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California State University Fullerton’s School of Music prepares every student for a creative, successful, and rewarding life in which musical excellence plays a central role.
For over fifty years, the School of Music has been training students for professions in music. Our many successful alumni make a large footprint in classical and commercial music performance and teaching in Southern California, and the footprint extends in many directions throughout the United States and the world.
Our faculty’s primary focus is to teach music, and we do that with a great deal of personal attention for every music major. They are some of the finest performers and scholars in the world, some with world-wide reputations, and others whose work is centered in the vibrant Los Angeles arts and entertainment scene just miles from our campus.
The CSU Fullerton School of Music has been fully and continuously accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1966.
Student, faculty, and invited guest artists from all over the world perform in Meng Concert Hall, which has been described as one of the finest 800-seat concert halls in the world, and the crown jewel in our excellent facilities. Whether you are a prospective music major or a nearby resident, please come visit some of our performances so that you can see and hear what we are all about. Come share our musical passion with us!
California State University, Fullerton's University Singers are directed by Dr. Robert Istad, and are recognized as one of the nation's premiere collegiate choral ensembles. The University Singers have performed throughout the world, and have sung with a ... moreCalifornia State University, Fullerton's University Singers are directed by Dr. Robert Istad, and are recognized as one of the nation's premiere collegiate choral ensembles. The University Singers have performed throughout the world, and have sung with a variety of professional orchestras including the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra under the batons of conductors such as Carl St.Clair, John Mauceri, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart. Internationally acclaimed for their exquisite musicianship, they have been invited to perform at conferences organized by the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference. The ensemble’s recent concert tours have included performances in Paris, Austria, Germany, Eastern Europe, Spain, and Australia in venues such as the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, a performance for UNESCO in Pisa, Italy, and performances in the Ottobeuren a... less
The California State University, Fullerton Concert Choir, directed by Christopher Peterson, is a 74-voice auditioned, mixed ensemble comprised primarily of students studying voice in the School of Music. The Concert Choir gives a number of performances in... moreThe California State University, Fullerton Concert Choir, directed by Christopher Peterson, is a 74-voice auditioned, mixed ensemble comprised primarily of students studying voice in the School of Music. The Concert Choir gives a number of performances in Southern California every year, and has also toured in Canada, Hawaii, Europe, and the United States. The Concert Choir performs a variety of accompanied and unaccompanied repertoire, and collaborates annually with the CSUF University Singers to present performances of choral-orchestral masterworks. They have joined the University Singers in performances with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. For the past four years they have represented CSUF at the Pacific Southwest Intercollegiate Choral Association Festival of Choirs. A major mission of the Concert Choir is to sing and perform traditional as well as new choral music at the highest artistic levels, and to communicate to their audiences through compelling and musical performances... less
The California State University, Fullerton Concert Choir, directed by Christopher Peterson, is a 74-voice auditioned, mixed ensemble comprised primarily of students studying voice in the School of Music. The Concert Choir gives a number of performances in... moreThe California State University, Fullerton Concert Choir, directed by Christopher Peterson, is a 74-voice auditioned, mixed ensemble comprised primarily of students studying voice in the School of Music. The Concert Choir gives a number of performances in Southern California every year, and has also toured in Canada, Hawaii, Europe, and the United States. The Concert Choir performs a variety of accompanied and unaccompanied repertoire, and collaborates annually with the CSUF University Singers to present performances of choral-orchestral masterworks. They have joined the University Singers in performances with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. For the past four years they have represented CSUF at the Pacific Southwest Intercollegiate Choral Association Festival of Choirs. A major mission of the Concert Choir is to sing and perform traditional as well as new choral music at the highest artistic levels, and to communicate to their audiences through compelling and musical performances... less
California State University, Fullerton's University Singers are directed by Dr. Robert Istad, and are recognized as one of the nation's premiere collegiate choral ensembles. The University Singers have performed throughout the world, and have sung with a ... moreCalifornia State University, Fullerton's University Singers are directed by Dr. Robert Istad, and are recognized as one of the nation's premiere collegiate choral ensembles. The University Singers have performed throughout the world, and have sung with a variety of professional orchestras including the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra under the batons of conductors such as Carl St.Clair, John Mauceri, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart. Internationally acclaimed for their exquisite musicianship, they have been invited to perform at conferences organized by the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educators National Conference. The ensemble’s recent concert tours have included performances in Paris, Austria, Germany, Eastern Europe, Spain, and Australia in venues such as the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, a performance for UNESCO in Pisa, Italy, and performances in the Ottobeuren a... less