What: The University of North Texas' world-renowned One O'Clock Lab Band with two-time Grammy winner Peter Erskine.
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 28 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The concert will also be streamed online at http://UNTmusiclive.com.
Cost: Ticket prices are $15 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, students, children, UNT faculty/staff/retirees and groups of 10 or more. Purchase...
What: Making Paper Mean Something, an exhibition by guest artist John Risseeuw.
When/Where: The exhibition will be at P.R.I.N.T, 1120 West Oak St., Denton, from Feb. 25 (Monday) through March 27 (Wednesday). P.R.I.N.T is open from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday, noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, and by appointment.
Cost: Free, open to the public.
Additional events: John Risseeuw will give a free talk from 1 to 1:50 p.m. Feb. 27 (Wednesday) in room 116 of Sage Hall on the UNT...
What: The multi-media exhibition Beirut, Philadelphia, a survey of an ongoing project by UNT Department of Radio, Television and Film assistant professor Eugene Martin.
When: Feb. 18 (Monday) – March 9 (Saturday); gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost: Free
Additional events...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – Three College of Music students at the University of North Texas have been named 2013 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award recipients for compositions they recorded last year.
Aaron Hedenstrom, a master’s student in jazz studies, and jazz studies senior Drew Zaremba and junior Addison Frei were among 29 students from across the nation who were honored by the American Society for Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) award. Established by the ASCAP Foundation in 2002 to encourage gifted jazz...
What: UNT Opera and the UNT Concert Orchestra present The Pirates of Penzance.
When/Where: 8 p.m. Feb. 22 (Friday) and March 1 (Friday); 3 p.m. Feb. 24 (Sunday) and March 3 (Sunday) in the Lyric Theater at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. “In the Know” pre-performance lectures begin 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Cost: Ticket prices range from $15 to $35. Purchase online at ...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music invites infant to preschool-aged children and their parents to experience the world of music with its Early Childhood Music Program. Participants will learn to sing along, tap on drums, shake maracas and develop their musical abilities throughout the 10-week program.
Classes begin on Feb. 16 (Saturday). Classes end on April 27 (Saturday). Prices range from $140 to $160, and a 10...
What: Gospel Meets Jazz: A Black History Celebration, featuring jazz saxophone professor Brad Leali and his Jazz Orchestra, along with a gospel choir that includes the UNT Jazz Singers and other College of Music student vocalists under the direction of vocal jazz professor Jennifer Barnes, guests including jazz pianist and composer/arranger Claus Raible, Lubbock pastor Cory Powell, vocal soloist Darius Luckey, musician and pianist Arlington Jones, and a slideshow of civil rights era images.
When: 5 p.m. Feb. 17 (Sunday)
Where...
What: Second City Improv All Stars
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 18 (Monday)
Where: Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton
Cost: $10 for general public; $5 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members; free for UNT students with valid ID
Contact: For ticket information, call the box office at 940-369-7802 or visit the center’s website
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Spring season productions of the UNT Department of Dance and Theatre contain a common thread – that of learning and promoting discussion – delving into a philosophical play peppered with Steve Martin humor, premiering a play that profiles a fascinating historic figure and highlighting the “power of dance” with performances by faculty, students and alumni.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, March 1-2 and March 7-8, 2 p.m. March 3 and 9; University Theatre, RTFP Building
Tickets: $10...
The International Janáček Festival and Conference, taking place at the University of North Texas Feb. 6-9, will explore the life and work of eminent Czech composer Leoš Janáček (1854-1928). The event, a collaboration between UNT’s College of Music and the Janáček Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Brno, Czech Republic, will feature eight concerts, a pre-concert lecture series, classroom seminars, a day-long academic conference and conclude with the U.S. premiere of a semi-staged, one-act opera version of Janáček’s song cycle Zápisník...