~ By Celeste DeMonte, publicity, Fresno Community Chorus Fresno Community Chorus Master Chorale and Coro Piccolo announces auditions for next season for singers in all voice parts, with rehearsals starting Aug. 29. Rehearsals for the non-auditioned Coro Solare begin Sept. 5. On Sunday, Nov. 19, the full chorus sings Dan Forrest’s “Requiem for the Living” and […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities The Fresno State Alumni Wind Ensemble and Friends, under the direction of Dr. Lawrence Sutherland, is getting ready to head to Spain for 10 days of sight-seeing, rehearsals and performances. Forty-one musicians – most with ties to Fresno State – will […]
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Music and journalism project focuses on understanding other cultures ~ By Kathleen R. Schock, excerpted from the June issue of the Fresno State Magazine, Photos by Cary Edmondson View Photo Gallery Growing up in Stockton, Chris Carreon watched a lot of movies. Big blockbusters like Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Back to the Future. He […]
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Evo Bluestein, a longtime folk musician and music educator in the Fresno area, has published a book called “Road to Sweet’s Mill: The West Coast Folk Music Revival in the 1960s and ’70s.” The book, published by The Press at California State University Fresno, provides a rare glimpse into a regional folk subculture of the […]
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Even though it’s summer, we’re still celebrating huge stories of achievement and success this month in the College of Arts and Humanities. From our students to our faculty and alums, here are some top stories from the month of June. Fresno State alum wins on Jeopardy! Peter Guekguezian thrilled audiences of the popular trivia game […]
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This fabulous 360-degree panorama video was shot by Daniel Schwartz of Accent Concerts. It gives you a birds-eye view from right in the middle of the Foosa Philharmonic Orchestra as Fresno State music professor Thomas Loewenheim conducts. It was recorded live on June 23 from the group’s performance in Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los […]
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Renowned artists flock to the community to teach and to engage ~ Article by Lisa Maria Boyles, Illustrations by Joel Beery, excerpted from Fresno State Magazine Pick an art, any art. There’s a good chance it will be taught, performed or shared during two special programs offered this summer to provide community access to some […]
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~ Reprinted from Summer Arts We are so thrilled to once again partner with FOOSA Festival/Fresno Summer Orchestra Academy! June 25 marks the end of the FOOSA performance season and kicks of the Summer Arts festival. The Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy (FOOSA) enters its fifth season on the Fresno State campus. Led by […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The FOOSA Festival/Fresno Summer Orchestra Academy is under way (June 11-25) at Fresno State, offering seven concerts on campus. The event features Fresno State faculty members performing chamber music at a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday June 17, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Performances include the Brahms clarinet quintet and Dvorak string quintet, as well […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Final preparations are underway for the 2017 season of the CSU Summer Arts program that returns to Fresno State beginning Sunday, June 25 after a five-year hiatus at Cal State Monterey Bay. The unique arts summer school and festival of the California State University presents master classes for more than 400 […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities Fresno State has three 2017 Fulbright recipients, all of whom are from the College of Arts and Humanities. Two faculty members and a student have won the prestigious awards, which will take them to other parts of the world. Alice Daniel, […]
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Photo above: The CONTRA-TIEMPO Urban Latin Dance Theater will perform at 7 p.m. June 26 in Fresno State’s John Wright Theatre. Tickets for Summer Arts events will go on sale Monday, June 5. CSU Summer Arts guest artists work intensively with their students during the day and inspire their students and the Fresno community after dark […]
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~ Reprinted from Campus News Performing as cellist, conducting and giving master classes locally and around the world are just some of Dr. Thomas Loewenheim’s accomplishments as a musician. The professor of music achieved all that while adapting his personal playing style to his disability. “My passion for education stems from my deep love of […]
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Dr. Anthony Radford, associate professor of voice and opera in the Department of Music, was one of four faculty and staff recipients of the 12th annual Outstanding Advisor Awards on May 4. This year’s recipients were selected from a group of 23 qualified candidates nominated by students and colleagues, and announced by Vice-Provost Dennis Nef and […]
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~ By Julia Copeland, Executive Director of the Youth Orchestras of Fresno The Youth Orchestras of Fresno will debut a new orchestral work, inspired by author William Saroyan and written by four Fresno State composers, at their annual Youth Music Extravaganza. The concert will also feature rock star violinist Vadim Gluzman (and his 300-year-old Stradivarius). This […]
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A studio production of the children’s Christmas opera, “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena,” produced by the Fall MCJ 120 class and directed by Professor Candace Egan, has received a 2017 Communicator Award of Distinction. The original opera, by composer Evan Mack and librettist Joshua McGuire, was recorded in a special performance in Studio […]
