What: Old and New with a Devil's Twist, a College of Music faculty performance of Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat and James Stephenson's A Devil's Tale.
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 (Tuesday).
Where: Dallas City Performance Hall, 2510 Flora St., Dallas.
Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children (12 and under), UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; and are free for UNT students with valid ID. UNT students may pick up their ticket in person at the Murchison Box Office.
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music is celebrating the anniversary of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat with Old and New with a Devil's Twist, a production of Stravinsky's classic, along with a companion piece, The Devil's Tale, by James Stephenson. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 (Tuesday) in the Dallas City Performance Hall, 2510 Flora St., in Dallas.
"They are both challenging compositions and doing them together is quite the undertaking," said Jason Bergman, assistant professor of trumpet and event organizer. "This performance will feature an ensemble made up entirely of UNT music faculty, which are some of the best in the world."
Performers include Nathan Olson, violin, who is also the co-concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Bradetich, double bass; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon; Tony Baker, trombone; Christopher Deane, percussion; William Joyner, narrator; Eugene Corporon, conductor; and Bergman on trumpet.
L'Histoire du soldat is the story of a soldier named Joseph who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for unlimited economic gain – which, in the end, costs him the love of his life. Stephenson's sequel, The Devil's Tale, is a sequel to the story with the main character, now known as Joe, working in Las Vegas as a pit musician for a show.
"While both are modern pieces, the approachable tonal language and accessible quality of the writing makes both pieces very audience friendly," Bergman said. "Plus, there is a narrator that tells the story of both pieces. It's quite interesting, entertaining and exciting to listen to."
Bergman's proposal for Old and New with a Devil's Twist was selected from a variety of College of Music faculty proposals. Bergman says playing at the Dallas City Performance Hall allows the College of Music to reach a broader Dallas/Fort Worth audience.
"I thought this project would be an excellent way to gather faculty together as well as show the Metroplex what a tremendous set of performers we have at the College of Music," Bergman said. "It's really a showcase of what we do at UNT."
Tickets for the performance cost $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, non-UNT students, children (12 and under), UNT faculty, staff and retirees, and groups of 10 or more; and are free for UNT students with valid ID. UNT students may pick up their ticket in person at the Murchison Performing Arts Center Box Office. Tickets go on sale Sept. 6. To purchase tickets for the performance, call the box office at 940-369-7802 or visit thempac.com.
About the UNT College of Music
The UNT College of Music is one of the world's largest and most respected comprehensive music schools. The college offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor's to doctoral levels and is home to the world's first jazz studies program. The music faculty is made up of internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music education, music history, music theory and performance. The College of Music enriches the community by producing more than 1,000 diverse concerts and recitals annually. Distinguished UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide-range of music professions.