5,000-mile journey to find a mentor ends at Fresno State

June 12, 2019.Reading time 13 minutes.

It was late July 2016 in Philadelphia when FOOSA Musician Kelvin Diaz Inoa made his decision. He packed his red 1999 Ford Focus with a few small personal belongings and his cello and hit the road. He didn’t know much about where he was going. All he knew was he had finally found the teacher and mentor he had been searching for…

As FOOSA enters seventh year, some students keep coming back for more

June 6, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dr. Thomas Loewenheim - Photo by Cary Edmondson

“The motto of the festival is to bring the world to Fresno, and then Fresno to the world.” ~ Dr. Thomas Loewenheim

Piemontesi performs final Keyboard Concert of the season

May 15, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concerts presents Francesco Piemontesi who will perform works by J.S. Bach, Rachmaninoff and Debussy during the last concert of the 2018-19 season at 8 p.m., Friday, May 24 in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Tickets are $25 general, $18 for seniors and $5 for students. Parking is free in lot P1. […]

Top College of Arts and Humanities students honored at 2019 Arts in Motion

May 14, 2019.Reading time 26 minutes.

2019 Dean's Medalist Mason M. Lamb, M.A. and Primavera Leal Martinez, B.A. post with Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval

Congratulations to graduate Mason Lamb and undergraduate Primavera Leal Martinez for earning the College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medal award!

After four decades Sutherland’s legacy continues to inspire at the Wind Festival

April 26, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland, guest conductor for Symphony for Band, Op. 69, II. Adagio Sostenuto, “Round me Falls the Night”

The Wind Festival captures that invigorating spirit and serves as a way for college ensembles to meet, play for larger audiences, and receive constructive feedback from adjudicators.

Fresno State orchestra and choirs combine for the final concert of the season

April 26, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Nathaniel Mauldin, graduate composition student; Emma Hill, and Joseph Cargill

The concert, titled “Spotlight on our Students”, will include four works showcasing top students from the Department of Music, and collaborating with all four of the Department of Music’s choirs, to create the Fresno State Grand Chorus, conducted by Dr. Cari Earnhart.

Concerto competition winner Anthony Perez-Medina to perform with Wind Orchestra

April 25, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

French horn student Anthony Perez-Medina will perform as a featured soloist with the Fresno State Wind Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Gary P. Gilroy at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 in the Fresno State Concert Hall.

Cadence Ensemble to perform as part of the World Music Series

April 17, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Cadence Ensemble - Varazdat Khachumyan, Violin; Hakob Jaghatspanyan, Guitar; Meruzhan Yeganyan, Accordion; Sofi Mikayelyan, Piano; and Gurgen Amiryan, Contrabass

Cadence Ensemble has rapidly developed into one of the world’s premier ensembles performing original works and arrangements by classical and contemporary European, Russian, Armenian, and American composers including world music and pop.

Keyboard Concerts presents Francesco Piemontesi

April 9, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

Francesco Piemontesi - Photo by Marco Borggreve

Born in Locarno, Switzerland, and a protégé of the great Alfred Brendel, Francesco Piemontesi rose to international prominence after winning prizes at several major competitions including the 2007 Queen Elisabeth in Brussels.

Mason Lamb, Dean’s Medalist

April 8, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

When asked what accomplishment he is most proud of, Mason Lamb didn’t look his many music premieres — including his orchestral concert overture which was played by FOOSA at the Walt Disney Concert Hall — instead, he looked to his daughter.

As I begin my transition to the Office of the Provost, I think deeply about the value of our College and our disciplines.

We are the proud heirs to an academic and artistic tradition that prides itself on promoting core values that reflect our vast potential: Maturity and flexibility of mind, dynamic exploration of our human relationships, and the creation of meaningful insight into a historical period. Within this tradition, communication is at the heart of all of our disciplines. We are masters of communication in artistic and literary ways -from video, dance, painting, and music, to speeches, essays, books, and poetry.