CLOSING GALA CONCERT
Featuring the Youth Orchestra of Fresno
Sunday, November 2, 2025 @ 3:00 p.m.
School of Music Concert Hall
Featuring the two cello ensembles conducted by Cara and Emilio Colón, and the Youth Orchestras of Fresno with the Concerto Competition winners performing works by Davidoff and Popper, Bion Tsang and Emilio Colón performing works by Dvořák, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky, and Rossini’s William Tell Overture conducted by Thomas Loewneheim.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for employees, seniors, and military personnel/veterans, $15 for non-Fresno State students, and free for Fresno State students with a valid ID.
Artistic Directors:
Thomas Loewenheim
California State University, Fresno
Emilio Colón
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Cara Elise Colón
American Cello Institute
Featured Guest Artist:
Bion Tsang
Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin
Guest Artists:
Thomas Landschoot
Arizona State University
Jonathan Ruck
University of Oklahoma