck in Hollywood as she competes for the next American Idol.

Click HERE to read the Times-News article on Meghan’s win.

The Academy String Quartet will present a concert a the Music Academy of WNC, located in the Opportunity House at 1411 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 4:00 PM.  The concert includes works by Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert, Shostakovich, and more.  Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased HERE.

Our Spring semester Ensembles Concert will be held this coming Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at the Music Academy of WNC located at 1411 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville. Concert starts at at 2:00 PM. We have two middle school string orchestras, a string quartet, and a string trio performing. If you are interested in a string ensemble or private string lessons (violin, viola, cello, double bass) then we invite you to attend this concert to learn more about our programs. Admission is free and we hope to see you there.

One of our advanced viola students, Daphne Bickley. has been accepted into the summer music program at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. The Curtis Institute is one of the premier music conservatories in the country. She needs to raise approximately $5,800.00 to attend and $4,800.00 is due by March 1st . If funds are not raised by that time then she will miss this critical opportunity in her music education as she pursues a career in music performance. Please consider donating to her GoFundMe page HERE and help Daphne raise the necessary funds to attend the Curtis Institute this summer. Thanks in advance for your donation consideration.