Fresno State Art Song Festival

Fresno State Art Song Festival Our Festival promotes the genre of international, classical art song.

We produce masterclasses; vocal, poetry and composition competitions, professional concerts, lectures and discussion panels lead by outstanding, international guest faculty

Congratulations to 2026 finalists and winners!9th FRESNO STATE ART SONG FESTIVAL PRIZE WINNERS:Vocal Showcase 1st Prize:...
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)

Festival Day 2!!
03/02/2026

Festival Day 2!!

Festival Day 1!!
02/27/2026

Festival Day 1!!

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

What an amazing, informative and inspiring song writing workshop by Kurt Erickson today!! Thank you Kurt Erickson!! We a...
10/31/2025

What an amazing, informative and inspiring song writing workshop by Kurt Erickson today!! Thank you Kurt Erickson!! We also appreciated his Halloween take on Shostakovich - check out that hat!!

Announcing our amazing voice faculty for 2026!
09/20/2025

Announcing our amazing voice faculty for 2026!

Attention student composers!! Call for scores for 2026 competition is now open! Closng date: December 12, 2025.Find the ...
09/12/2025

Attention student composers!! Call for scores for 2026 competition is now open! Closng date: December 12, 2025.

Find the guidelines and submission form here:

9ᵗʰ Fresno State Art Song Festival Composition Competition Call for Scores and Application Guidelines Submissions are now open for the 9th Fresno State Art Song Festival Composition Competition! Aims of the competition: Promote the genre of contemporary art song and poetry. Promote and sh...

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2380 E. Keats Avenue
Fresno, CA
93740

Telephone

+15592782654

Website

https://mariabriggssoprano.com/fs-art-song-festival

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