What: The University of North Texas's One O’Clock Lab Band's spring Glenn E. Gomez Endowment concert will feature 10-time grammy-winning vocal innovator Bobby McFerrin and a UNT jazz choir, made up of jazz voice majors.
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 5 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton.
Tickets: $20 for the public, $10 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members, free for UNT students. Students must reserve their free ticket at the Murchison Performing Arts Center box office. UNT faculty, staff, alumni and the public, may purchase their tickets at https://thempac.music.unt.edu.
More information: For a complete list of UNT College of Music events, including faculty and student recitals, visit the College of Music online calendar at http://music.unt.edu/calendar. More information on the Fine Arts Series 2014-15 season of events can be found on the group’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/UNTFineArtsSeries.
DENTON (UNT), Texas – The University of North Texas's One O'Clock Lab Band and UNT jazz choir made up of jazz voice majors will perform with Bobby McFerrin on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. as a part of the Glenn E. Gomez Endowment concert. The performance will be at Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton.
McFerrin is a 10-time Grammy winner and vocal innovator known for his worldwide hit song Don’t Worry Be Happy and his multi-platinum duo album Hush with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. McFerrin improvises most of his performed music in a form of scat singing.
"There has always been a super distinctive aspect to McFerrin that has caused him to defy boundaries and labels," Jennifer Barnes, assistant professor of vocal jazz studies said. "People don’t classify him as a jazz or pop singer. He performs and teaches music without the traditional boundaries, which is an important capability for our students to learn in this era of music."
This performance will give the audience a chance to hear talented jazz voice students and the accomplished One O'Clock Lab Band, alongside McFerrin. The student musicians will work with McFerrin for four days, then perform in concert with him, using the tips and skills he teaches them.
"This opportunity is like no other learning experience because of the breadth of his experiences," Barnes said. "The Gomez Residency and the Fine Arts Series are coming together to provide a rare experience for our students to be challenged in a way that is different from going to class or attending a concert. It is four days of learning from and exposure to such a talented artist."
Tickets are $20 for the public, $10 for UNT faculty, staff and Alumni Association members, free for UNT students. Students must reserve their free ticket at the Murchison Performing Arts box office, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. UNT faculty, staff, alumni and the public, may purchase their tickets at https://thempac.music.unt.edu.
For a complete list of UNT College of Music events, including faculty and student recitals, visit the College of Music online calendar at http://music.unt.edu/calendar.
More information on Fine Arts Series 2014-15 season of events can be found on the group’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/UNTFineArtsSeries.
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.
About the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band
The six-time Grammy-nominated UNT One O'Clock Lab Band – the premiere ensemble of UNT's Jazz Studies program in the College of Music – has performed and toured throughout the world, including Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand and The Netherlands. UNT offered the nation's first bachelor's degree program in jazz studies in the 1946-47 academic year, and the university's jazz studies program is consistently rated among the nation's best.
About the Mary Jo and V. Lane Rawlins Fine Arts Series
Now in its 111th season, the Fine Arts Series began as the Lyceum Series in 1903 when UNT was North Texas Normal College. The series has grown over the past century while never losing sight of its purpose to enrich UNT students' lives and provide a higher quality of life at the university. The series continues to entertain and educate the campus community by presenting an exciting series of performing, visual and literary arts events. All Fine Arts Series performances are presented free of charge to UNT students.
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