Live Music at Stan State!
All events are at Snider Music Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. unless stated otherwise.
All dates and times are subject to change. Check the Ticket Reservations website for the most current schedule.
Featured Concerts Fall '25
Just a sampling to whet your appetite! More events to come!
Jeremy Hue Williams, Baritone
- October 16 (tentative)
- Snider Music Recital Hall
Guitarraganza '25
- October 23-24
- Special Guest Ibison Guitar Duo (tentative)
Carolfest
- December 7
- Snider Music Recital Hall
Student Concert Series Fall'25
All events are subject to change. New events coming!
- Jazz Fall Concert, October 8, 7:30pm
- Student Chamber Music Recital, October 11, 7:30pm
- Orchestra Fall Concert, October 14, 7:30pm
- Fall Choral Concert, October 17, 7:30pm
- Wind Ensemble Halloween Concert, October 30, 7:30pm
- Student Chamber Recital, November 11, 7:30pm
- Opera Workshop, November 20, 7:30pm
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, December 1, 7:30pm
- Stan State Fall Jazz Concert, December 3, 7:30pm
- Wind Ensemble Concert, December 4, 7:30pm
- Orchestra Winter Concert, December 9, 7:30pm
Music Events in Your Inbox!
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Tickets are available both at the box office and online. Please purchase your tickets/reserve your seats online to expedite seating.
Ticket Prices: General Admission $12, Student, Senior, Military, with ID: $8
Ticket prices may vary for some special events.
Free Live Streams
Live streams of concerts and events, along with an archive of select past concerts, can be viewed on our YouTube channel.
Box office hours are held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Fridays during the semester, except on Fridays without classes. The box office opens for at-door ticket sales generally 30 minutes prior to the event start time. Tickets are also available online at the link below! Please consider purchasing your tickets (or reserving your seat for free events) in advance, to expedite seating. Online sales/reservations generally begin four weeks prior to the event.
Stanislaus State Faculty and Staff are entitled to one (1) complimentary ticket per event for any non-special event in our concert season! We hope you will join us this season. You can claim your ticket:
- At the Snider Recital Hall box office during box office hours (see bottom of page) or as early as one hour prior to any concert.
- Request your ticket via email by contacting musictechnician@csustan.edu.
If you have any questions about redeeming your complimentary ticket or purchasing additional tickets to our events please contact the Music Department Office.
Past Music Events
Student Concert Series Spring'25
- Mariachi Festival featuring Mariachi Bonitas, March 28, 2025
- Ghiglieri Piano Competition, Saturday, April 26, 2025
- David Chapman, Guitar Recital, March 20, 2025
- Stan State Jazz Festival with guest Eric Harland Trio, April 11 & 12, 2025
Student Concert Series Spring'25
- Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Concert, March 27, 7:30pm
- Student Chamber Music Recital, April 28, 7:30pm
- Opera Scenes: Love is a Battlefield, May 1, 7:30pm
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, May 5, 7:30pm
- Stan State Spring Jazz Concert, May 7, 7:30pm
- Latin American Music Ensemble Concert, May 8, 7:30pm
- Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Spring Concert, May 13, 7:30pm
- Spring Choral Concert, May 14, 7:30pm
- 39th Annual New Music Festival, May 15, 7:30pm
Special Events
- Deborah Kavasch 75th Birthday Salute, November 19, 2024
- Piano Duo Recital: Dario Ntaca and Stephen Thomas, November 15, 2024
- Terry Longshore: balance | flow, September 18, 2024
- Trio 180 with Myriam Cottin-Rack, violin; Igor Veligan, viola - Music by Clara and Robert Schumann, September 9, 2024
Student Concert Series
- Concert Chorale: Time After Time, 10/11/2024, 7:30pm
- Jazz Concert, 10/16/24, 7:30pm
- Wind Ensemble & Orchestra: Haunted Melodies- Halloween Spooktacular, 10/30/2024, 7:30pm
- Student Chamber Music Recital, 11/12/2024, 7:30pm
- Opera Scenes: Phantasmagoria-Tales of magic and mystery, 11/21/2024, 7:30pm
- Latin American Music Fall Concert, 11/22/2024, 7:30pm
- Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Concert, 12/3/2024, 7:30pm
- Jazz Fall Concert, 12/4/2024, 7:30pm
- Carolfest, 12/8/2024, 2 & 6pmpm
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, 12/9/2024, 7:30pm
Special Events
Ghiglieri Piano Competition, March 30
Stan State Jazz Festival, April 12 & 13
Jazz Festival Headliner: Carmen Staaf Trio plus the SCMEA Honor Jazz Band, April 12, 7pm
Galen Trio, April 26, 2024
Guitar Artist in Recital: Yuri Liberzon, May 17, 2024
Student Concert Series
- Opera Scenes: Spring is Bustin’ Out All Over, April 11, 2024
- Latin American Music Ensemble, May 2, 2024
- Wind Ensemble with Merced High School Band, May 3, 2024
- Jazz Spring Concert, May 6, 2024
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, May 7, 2024
- Spring Choral Concert, May 8, 2024
- Wind Ensemble with Ceres High School Band, May 9, 2024
- Student Chamber Music Recital, May 13 at 7:30pm
- 38th Annual New Music Festival, May 14, 2024
- Spring Orchestra Concert, May 16, 2024
Special Events
Veruschka Mainhard, soprano 9/23
Tina Raymond Trio Jazz Concert 10/17
Guitarraganza Guitar Festival 10/19-21
Carolfest 12/3
Student Concert Series
- Opera Scenes 11/8
- Orchestra Concert 11/30
- Student Chamber Music Concert 12/1
- Percussion Ensemble 12/5
- Jazz Combos and Ensemble concert 12/6
- Wind Ensemble 12/7
Special Events
¡Guitarraganza!
March 9-10, 2023. The festival is a celebration of guitar studies and performances featuring guest artist concerts, lectures, and master classes that involve the Stan State Guitar Studio and the Central Valley Guitar Community.
Stan State Jazz Festival '23
March 11, 2023. The 2023 Festival is on featuring some of the best Central Valley Jazz Ensembles and Combos. Bruce Foreman and his band "Cow Bop" will headline. Registartion and more details to come soon.
Ghiglieri Piano Competition
April 23, 2023
Faculty Recital: David Chapman
May 16
Student Concerts
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, April 14
- Opera Workshop Spring Celebration, April 20
- Orchestra Concert, May 2
- Concert Chorale - Sure On This Shining Night, May 5
- Student Chamber Music Recital, May 8
- Guitar Studio Recital, May 9
- Jazz Ensemble and Combo Concert, May 10
- Wind Ensemble Concert, May 11
- 37th Annual New Music Festival, May 15
Special Events
Guest Guitar Recital Ricardo Saeb 10/20
Student Concerts
- Fall Choral Concert, Oct. 21
- Opera Scenes Concert, Nov. 10
- Jazz Ensemble and Combo Concert, Dec. 1
- Carolfest Concert, Dec. 4
- Guitar Studio Recital, Dec. 5
- Wind Ensemble Concert, Dec. 6
- Orchestra Concert, Dec. 7
- Student Chamber Music Recital, Dec. 8
Special Events
Black Musicians Matter Series
A Conversation with Dr. Kim Nalley, History Scholar and Soprano
- February 25, 2022
- View Recording
¡Guitarraganza!
The festival is a celebration of guitar studies and performances featuring guest artist concerts, lectures and master classes that involve the Stanislaus State Guitar Studio and the Central Valley Guitar Community. The festival premieres a work written for our students by special guest Brazilian performer/composer Gabriel Santiago. Read more about Guitarraganza.
- March 17-19, 2022
- View recordings
Stan State Jazz Festival
The goal of the Stanislaus State Jazz Festival is to provide students and directors with a positive educational and musical experience in Jazz. Maximum interaction between students, directors, and guest clinicians will take place throughout the day, highlighted by various master classes from guest artists and clinicians as well as a performance by the Stanislaus State Jazz Ensemble with a special guest artist. Read more about Jazz Festival.
- April 9, 2022 in the Music Department and Snider Recital Hall
Student Concerts
- Opera Workshop Spring Fling, April 21, 2022
- Percussion Concert, April 26, 2022, View Recording
- Jazz Combos and Ensemble, April 28, 2022, View Recording
- Spring Orchestra Concert, May 3, 2022, View livestream.
- Student Chamber Music Concert, May 10, 2022, View livestream.
- Wind Ensemble Concert, May 12, 2022, View livestream.
- Spring Choral Concert, May 13, 2022, View livestream.
- 20th Century Techniques Concert, May 16, 2022 , View livestream.
- New Music Festival, May 17, 2022, View livestream.
