Fresno State voice students Isaac Villanueva, tenor, Josh Bear, bass and Guy Barnes, baritone, all won scholarships from the Fresno Musical Club. They were all winners of the Fresno Young Vocalist Award. The finals of this competition took place last Saturday in Fresno.
Fresno State undergraduate voice students regularly win awards for their singing and go on to major conservatories and universities for their Masters degrees. Once there, these students often find that they are better prepared than their new colleagues for the challenges of graduate school. At Fresno State we give our voice students wonderful vocal instruction, a comprehensive diction class, stage time in scenes and opera productions and many opportunities to sing in choirs and travel on tour. Tomorrow (March 11th) in the Concert Hall the Concert Choir sings with the Fresno State Orchestra and soloists in the Te Deum by Dvorak.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
It has been a good week
It has been a good week at Fresno State. Yesterday Dr. Michelle Latour, Assistant Professor of Voice at Bluffton University in Ohio and Porterville native gave a very interesting, beautifully sung and well attended recital of music for voice and violin. She then gave a master class for the voice students. Joshua Bear, Alyssa Maas, Valerie Salcedo, and Emily Broderick performed.
Anne Webster gave a stunning recital Friday night in Wahlberg Recital hall as part of her Vocal Performance Degree. She ended with spectacular performance of the aria Glitter and Be Gay. Congratulations to Anne.
Next week has the voice students participate in a joint concert between the Fresno State Orchestra, the Concert Singers and soloists in celebration of Dr. Phyllis Irwin's 8oth birthday and her contribution to the Fresno State Music Department as its longtime chair.
The following week the Concert Singers go on a tour of the Central Valley.
Auditions for entrance into voice at Fresno State are being held on March 19th 2009 between 4 and 6pm. Contact Dr. Anthony Radford at aradford@csufresno.edu if you would like an audition.
Monday, March 2, 2009
The benefits of studying voice at Fresno State
From time to time on this blog, we will be mentioning various benefits of studying voice at Fresno State. Today's blog is about our wonderful staff accompanist Hatem Nadim. Mr. Nadim is known across the world for his performing and coaching. His biography is below. What every prospective student should know is that each voice student receives coaching from Mr. Nadim at no extra charge. We offer unheard of access for undergraduates to our faculty and staff; weekly one-on-one voice lessons with voice faculty and bi-weekly coachings with Mr. Nadim. Match this kind of attention with other schools you may be considering. Is your potential voice teacher full-time at these other schools? Do you get free coachings from a top vocal coach? Here is Mr. Nadim's bio.
Mr Nadim was born in Cairo (Egypt). At the age of ten he visited the Cairo Conservatoire, where he studied solo piano with R. Yassa, V. Fedorovtzew and V. Samaliotow and graduated with honors. Later, as a music scholarship winner at the University at Frankfurt (Germany), he continued his post-graduate studies in chamber music and vocal accompaniment, with Professors Joachim Volkmann and Rainer Hoffmann, where he earned his degree.
From 1989 to 1996 he held the position of faculty member at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz teaching solo piano. In 1989 he accepted the coveted position as faculty member at the University of Music in Mannheim, where his responsibilities included those of collaborative pianist, chamber music coach and piano accompaniment teacher. In September 2006, Mr. Nadim was appointed staff accompanist at California State University in Fresno.
Hatem Nadim has performed extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Korea and the Middle East. He has performed chamber music with some of the most renowned performing artists including Leslie Parnas, Arto Noras, Michael Flaksman, Susanne Rabenschlag, Jean-Michel Tanguy, Michael Hasel, the Verdi Quartet, Herrmann Voss and Helene Joseph-Weil.
Mr. Nadim has several recordings, the latest of which is a complete collection of the Mozart Violin Sonatas and Variations with the German violinist, Susanne Rabenschlag for Avi-Music and Deutschland Radio.