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Sixteen students in the College of Arts and Humanities Honors Program presented the projects resulting from their research on Friday, May 12, before an audience of family members, friends and faculty mentors in the Music 160 lecture hall. Dr. Honora Chapman, associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and director of the […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com After a 10 year respite, the Fresno State Gospel Music Choir resumed this spring with a course that features a spring concert from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Concert Hall in the Music Building. The free, public spring concert, presented by Africana Studies and the Department of Music, will […]
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Photo above: Dr. Bradley Hufft and his wife Ellie Choate from their wedding day. Fresno State’s national and state flags will fly at half-staff on Sunday, May 21, in memory of Dr. Bradley Hufft, a professor in the Department of Music who died in April. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at College Community Church, […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Two events honoring Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Emeritus, are scheduled for this week at Fresno State. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the Concert Hall, the Fresno State Chamber Singers will reprise a command performance from their recent trip to Washington, D.C., where they performed for […]
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The Chamber Singers, in collaboration with Juan Felipe Herrera, will reprise the program from their recent trip to Washington, D.C., in a command performance at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, in the Concert Hall. Read more about their recent trip here. While in Washington, D.C., the Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Cari Earnhart, premiered […]
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Students in the Fresno State Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra will perform with trombone legend Andy Martin at their final concert of the year at 8 p.m. tonight (May 2) in the Concert Hall. They will be playing music by Kubis, Brookmeyer and Sturm. This past weekend the Fresno State Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Jazztet […]
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~ Video Recap of Dean’s Medalist Nominees: Produced by Kameron Stiffler (lead), Edmer Archilla, Nikki McCabe, Cyrel Mallory, and Raul Reyes of the MCJ Multimedia Production Service At Arts in Motion on Saturday, April 29, the College of Arts and Humanities recognized its students of distinction from all areas of the college in a celebration of creativity and the […]
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~ By Tom Uribes, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Dr. Benjamin Boone, professor in the Department of Music, has been awarded Fresno State’s 2017 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, announced Dr. Lynnette Zelezny, Fresno State’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Seven faculty members were selected for the Promising New Faculty category of the Provost’s […]
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The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the eighth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a free, public performance by the Fresno State Guitar Orchestra at 12:10 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the Library’s Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room (3rd floor, North Wing) The Fresno State Guitar Orchestra was founded in 1976 by Dr. Thomas Gabe and continued under the direction of […]
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Award-winning pianist Kirill Gerstein will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Concert Hall at Fresno State in the final presentation of the 2016-17 Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Gerstein will perform works Bach, Brahms and Liszt. With a masterful technique, discerning intelligence, and a musical curiosity that has led him to explore repertoire spanning […]
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Armenian musician Richard Hagopian, an internationally recognized master of the oud, will present a lecture called “Maqam Musics of the Middle East: Armenian Traditions” at 4 p.m. on Thursday April 27, in the Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191) of the Peters Business Building. This free public event is part of the Middle East Studies Lecture, Performance […]
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Here is the video from this today’s performance (event begins at about 7 minutes): Here is the video from the evening performance (event begins at about 3:30 minutes): Photo: The Fresno State Chamber Singers rehearse with Dr. Benjamin Boone ahead of their performance at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on April 26 in celebration of U.S. […]
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The Fresno Community Chorus Master Chorale and Coro Piccolo, directed by Fresno State professor emeritus Dr. Anna Hamre, will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Mass in B Minor” at its spring concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, in the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall at Clovis North High School. The performance will feature soloists Catherine McCord […]
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~ Video: The Musica Viva Quartet perform “Hurricane,” an arrangement for string quartet by Dr. Brad Hufft. Performing are Susan Doering and Daniel Hang on violin, Claudia Shiuh on viola, and Dieter Wulfhorst on cello. UPDATE: Services for Dr. Brad Hufft will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the College Community Church, Mennonite […]
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The Department of Music presents Fresno State piano majors in concert for their annual spring recital at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 23, in the Wahlberg Recital Hall. The students will perform works by Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Debussy and Warren. The cost of admission $5 for all seats. INFO: 559.278.2337.
