This year, Young Artists Spotlight goes to the concert hall, with a season featuring recorded concert performances from the Central Valley’s top student ensembles.
From the stages of Fresno and Bakersfield, to Disney Hall in Los Angeles, we’ll hear talented student groups live in the spotlight. Join us and hear why the future of classical music in the San Joaquin Valley is especially bright.
On the radio and KVPR's livestream, you can hear Young Artists Spotlight Friday nights at 9 p.m. beginning March 1, 2024. The podcast will be available soon after.
Friday March 1 – FOOSA @ William Saroyan Theatre - Mahler Symphony No.5
Friday March 8 – FOOSA @ Disney Hall – Shostakovich
Friday March 15 – Youth Orchestras of Fresno February 2024 Concert @ Shaghoian Hall
Friday March 22 – Youth Orchestras of Fresno - Winter Magic - Dvorak & Beethoven
Friday March 29 – Fresno Pacific University 2024 Choral Masterworks Concert
Friday April 5 – Fresno State Wind Orchestra
Friday April 12 - Bakersfield College Chamber Singers 2023 European Tour
Friday April 19 – Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra Spring 2024 Concert
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This episode features the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO), from a concert recorded June 11, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fresno, and also pays homage to trumpeter Daniel Edwards, a former member of the BYSO and a past performer on Young Artists Spotlight, who died tragically from COVID in March 2021. We’ll hear Daniel Edwards’ appearance on YAS from March 2009. A centerpiece of the BYSO performance is the world premier of a work commissioned in honor of Daniel Edwards, composed by retired CSUB professor Doug Davis. -
Violinist Xavion is a student at University High School in Fresno. He performs music of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Henri Casadesus, and Vittorio Monti. -
Our guests in this episode are a string quartet from Bakersfield. They all attend Stockdale High School, and they’re all members of Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra, so they call themselves the BYSO Quartet. They perform music by Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. -
A string quartet from Fresno performs music of Felix Mendelssohn and Aleksandr Glazunov. They are Atom Paz (violin), Rajbir Longia (violin), Eve Nelson (viola), and Elena White (cello). Their coach is Lianna Elmore. -
A string quartet from Bakersfield performs music of Bach, Handel, Hasse, and Handel, plus guitar music by Mozzani. They are Sanjna Mizar (violin), Rafael Marinas (violin, guitar); Ollie Erickson (viola), and Aden Park (cello). -
We kick off the 2023 season of Young Artists Spotlight with a performance by violinist Rowan Crass. He performs work of Bach, Lalo, and Paganini. -
In this final episode from our 2022 season of Young Artists Spotlight, we bring you highlights from some of the most outstanding performances of the season, featuring string soloists ranging from violin to contrabass. -
On this episode of Young Artists Spotlight, we're featuring vocal soloists and student composers from the 5th Annual Fresno State Art Song Festival.
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This week on Young Artists Spotlight, we hear from The Woodward Quartet, a group of Fresno-based students. This performance was recorded in March 2022.
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This episode features the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO), from a concert recorded June 11, 2022 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Fresno, and also pays homage to trumpeter Daniel Edwards, a former member of the BYSO and a past performer on Young Artists Spotlight, who died tragically from COVID in March 2021. We’ll hear Daniel Edwards’ appearance on YAS from March 2009. A centerpiece of the BYSO performance is the world premier of a work commissioned in honor of Daniel Edwards, composed by retired CSUB professor Doug Davis.
