What: Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music

When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (with intermission) every Thursday night during March and April (March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)

Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic courthouse square

Cost: Free

More information: Call 940-359-8257 or find more information, including directions, online.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The Thursday Night Music Series at UNT on the Square art gallery returns for the spring 2015 season, providing an informal performance setting that allows listeners to come and go as they wish. The series begins March 5 and runs through April 30.

Schedule:

• March 5 - 7 p.m. Jazz Sextet, 8 p.m. North Texas Collaborative Pianists
• March 12 – 7 p.m. Jazz Quintet with vocals, 8 p.m. Jazz Trio with vocals
• March 19 – 7 p.m. Rice Collective, 8 p.m. Ben Holt Septet
• March 26 – 7 p.m. ViolUNTi, 8 p.m. Composer's Forum of North Texas
• April 2 – 7 p.m. Nova Ensemble, 8 p.m. Jazz Guitar Duo
• April 9 – 7 p.m. UNT Classical Guitar Ensemble, 8 p.m. Jazz Vocalists
• April 16 – 7-9 p.m. Cello Bellissimo
• April 23 – 7 p.m. Song Performance Class, 8 p.m. Marimba Soloists
• April 30 – 7 p.m. Voice Class, 8 p.m. Jazz Guitar Ensemble

This series allows visitors to enjoy a variety of music while viewing the art at the gallery. UNT on the Square exhibits that will be on view during the Thursday Night Music Series include:

• "The Lazarus Project" Photographic Images – This exhibition, on display March 2 – 27, features photographs taken in Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia by Montreal-based photographer Velibor Božović that were featured in the critically acclaimed novel The Lazarus Project by IAA artist in residence Aleksandar Hemon. Hemon is scheduled to be at UNT during the last week of February and the first week of March.
• UNT Painting and Drawing Show – The show displays works from graduate students in the College of Visual Arts and Design, one of the most comprehensive art programs in the nation, and will be available for viewing April 3-30.

Presented by the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the College of Music, the concerts feature UNT students, faculty members, alumni and invited guest artists performing jazz, classical and other genres of music.

About the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts

Launched in 2009, the UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts (IAA) aims to showcase, support and advance excellence in the visual, performing and creative literary arts at UNT, among its faculty members and in conjunction with their renowned colleagues and collaborators. The three central components of the Institute are UNT on the Square, the IAA Faculty Fellows program and the IAA Artist-in-Residence program.

About the UNT College of Music

The UNT College of Music is one of the largest and most respected comprehensive music schools in the country. More than 1,600 music students attend UNT each year, participating in more than 50 widely varied ensembles and pursuing specialized studies in performance, composition, music education or music scholarship. UNT faculty members and students have made appearances on the world's finest stages and have produced numerous recordings, many receiving Grammy awards and nominations. Distinguished UNT alumni can be found around the globe, in top music ensembles, opera companies, universities and schools.