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A concert by local musician Evo Bluestein and friends will launch a new Music of America Concert Series at Fresno State. The concert will coincide with Earth Day, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in Wahlberg Recital Hall. Performers will include Bluestein, Terry Barrett, Barry Shultz, Patricia Wells-Solarzano and Agustin Lira, Two for the Road and The Gilly Girls. […]
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~ By Tom Uribes, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State music major Tiffanie Trujillo has advanced to the New York Lyric Opera’s National Competition that will be held April 28 on Broadway in New York City. Trujillo, 21, of Fresno, qualified during the semi-final round in the classical category in Division 1 (ages 18-28) held March […]
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Award-winning pianist Rafal Blechacz will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 7, at the Concert Hall in the Music Building at Fresno State as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Blechacz will perform works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. Since winning all prizes at the 2005 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Blechacz has established himself […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities and the Department of Music present “Saxes at State,” featuring internationally acclaimed saxophonist Greg Banaszak at 8 p.m. Monday, April 3 in the Wahlberg Recital Hall. “Saxes at State” will include a masterclass and performances by Fresno State saxophone majors. Banaszak will be accompanied by JoungMin Sur on piano. Banaszak will perform a combination of […]
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The Fresno Community Chorus–sponsored Coro Solare will perform “Mass No. 2 in G Major” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at the College Community Church Mennonite Brethren. The concert is free and open to the public. The original composition was created in 1815 by Austrian composer Franz Shubert but the score was not printed until […]
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The Department of Music presents a recital of solo and ensemble French horn music performed by students of Thomas Hiebert and pianists Lenore Voth Hiebert and Joungmin Sur at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Solo works of Corelli, O. Franz, Mozart, Piazzolla, Poulenc Purcell, Saint Saëns, L. Shaw, H. Simrock and […]
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The Fresno State Opera Theatre will join forces with the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra to perform a full opera production of Johann Strauss II’s comic operetta “Die Fledermaus” (“The Bat”) at 8 p.m. April 21 and 2 p.m. April 23 in the Concert Hall on campus. More than 75 students are involved in the production of […]
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Teresa Beaman, a flute professor at Fresno State, will present a concert “Teresa Beaman and Friends: An Evening of Classical Music and Folk Songs From Around the World” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, in the Wahlberg Recital Hall. The concert will feature Beaman on flute, Ellie Choate on harps and piano and the President’s Quintet, Fresno State’s premiere scholarship wind ensemble. […]
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The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the eighth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a free, public performance by the Eva Scow Trio at 12:10 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the library’s Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room (third floor, North Wing). The Eva Scow Trio is made up of Eva Scow on mandolin and violin, […]
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This week, the 38th annual Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival will bring more than 1,500 music students to the Fresno State campus for the three-day festival. Musicians will come from three middle schools, 16 high schools, three junior colleges and five four-year universities, including Fresno State. The Evening Gala Concert, at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, will feature […]
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The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the eighth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a free, public performance by Chika Inoue (saxophone) and Mary Au (piano) at 12:10 p.m. Friday, March 17, in the library’s Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery. This event ties in to the library’s ongoing “9066: Japanese American Voices from the Inside” exhibition. The duo will perform “Japanese American Incarceration 1942-1946” […]
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The Department of Music presents Dr. Anthony Seeger as this year’s Global Music Lecture Series featured speaker. Dr. Seeger is an ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, record producer, audiovisual archivist and musician. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology at UCLA and a current Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution. His research and applied activities have focused on […]
