College of Arts and Humanities
California State University, Fresno
Showcase Concert
Thursday, April 3, 2025
School of Music Concert Hall – 4:00pm
Program
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE
Along Came a Dog Adapted by Nicola Olsen from the book by Meindert DeJong
- Little Red Hen: Andre Avila-Villanueva
- Big Stray Dog: Jose Angel Estrada
- Farmer: Kate Peck
- Narrator 1, White Hen: Daphne Doss
- Narrator 2, White Hen, Chicks: Sage Rivera
- Narrator 3, White Hen, Hawk: Mason Flores
- Narrator 4, White Hen: Bastian Morris
- Narrator 5, White Hen, Butterfly, Dragonflies: Jonathan Perez
- Boss, Rooster: Jacob Hensley
- Tour Manager/Stage Manager: Austin Osuna
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
- Speakers in upcoming annual student conference “Voicing Ideas”: Joseph Anderson and Amanda Britter
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
North American Computational Linguistics Open (NACLO)
Dr. Brian Agbayani and Dr. John Boyle, Department of Linguistics
For the first time this year, the Linguistics Department hosted the local high school competition for the North American Computational Linguistics Open (or NACLO), an annual contest in which high school students in the US and Canada compete by solving linguistics and computational linguistics puzzles. NACLO helps students identify potential careers related to languages and language technologies. Participants also exercise problem-solving skills, learn about human languages and computation, and have fun!
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
- “Spread” by James Morrison. Published in the literary magazine Fugue.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND JOURNALISM
#HowWeMCJ (Video)
- Phillip Lei – MCJ, Film & Media Arts
“Best if Used By” - Taylor Kellams – MCJ, Digital Journalism
“Kendrick Lamar squabbles up at Super Bowl LIX” (The Collegian) - Bryan Welch – MCJ, Broadcast & Multiplatform Journalism
“Veterans’ Museum Package” - Jonathan Acevedo – MCJ, Advertising & Public Relations
“Camp Flog Gnaw Promotional Materials”
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (arr. D. B. Moore)
Presto
La Muerte del Angel
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) (arr. E. Colon)
Allegro fugato
Fresno State Cello Ensemble
Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, Shayne Baldwin, Jonathan Lee, José Quiñones, Dalton Morris, Zachariah Glasgow, Luis Cerrillos, Aranza Partida, Mattie Spink, Estevan Islas, Michael Mouritsen, and Anastasiya Hess.
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