At the end of 2008 he will start recording the complete Violin Sonatas of Beethoven and the German Romantiks (Brahms, Schumann, Mendelssohn) also with Susanne Rabenschlag.
So there you have it. Mr. Hatem Nadim!
A reminder that this week Dr. Michelle Latour from Bluffton University will be at Fresno State.
Thursday March 5th at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Michelle Latour and Prof. Felix Olfschofka a Violin/Voice Duo will be performing in recital. This will take place in the Concert Hall.
Then in Wahlberg Recital Hall between 1:35 - 3:00 p.m. Dr. Latour will give a master class sharing ideas and techniques she uses from her studies with OperaWorks. The students of all three Fresno State voice studios will take part.
Hope to see you there!
Mr Nadim was born in Cairo (Egypt). At the age of ten he visited the Cairo Conservatoire, where he studied solo piano with R. Yassa, V. Fedorovtzew and V. Samaliotow and graduated with honors. Later, as a music scholarship winner at the University at Frankfurt (Germany), he continued his post-graduate studies in chamber music and vocal accompaniment, with Professors Joachim Volkmann and Rainer Hoffmann, where he earned his degree.
From 1989 to 1996 he held the position of faculty member at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz teaching solo piano. In 1989 he accepted the coveted position as faculty member at the University of Music in Mannheim, where his responsibilities included those of collaborative pianist, chamber music coach and piano accompaniment teacher. In September 2006, Mr. Nadim was appointed staff accompanist at California State University in Fresno.
Hatem Nadim has performed extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Korea and the Middle East. He has performed chamber music with some of the most renowned performing artists including Leslie Parnas, Arto Noras, Michael Flaksman, Susanne Rabenschlag, Jean-Michel Tanguy, Michael Hasel, the Verdi Quartet, Herrmann Voss and Helene Joseph-Weil.
Mr. Nadim has several recordings, the latest of which is a complete collection of the Mozart Violin Sonatas and Variations with the German violinist, Susanne Rabenschlag for Avi-Music and Deutschland Radio.
At the end of 2008 he will start recording the complete Violin Sonatas of Beethoven and the German Romantiks (Brahms, Schumann, Mendelssohn) also with Susanne Rabenschlag.
So there you have it. Mr. Hatem Nadim!
A reminder that this week Dr. Michelle Latour from Bluffton University will be at Fresno State.
Thursday March 5th at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Michelle Latour and Prof. Felix Olfschofka a Violin/Voice Duo will be performing in recital. This will take place in the Concert Hall.
Then in Wahlberg Recital Hall between 1:35 - 3:00 p.m. Dr. Latour will give a master class sharing ideas and techniques she uses from her studies with OperaWorks. The students of all three Fresno State voice studios will take part.
Hope to see you there!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
What's Happening . . .
Welcome or welcome back to our voice and choral page. Students at Fresno State had their first singing exams of the semester this past week. These exams are performed on stage and the student sings a new song they have been working. We do a lot of great work here at Fresno State, working on our singing technique as well as learning new and exciting repertoire, and it showed in these exams.
During the weekly noon hour recital this past week we heard three singers, Rebecca Mabe, Tim Howard and Anne Webster. Anne will be performing her Graduation Recital this week: Thursday March 5th at 8pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall.
Baritone Guy Barnes will be performing in the noon hour recital this coming Tuesday March 3rd at 12:30pm in the Concert Hall.
Congratulations and good luck to our singers who were accepted to compete for the Fresno Musical Club Scholarships on March 7th.
You are invited to come and see a dress rehearsal of the Dvorak Te Deum on Monday March 9th at 7pm in the Fresno State Concert Hall. The Fresno State Orchestra will be joined by the choir and soloists to perform this work.
Choir tour is coming up! The choir will be performing Tuesday March 17th at 7:30 pm at St. Patrick’s Church in Merced (671 E. Yosemite Ave., Merced, 95340). Come out and see them if you are in the area.
