West Valley College Music Department

02/27/2026

Its on!

02/07/2026

About time to rock!'

02/06/2024

Amazing Humans: The West Valley College Symphonic Band needs your help!

We have less than $6000 to go. Please help us meet our goal!

We are raising money to support the Student Scholarship Fund for our upcoming performance tour to Spain & Portugal, 2024.

All proceeds go directly to our students who need financial assistance to offset the cost of the tour.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation in ANY amount today.

Corporate Matching Gifts? YES PLEASE!

https://donate.wvm.edu/open-fundraisers?PFR=131

Please share far & wide!

The West Valley College (WVC) Music Department provides a professional commercial music and conservatory performing experience through coursework and opportunities that foster music literacy, exceptional music technology production and performance skills, embracing of diversity, and engagement with....

10/04/2023

Congratulations to WVC alum and Transfer Hall of Fame member Jesse J. Sanchez. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, New York Theatre Barn will release a concept EP of Jesse J. Sanchez’s Sueños: Our American Musical on October 13th, 2023. Learn more about the album and the musical here!

08/30/2023

This is how Barbie feels about you not joining choir, band, or orchestra this year. Be cool like Allan and join!

06/15/2023

WVC instructor extraordinaire Mason Razavi will be teaching at SJ Jazz Camp! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A mainstay of the SF Bay Area jazz scene for over a decade, guitarist Mason Razavi shares his "introspective" and "melodically inventive" style with SJZ Summer Jazz Camp students starting next week. Sign up before the cutoff this Friday!

sanjosejazz.org/camp

05/12/2023

Uh oh. This is more than just another case of technology changing faster than copyright laws can keep up. 😳

It goes beyond the rise of deepfakes and ChatGPT. AI tools will—and already are—changing how music is made.

04/19/2023

Get tickets now for WVC's Annual Performing Arts Gala on Saturday, April 29! Experience an evening under the stars from our new Visual Arts Gallery, with live music, a hosted bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and an exclusive pre-show reception with VIP seating for Cilker's annual musical, Sondheim's “Anyone Can Whistle” including a cameo appearance by Chancellor Brad Davis.

Net proceeds will go to student scholarships! For tickets visit: https://wvcperformingartsgala23.eventbrite.com

03/05/2023

The West Valley College Choral & Vocal Program is pleased to host the Fresno State Choirs in a joint concert with the WVC Concert Choir on Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 pm. Admission is FREE via Eventbrite.
Come hear the Fresno State Choirs on tour under the direction of Dr. Cari Earnhart.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/equinoxplus-1-tickets-573250175707

03/05/2023

Kudos to the WVC Symphonic Band and St. Francis HS Symphonic Band for their stellar performances this evening to a packed house. Live music is back on campus and it is beautiful!

¡Viva La Música!