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Students in the Fresno State Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble will present a concert at 8 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. The groups will perform the music of Woody Herman, Alan Ferber, Steely Dan, Fred Sturm, Bob Curnow and more. Each group comprises about 20 students, all of whom […]
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Fresno State Choirs will present a concert, titled “Music of the Americas” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, in the Concert Hall. “It is fun music that everyone can connect to in some way,” said Dr. Cari Earnhart, director of choral activities for Fresno State. “It is representative of the diverse fabric of our nation […]
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The President’s Quintet, Fresno State’s premiere scholarship wind ensemble, will be perform with harpist Ellie Choate in a special benefit for the College Community Church Arts Fund. They will perform works from Choate’s new CD, “Crown of Glory.” The President’s Quintet consists of Sam Kennedy on French Horn, Katrina Bissett on flute,Brooke Ferdinandsen on oboe, Nathaniel […]
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Composer Dr. Kenneth D. Froelich, a professor of theory and composition in the Music Department, received a Judge’s Citation in the “Sonata of the Year” category of the 2017 American Prize Chamber Music category, for his composition “A Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.” You can hear Froelich’s piece here on Spotify, from his “Nerd Songs” album. […]
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~ By Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, originally published in The Fresno Bee The President’s Commission for the Future of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State is tasked with engaging with the larger community, assessing the opportunities for advancing the College of Arts and Humanities and its students, and increasing the awareness of the value of the […]
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Award-winning pianist Seong-Jin Cho will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Concert Hall in the Music Building at Fresno State as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Cho will perform works by Berg, Schubert and Chopin. Seong-Jin Cho was brought to the world’s attention in October 2015, when he […]
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The next Symphony Orchestra concert, titled Spotlight on the Students, features a student composer with world premiere and the winner of the Fresno State Concerto Competition. It is at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Student composer Alexander Bianco will present the world premiere of his composition “Goliaths Stumble.” Cellist Kelvin […]
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Guest cellist Lynn Harrell, a two-time Grammy winner for Best Chamber Music Performance, will join several other acclaimed guest artists for the String Chamber Music Extravaganza at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. Other performers will be Stephen Boe and Limor Toren-Immerman on violin; Paul Coletti and Michael Chang […]
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“An Evening of Iranian Classical Music” will be presented at Fresno State at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Music Building Concert Hall as part of The Middle East Studies Lecture, Performance and Film Series. Behrouz Sadeghian will perform the santur (a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origin) and Faramarz Amiri will perform the zarb (a […]
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Award-winning French pianist Lise de la Salle will perform at Fresno State at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, in the Concert Hall as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. De la Salle will perform works by Beethoven, Ligeti and Prokofiev. In just a few years, through her international concert appearances, de la Salle has established […]
Read MoreThe Fresno State Choirs, in collaboration with the Fresno City Singers, present “Walk in Peace: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and Black History Month” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in the Old Administration Building Auditorium at Fresno City College. In addition to musical selections, the program will include several relevant readings, […]
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The College Band Directors National Association will present the Bulldog Marching Band’s performance of selections from the hit Broadway show “Wicked” at their National Conference March 16-18 in Kansas City, Mo. The Bulldog Marching Band was one of only eight Division I marching bands chosen by a jury for this honor, which is given based on […]
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About 420 teenagers, representing 25 high schools from all over Fresno County, converged on the Fresno State campus Saturday, Jan. 28, for the essay and speech competitions of this year’s Fresno County Academic Decathlon competition. The daylong events were the culmination of several months of special courses learning about this year’s topic – World War […]
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Reporter Juanita Stevenson did this segment for Education Matters about an innovative program at Fresno State that introduced thousands of Valley school children to the magic of opera.
