Live music is back for the 2021-22 season!

October 1, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Two female members of the Fresno State Concert Choir hold music folders as they sing outdoors.

Live music is back and the Fresno State Department of Music has announced their events for Fall 2021 and many of their events for Spring 2022 semesters.

3 CAH faculty receive Provost’s Awards

May 10, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Dr. Kenneth Froelich, Tanya Nichols and Dr. J. Ashley Foster

Dr. Kenneth Froelich, professor of music, was selected for Fresno State’s 2021 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching,

Standard Bearer: John Spankowski

April 13, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

“No childhood experience left a more positive impression on me than my time in primary and secondary music classes. Music touches people in ways that no other subject does. It exercises our aesthetic being and explores inexpressible human emotions.” ~ John Spankowski

Student of Distinction: Jeffrey LaRose

April 9, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I aim to… inspire my students to achieve their impossible, and embrace the opportunities to mentor new teachers who are beginning their journey.” ~ Jeffrey Larose

4th Fresno State Art Song Festival, 2021: Prize Winners

March 5, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Top left to right: Micah Byers, Allen Gallego and Kana Kains. Bottom left to right: Lana Kains, Jeremy Boulton and Joshua Bravo

Six students were named as winners in the 4th Annual Art Song competition at Fresno State. During the competition, the poetry and composition finalists worked with vocalists to perform original works during the festival

4th Art Song Festival features Grammy winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley, student singers, poets and composers

February 22, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Aaleyah Wilson at Robin Fisher Masterclass 3rd Festival 2020

Two Fresno State poetry students and five music composition students have been selected as finalists in the fourth annual Art Song Festival competition which will take place on Feb. 26 and 27 on Zoom.

Choirs combine in celebration of MLK, Black History Month

February 19, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

In an annual tradition, the Fresno State choirs directed by Dr. Cari Earnhart and Fresno City College choirs, directed by Julie Dana, combine for “Walk in Peace: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 26 on YouTube.

New faces: The Music Department welcomes Dr. Stephen Ivany

August 13, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Stephen Ivany stands in front of an ocean bay holding his trombone.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Ivany as he joins the Department of Music as the Assistant Professor of Trombone and Euphonium.

#TBT College of Arts and Humanities Student Stories

July 2, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Kelsi Stieler, Kaylee Gutierrez, and Kristin Bonillas; Jen Rhodes; Kelvin Diaz

These extraordinary students in the College of Arts and Humanities have followed their passions to find the right mentor, overcome obstacles, and collaborate with each other to teach children how to make the world a better place. Here are three stories that will make you proud to be a Bulldog!

Remembering the life of Dr. Jack Fortner

July 1, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. Jack Fortner, music professor emeritus, composer, and founder of the Orpheus chamber ensemble, died from cancer on Thursday, June 25, in São Paulo, Brazil. He was 84 years old.