Teens around the Valley sing in ‘Sound Off!’ festival

September 16, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dr. Jeffery L. Ames conducts the final song in the festival.

This is one of the rare occasions in which the Fresno State Concert Hall is used as it was originally designed.

Gospel Choir Club accepting digital auditions until Jan. 16

December 6, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Fresno State Gospel Choir Club, organized by the Department of Africana Studies, is now holding a university-wide talent search for up to 15 new voices.

‘Real Men Sing’ festival to be held Sept. 14-15

September 8, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

"Real Men Sing Choral Festival" to be held at Fresno State

From Sept. 14-15, young men from across the Valley will come together to perform in the 16th annual “Real Men Sing Choral Festival.”

‘Music of the Americas’ choir concert

March 8, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

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 […]

Fresno State Choirs present ‘Walk in Peace: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and Black History Month’

February 4, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

The 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, […]

Music Notes: Spring Music Major Audition Day

January 10, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

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 […]

‘Real Men Sing’ at Fresno State

September 22, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

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 […]