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On Saturday, Jan. 21, six finalists will compete in the 2016-2017 Fresno State Concerto Competition for the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Fresno State Wind Orchestra and the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra later this semester. The competition has two rounds. The preliminary round will take place on Friday, Jan. 20, but is […]
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The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series presents cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Fresno State Concert Hall in the Music Building.The concert, a special event in the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series, is co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State and the Thomas A. Kooyumjian Family Foundation. […]
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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 The Fresno State Department of Music Audition Day provides prospective students an opportunity to audition in front of department faculty to gain entrance into the program as a music major and become eligible for departmental scholarships. Auditions for singers, instrumentalists and the Bulldog Beat ensemble will all take place on the same day. Students who are auditioning for more […]
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We’ve put together a list of the Top 10 Stories on the Arts and Humanities blog in Fall 2016: No. 10: Debate camp draws students from around the state No. 9: Timing is everything in trip to London No. 8: Striving for world peace, one note at a time No. 7: Second volume of “My […]
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~ By Tom Uribes, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The Fresno State Opera Theatre’s final public presentation of its originally composed children’s opera, “Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena,” will be outdoor performances at 12:15 and 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Square at Campus Pointe (3050 E. Chestnut Ave.) weather permitting. The free, public show, […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Flags at Fresno State will post at half-staff Wednesday, Dec. 7, and will be retrieved during the “Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary Moment-of-Silence Tribute” from 4:45 – 5 p.m. at the Veterans Monument Flag Station (Thomas Building). Fresno State music major Ryan Vance will perform the National Anthem, “Taps” and “Retreat-To The […]
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This week on Fresno State Focus, anchor July Cruz of Clovis and Liz Juarez, from Orange Cove, take the anchor desk when the student-produced TV show airs at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, on Comcast Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99. Juarez will interview Dr. Anthony Radford, director of an original children’s opera performed for Valley […]
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~ By Andreas Werz Organist Ken Cowan will perform at Fresno State at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, in the Concert Hall as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Cowan will perform works by Mozart, Handel, Back, Mendelssohn, Schildt, Scheidt and Laurin. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Yale Institute […]
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~ By Cindy Wathen The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the sixth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a performance by Dr. Corey Whitehead, an associate professor in the Music Department, at 12:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room. Whitehead (a.k.a. Corey England) is the artistic director and […]
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Fresno State’s scholarship brass ensemble, the Clendenin Brass Quintet, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. The Quintet will perform a lively and varied program of works of Tomaso Albinoni, Ingolf Dahl, Victor Ewald, Ben Monder, Richard Strauss and Inon Zur. Members of the quintet are: Ryan Vance […]
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The Fresno State Choral Department will present “Personent Hodie,” a holiday concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, in the on-campus Concert Hall. Dr. Cari Earnhart, director of choral activities, will conduct the performances of the Fresno State Chamber Singers and the Fresno State Concert Choir. The program will feature seasonal classics including “O Come, O […]
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~ By Celeste DeMonte, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com, photo courtesy of Ronald D. Webb Fresno Community Chorus’ Coro Piccolo will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Oratorio de Noël” and other Christmas carols for its holiday concert “And Suddenly with the Angels” at 2:30 p.m. and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Anne’s Chapel at San Joaquin Memorial High School (1406 N. Fresno St.). General admission tickets […]
Read MoreDo you have a passion for music? Want to be part of a gospel choir? The Africana Studies Program offers a one-unit gospel choir course. Students can learn and enhance musical skills while training to perform a variety of inspirational songs reflecting the African-American cultural experience. AFRS121 (also known as MUSIC102GC) will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. […]
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Fresno State’s Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts presents pianist Vinia Tsopelas, who will perform works by Chopin, Liszt, Schuber/Liszt, De Falla and Hadjidakis at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. The concert, a special event in the Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series, will be at the Fresno State Concert Hall in the Music Building. Born in Athens and currently a […]
