Fresno State Art Song Festival

03/02/2026

Congratulations to 2026 finalists and winners!

9th FRESNO STATE ART SONG FESTIVAL PRIZE WINNERS:

Vocal Showcase 1st Prize:

Pardees Fayed (Student of Anthony Radford)

Vocal Showcase 2nd Prize:

Natasha Van Patten (Student of Anthony Radford)

Vocalist Audience Choice Prize:

Emily Lopez (Student of MAria Briggs)

Voice and Piano Duo Prize:

Kaleah McArtor-Garza (student of Maria Briggs)

Gerardo Dicochea (student of Peter Klimo)

Poetry Prize:

Eduardo Espinoza-Gonzalez (student of Brynn Saito and Brenna Womer)

Composition judge’s prize:

Evan Wright, UC Davis (student of Laurie San Martin)

Composition audience prize:

Connor Hsu, University of the Pacific (student of Eric Wood)

03/02/2026

Festival Day 2!!

02/27/2026

Festival Day 1!!

01/25/2026

Emily Lopez is Art Song Fest Judges' Prize winner 2024 and Audience Prize winner 2025, Good luck Emily! Come and hear her sing!

Come and see Emily Lopez, soprano - Fresno State voice major competing in the Concerto Competition finals tonight!

Emily will be performing Samuel Barber's Knoxville summer of 1915 - a 15 minute piece for soprano and orchestra depicting child's fond memories of family summer in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Details:

THE FRESNO STATE CONCERTO COMPETITION

FINALS

JUDGES:

MICHAEL TACKETT, COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS

GARIK TERZIAN, AMUSE PALOS VERDES MUSIC CENTER

COME AND HEAR THE FINALISTS OF THE

2025-2026 FRESNO STATE CONCERTO COMPETITION

COMPETING TO PERFORM WITH

THE FRESNO STATE WIND ORCHESTRA &

THE FRESNO STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026

7:30 P.M.

FRESNO STATE SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERT HALL

TICKETS:

GENERAL: $25

EMPLOYEES AND SENIORS: $20

STUDENTS: $15

FRESNO STATE STUDENTS: FREE

https://www.ticketsource.com/california-state-university-fresno

01/13/2026

Attention singers!
Masterclass Applications are now open!
Deadline: February 13, 2026

12/11/2025

Attention composition students! Composition Competition deadline is TOMORROW Friday 12/12/25, 5pm!