Student Recitals
- March 11, 2022 Ross Valenzuela Junior Jazz Recital, saxophone
- April 29, 2022
- Adrian Loredo Junior Jazz Recital, drums View livestream
- Kay Pritchard Junior Jazz Recital, drums View livestream
- May 2, 2022
- Raymond Willis Senior Recital, saxophone View livestream
- Kyle Jesus Senior Recital, saxophone View livestream
- May 6, 2022
- Colton Ransom Junior Recital, percussion (tentative)
- Christina Soares Senior Recital, trumpet
- Leslie Valdez Castro Senior Recital, flute
- Ross Valenzuela Senior Jazz Recital, saxophone
- May 9, 2022
- Joshua Kimball Senior Recital, violin
- Clayton Johnston Senior Recital, guitar
- May 11, 2022
- Moises Marquez Senior Recital, guitar
- Adrian Vega Junior Recital, guitar
- Stephanie Vershay Senior Recital, guitar
- May 14, 2022
- Stephanie Ortiz Junior Recital, soprano
- Luca Mitchell Junior Recital, tenor
- Elizabeth Resendiz Senior Recital, soprano
- Joseph Saeteurn Senior Recital, baritone
Special Events
Duo Piano Recital with Dario Ntaca and Stephen Thomas
- October 19, 2021
- View recording here.
Black Musicians Matter Series
Dr. Jeffrey Mumford, Composer
Composer Jeffrey Mumford has received numerous fellowships, grants, awards and commissions. His music has been performed extensively, by major orchestras, soloists, and ensembles, both in the United States and abroad, including London, Paris, Reykjavik, Vienna, The Hague, Russia and Lithuania. Read more...
- November 12, 2021
- View recording here.
Student Concerts
- Opera Scenes Concert, November 4, 2021, View recording here.
- Fall Virtual Choral Concert, November 5, 2021, View recording here.
- Student Chamber Music Recital, November 18, 2021, View recording here.
- Percussion Ensemble Concert, November 30, 2021, View recording here.
- Orchestra Concert, December 1, 2021, View the recording here.
- Jazz Ensemble and Combo Concert, December 2, 2021, View recording here.
- Wind Ensemble, December 7, 2021, View recording here.
- Carolfest, December 12, 2021, View recording here.
Jazz Festival
Guest Artists: Warren Wolf and Hind•Sight
- Saturday, May 8, 2021 Read more about Jazz Festival
- 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Masterclass with Warren Wolf, Vibraphonist
- 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Evening Concert featuring Warren Wolf and Hind•Sight
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Guitarraganza!
The festival is a celebration of guitar studies and performances featuring guest artist concerts, lectures, and master classes that involve the Stanislaus State guitar studio and the Central Valley Guitar Community. This semester, we will premiere a work written for our festival and Associate Professor of Guitar and Lute Studies, Dr. David D. Chapman, as written by Maestro Pablo De Giusto from the Universidad de Cordoba, Argentina.
- Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6, 2021
Black Musicians Matter Series
Marcus Shelby, Bassist
Stan State's Department of Music celebrated Black history and continued the Black Musician’s Matter series with a Keynote Presentation by Jazz Artist Marcus Shelby, “MLK and the Blues.”
- Wednesday, February 24, 2021 View Recording
Student Recitals
- Friday, April 23, 2021 Alex Hollingsworth, tenor
- Monday, April 26, 2021 Clayton Johnston, guitar
- Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Mia Alvarez, soprano
- Friday, April 30, 2021 Stephany Bower, soprano
- Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Stephen Rodriguez, guitar
- Friday, May 7, 2021 Bernadette LaMontagne-Schenck, soprano
- Monday, May 10, 2021 Reed Alaniz, saxophone
- Friday, May 14, 2021 Haimish Chandra, tenor
- Monday, May 17, 2021 Joseph Saeteurn, baritone
- Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Stephanie Rempel, flute
Black Musicians Matter Series
Andrew Maginley, Lutenist
- Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Virtual Concert. View Recording
- Friday, October 23, 2020
- 1 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Directed Listening Discussion. View Recording
- 2 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Masterclass.View Recording
- Thursday, November 5, 2020 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Black Musicians Matter Presentation. View Recording
Student Recitals
- Monday, November 30, 2020 Alex Hollingsworth, tenor. View Recording
- Friday, December 4, 2020 Haley Aldape, soprano. View Recording
- Thursday, December 10, 2020 Crystal Cho, piano. View Recording
Updated: May 27, 2025