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The Fresno State Chamber Singers, led by Director of Choral Activities Dr. Cari Earnhart, took part in Veterans Memorial Service on campus on Thursday, Nov. 10. The 23-members of the mixed choir, dressed in red, white and blue attire rather than their usual more formal outfits, performed three numbers during the ceremonies. Overcoming some technical […]
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~ By Celeste DeMonte, Fresno Community Chorus Fresno Community Chorus announces the inaugural concert of the newly formed Coro Solare chorus in a free performance of Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” The concert takes place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the College Community Church Mennonite Brethren, 2529 Willow Ave. in Clovis. Admission is free. Described as sunny […]
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~ Photo take during a recent rehearsal UPDATE, Nov. 14, 2016: Above is a YouTube video featuring a number from Saturday’s performance. ORIGINAL POST: The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra will perform its second concert of the 2016-17 season at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. In this concert, the Orchestra will […]
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One of today’s consummate artists and a Fresno favorite, Italian pianist Giuseppe Andaloro returns to perform at Fresno State at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Concert Hall as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Since winning the 2005 Busoni International Piano Competition and receiving the 2005 Award of Artistic Merit by […]
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~ By Celeste DeMonte, Fresno Community Chorus; artwork courtesy of Pamela Enriquez-Courts In a celebration of music for Día de los Muertos and All Saints Day, Fresno Community Chorus Master Chorale performs in a joint concert with student mariachi groups from Roosevelt High School and Fresno State. This concert provides the opportunity to explore the […]
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Two new musical compositions will have their world premiere in the Concert Hall at Fresno State on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. The compositions focus on two historic visionaries – Nikola Tesla and Ada Lovelace. The concert will be preceded by a free talk at 7 p.m. with composer Dr. Kenneth D. Froelich, a […]
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This week’s Fresno State Focus airs at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. Student anchors Kaile Hunt and Alexis Govea will speak with a member of the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band about their performance at Sunday’s Raiders game in the O.co Coliseum. The show will also take us through a day in the life of […]
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Award-winning pianist Sofya Melikyan will perform in recital at Fresno State at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Concert Hall as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series. Melikyan will perform works by Granados, Liebermann, Babadjanian and Liszt. The concert is co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State, the Thomas […]
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~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band is recruiting past members for its alumni band to perform during the Bulldogs’ football homecoming game against San Diego State Friday, Oct. 14. The alumni band is open to former members who will get free admission to the game and a free T-shirt. The alumni […]
Read MoreVIDEO: Thomas Loewenheim conducted a performance of “Waterless Music” during a concert by the FOOSA Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in June 2015. The Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra will perform “Waterless Music,” an orchestral composition written by Dr. Benjamin Boone that features poetry by the late Philip Levine, during its season premiere performance […]
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This year’s International Cello Festival, “Cello Fresno Festival,” is taking place today through Saturday on the Fresno State campus. The final Gala Concert will be at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Concert Hall. The festival focuses on talent from the Central Valley to participate in three days of intense master classes, cello ensemble rehearsals, two concerts, a […]
Read More~ By Tom Uribes, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State’s Army ROTC Bulldog Battalion and the Bulldog Marching Band will be on the field at O.co Coliseum in Oakland on Sunday, Oct. 9, for the NFL game between the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers. A five-cadet ROTC detail will make a return performance for […]
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“The Horn in Chamber Music” faculty recital will feature hornist Thomas Hiebert at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Fresno State Concert Hall. Hiebert has been teaching horn at Fresno state for almost 30 years, since 1987. Accompanying Hiebert are: Lenore Voth Hiebert (Fresno State faculty) on piano; Rachel Aldrich (Fresno State faculty) on the oboe; Elisha Wilson […]
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High school students who will compete in this year’s Academic Decathlon begin their journey today at Fresno State as they learn about nuclear and atomic physics on the world stage during World War II, which is this year’s topic. A series of workshops on the Fresno State campus gives high school students background on the […]