So as you can see our students have plenty of opportunities to perform: exams, noon hour recitals, solo recitals, choir tours, and large concerts with orchestra. Join us!
During the weekly noon hour recital this past week we heard three singers, Rebecca Mabe, Tim Howard and Anne Webster. Anne will be performing her Graduation Recital this week: Thursday March 5th at 8pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall.
Baritone Guy Barnes will be performing in the noon hour recital this coming Tuesday March 3rd at 12:30pm in the Concert Hall.
Congratulations and good luck to our singers who were accepted to compete for the Fresno Musical Club Scholarships on March 7th.
You are invited to come and see a dress rehearsal of the Dvorak Te Deum on Monday March 9th at 7pm in the Fresno State Concert Hall. The Fresno State Orchestra will be joined by the choir and soloists to perform this work.
Choir tour is coming up! The choir will be performing Tuesday March 17th at 7:30 pm at St. Patrick’s Church in Merced (671 E. Yosemite Ave., Merced, 95340). Come out and see them if you are in the area.
So as you can see our students have plenty of opportunities to perform: exams, noon hour recitals, solo recitals, choir tours, and large concerts with orchestra. Join us!
Monday, February 16, 2009
All are invited to attend my (Dr. Anthony Radford) upcoming Master Classes. In these Master Classes you will hear students sing and work with me on their repertoire. All these events are FREE!
Thursday February 19th at 2:00-3:50pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall at CSU-Fresno
Tuesday February 24th at 3:00-5:00pm in Visalia at College of the Sequoia's Music Building
Thursday March 5th 2:00-3:50pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall at CSU-Fresno
On Thursday February 26th in the CSU-Fresno Concert Hall voice students of Prof. Joseph-Weil and Dr. Radford will be performing at 12:30-1:20. The concert is FREE!
Check back for updates of upcoming concerts and events!
Thursday February 19th at 2:00-3:50pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall at CSU-Fresno
Tuesday February 24th at 3:00-5:00pm in Visalia at College of the Sequoia's Music Building
Thursday March 5th 2:00-3:50pm in Wahlberg Recital Hall at CSU-Fresno
On Thursday February 26th in the CSU-Fresno Concert Hall voice students of Prof. Joseph-Weil and Dr. Radford will be performing at 12:30-1:20. The concert is FREE!
Check back for updates of upcoming concerts and events!
Thank you to all who auditioned
Thank you to all who auditioned on January 31st. We heard some VERY talented singers and were very happy with the overall quality of the auditions. Results of the auditions have gone out so check your email for a message from me. If you would like a trial lesson or would like to meet with any of the faculty, or even just have a question about our program please feel free to email us. Here is a list of those emails again.
Professor Joseph-Weil helenej@csufresno.edu
Dr. Radford aradford@csufresno.edu
Dr. Hamre ahamre@csufresno.edu
Professor de Jong bdejong@csufresno.edu
Professor Joseph-Weil helenej@csufresno.edu
Dr. Radford aradford@csufresno.edu
Dr. Hamre ahamre@csufresno.edu
Professor de Jong bdejong@csufresno.edu
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
What do I need to bring to the audition? Please prepare two contrasting solo pieces. Our program is a classical music program, so we would like to hear you sing pieces from the Classical Art Song Repertoire. These songs should be songs unto themselves and not solos picked from a choral piece. We would like to hear you sing a song in English and a song in a language other than English. A song in Italian, German, French or Spanish would be perfect. Your English piece can be a Music Theatre selection but please do not present anything that could be considered "pop""hip-hop" or "rap" music. There are very good programs that teach students how to sing in this way, but our program does not. We will provide an accompanist for you. You will also be asked to do some short ear training and sight singing exercises. Please dress appropriately for the audition. Wear something you would wear to a job interview in an office or at an important family gathering. Thank you for your interest in our program. If you have any other questions please email me at aradford@csufresno.edu.
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