ASTA COMPETITION 2024

We had one of the largest turnouts of participants ever at our annual Fresno ASTA Solo Competition held on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Congratulations to all 23 participants! Here are the results of the competition:

Novice Division (12 and under):

  • 1st place, Christian Moore, cello

  • 2nd place, Alice Feng, violin

  • 3rd place, Emmanuel Loewenheim, violin

Junior Division (13 to 18):

  • 1st place, Atom Paz, violin

  • 2nd place, Cade Peckham, double bass

  • 3rd place, Natalie Han, cello

  • 3rd place, Sishu Cao, viola

Senior Division (19 to 26):

  • 1st place, Luis Cerrillos, cello

    There was no contestant eligible for the Hildred Minich Scholarship this year.

Winners from the Fresno competition were eligible to compete at the 2024 CalASTA State Solo Competition on August 25 at La Sierra University, Riverside, CA.

Congratulations to Cade Peckham, double bass, who won the Junior Bass division of the CalASTA State Recital/Competition!

ASTA COMPETITION 2024

SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024

10am to 3pm
AT FRESNO STATE’S WAHLBERG RECITAL HALL

CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND APPLICATION

Note that there are prizes for various winners.

At the discretion of the judges, prizes may be awarded to one or more winners in each division.

  • Senior Division First Prize is $150.

  • Junior Division First Prize is $100.

  • Novice Division First Prize is $50.

Each participant will receive a certificate of participation via email. Judges may declare one or more winners in each division. Winners of the 2023 competition and the 2024 competition are qualified to enter the California State ASTA State Competition on August 25, 2024 in Riverside CA.

Hildred Minich Scholarship

Fresno ASTA also offers a special prize sponsored by the Fresno Musical Club.

We are happy to announce that this year, once again, the Fresno Musical Club, in partnership with the California ASTA Fresno Section, will present the Hildred Minich Scholarship of $1,000 to an outstanding string player who has placed in the 2024 Solo Competition.

To qualify for the scholarship, the awardee must:

  1. Play violin, viola, cello, or bass.

  2. Be a graduating high school senior or a community college student.

  3. Plan to attend a four-year college in the 2024 fall semester as a music major or minor.

Scholarship funds will be sent directly to the student's account at the designated college for Fall semester, 2024.

Judges' decisions are final.

Judges are

Tomasz Golka, violin

and

Joon Sung Jun, cello