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~ By Cindy Wathen-Kennedy, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The Henry Madden Library at Fresno State continues the sixth season of its Noontime Concert Series with a performance by Cerro Negro at 12:10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the Table Mountain Rancheria Reading Room. Cerro Negro is a flamenco global fusion group from Fresno that created its style […]
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Tonight the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra Concert will perform a concert titled “Eternally Romantic” at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Thomas Loewenheim will conduct “This is one of the most creative programs we have put together,” Loewenheim said. “All the pieces deal with love and betrayal and are some of the most passionate pieces […]
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Alejandra Tejeda grew up singing mariachi and opera. “My dad would put me up on a chair and give me mini voice lessons with the songs that were playing,” said Tejeda, a graduate voice student from Porterville. “He didn’t know much, but he would tell me ‘Sing from your pancilla, chiquita.’” Now Tejeda gets to […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Brass horns play rousing music that fills the stadium. Drums punctuate the beat. Color guard dancers flash their flags in sync with the music. Their music makes our feet tap, our voices cheer, and gets our enthusiasm rolling. There’s no denying it. The spirit shown by the Fresno State Bulldog […]
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Dan Earl stood at the front of the Concert Hall without a word, in front of 390 male students from 16 area high schools. Within minutes, the boys were following Earl’s lead – hissing, laughing, making raspberry sounds and clapping, warming up their vocal chords and focusing their attention for a morning of choral interaction with other […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities (fresnostate.edu/artshum/) at Fresno State is the largest college on campus, encompassing nine departments, and the Armenian Studies program. Of the 69 new faculty members at Fresno State this fall, about 20% of the new hires are in the College of Arts and Humanities. These new faculty bring innovative research, diverse […]
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Anthony P. Radford (fresnostate.edu/artshum/music/faculty-staff/anthonyradford.html), director of the Fresno State Opera Theatre (fresnostate.edu/artshum/music/ensembles/minor/operatheatre.html), has been exploring American opera in its many forms. This month he saw and reviewed the Chinese-American production “Dream of the Red Chamber,” which had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera on Sept. 10. The review is published on the National Opera Association website (noa.org/). “Tim […]
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UPDATE: Alessio Bax will launch the 45th season of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series (keyboardconcerts.com) at Fresno State. For 45 years, the series has brought some of the world’s most acclaimed pianists and organists to Fresno State for concert performances. The series open at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in the Concert Hall at […]
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What does he want? “World peace.” How do we get there? “Music.” “People ask me why I work so hard all the time, why I dedicate so much time and energy into teaching and conducting, my answer has always been world peace,” said Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, professor of music (fresnostate.edu/artshum/music/) at Fresno State. “When my students […]
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Going back to school can always be a little overwhelming, especially if you’re just starting college (or moving to a new campus, in the case of transfer students). It’s a new, bigger pond (more like an ocean!) with a whole lot more fish! We have a way to make that process more personal and to […]
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Are you passionate about the College of Arts and Humanities? Share your enthusiasm with others Fresno State students! Sign up today to be an ambassador for our college – (bit.ly/2bjcUWD)
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A musical composition written by Fresno State Music Professor Dr. Benjamin Boone will receive its international debut this Wednesday, Aug. 24. Germany’s Verdi String Quartet , one of Germany’s leading chamber music ensembles, commissioned the piece, entitled “SLAM!,” to be premiered at the opening concert of a major music, Fetival Vielstag, in Fussen, Germany. “I was actually […]
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The Music Department has a student assistant position open. Hours are available Tuesdays, Thursdays and evenings. Applications are available in the Music Department Office, Music Building Room 134.
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles Arts and Humanities graduates leave Fresno State well-armed for success in the post-college world. Several national surveys gave Fresno State high rankings this year: Fresno State was singled out as the nation’s Best Public University in graduation rate performance in U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 Best College Rankings. Fresno […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f6QV2mG1Xs The Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy (FOOSA) wrapped up its fourth seasonal with two phenomenal finale performances. The first was Friday, June 24, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. And the final show was Sunday, June 26, in the Roosevelt High School Auditorium. FOOSA offers young musicians from around the […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 