DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music is gearing up for the spring semester, and February offers a variety of performances for audiences to enjoy. From jazz, to symphonic music and opera, there is something to fit everyone's taste. Below are a few highlights followed by a complete calendar of February performances.

• The UNT Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Itkin, will perform Gustav Mahler's large-scale Symphony No. 6 in A minor at 8 p.m. on Feb. 3 (Wednesday) in Margot and Bill Winspear Hall. Sometimes referred to as his "tragic" symphony because of its ending, the audience at its 1906 premiere was said to be so moved that they were left silent and in awe. The UNT Symphony Orchestra hopes to do the same with their performance in February. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for seniors, students, children, UNT faculty/staff/retirees and groups of 10 or more. The performance is free for UNT students who may pick up a ticket with their student ID at the Murchison Performing Arts Center box office.
• Tanya Darby, jazz trumpet assistant professor and director of the Three O'Clock Lab Band, will present her debut faculty recital at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 (Thursday) in the Music Building's Stan Kenton Hall. Darby, who has performed with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Count Basie Orchestra among others, will begin the night of jazz accompanied by a sextet including UNT faculty and friends Pat Coil, piano; Andrew Griffith, drums; Fred Hamilton, guitar; Andre Hayward, trombone; Brad Leili; saxophone; and Lynn Seaton, bass. Later in the evening, she will be joined on stage by a 16 piece big band that will feature College of Music faculty members Jose Aponte, percussion; Rodney Booth and Jason Bergman, trumpet; and Chris McGuire and John Murphy, saxophone.
• The Baumer String Quartet returns to UNT for a weeklong residency in February that will conclude with two collaborative recitals – one with faculty, and one with students. The first recital at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18 (Thursday) will feature College of Music faculty Susan Dubois, viola, and Eugene Osadchy, cello. The second concert will be held at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 (Friday), and will include UNT students Josip Kvetek, viola; Dominic Kyung Seu Na and Sally Murphy, cello; and Yalira Machado Montejo, violin. It also will include a guest performance by Stephen Ahearn, Dallas Symphony Orchestra clarinetist. Both recitals are free and will be held in Paul Voertman Concert Hall in the Music Building.
• UNT Opera joins the Concert Orchestra to present "Mother of Us All," an opera that chronicles the life of Susan B. Anthony and her tireless fight for women's suffrage. A collaboration between composer Virgil Thomson and writer Gertrude Stein, this modernist opera melds together both fictional and non-fictional characters from American history. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 and March 4, and at 3 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 6. All shows will be held in the Lyric Theater at the Murchison Performing Arts Center and will feature pre-performance lectures 45 minutes prior to each event. Tickets range from $15 to $35.

For a full list of UNT College of Music events, including recitals by faculty and students, visit the online calendar. Connect with the College of Music on Facebook and on Twitter at @UNTCoM.
For ticket information for performances at the Murchison Performing Arts Center, call the box office at 940-369-7802 or visit the center's website. Tickets are now available. Some concerts are streamed live online.

Additional College of Music events in February:

8 p.m. Feb. 1 (Monday)
Faculty Recital
William Scharnberg and Friends
William Scharnberg, horn
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 2 (Tuesday)
Faculty Recital
Molly Fillmore, Terri Sundberg and Friends
Molly Fillmore, soprano; Terri Sundberg, flute; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Nikola Ružević, cello; Elvia Puccinelli, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

9 p.m. Feb. 2 (Tuesday)
Tuesday Night Jazz Series
Jazz Combo Night
University Union Syndicate
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 3 (Wednesday)
Symphony Orchestra
David Itkin, conductor
Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

9 p.m. Feb. 3 (Wednesday)
Wednesday Night Jazz Series
One O'Clock Lab Band
Jay Saunders, director
University Union Syndicate
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 4 (Thursday)
Faculty Recital
Elizabeth McNutt, flute; Daphne Gerling, viola; Jaymee Haefner, harp
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 5 (Friday)
Trombone Showcase
Tony Baker, coordinator
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 8 (Monday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
TrioPolis
Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Felix Olschofka, violin; Anatolia Ioannides, piano
Recital Hall, Music Building
Free

7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 (Tuesday)
Symphonic Band
Dennis W. Fisher, conductor
Jan Van der Roost, Rhapsody for Horn, Winds and Percussion
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

9 p.m. Feb. 9 (Tuesday)
Tuesday Night Jazz Series
U-Tubes
Jazz Combo
University Union Syndicate
Free

9 p.m. Feb. 10 (Wednesday)
Wednesday Night Jazz Series
Three O'Clock Lab Band
Tanya Darby, director
Two O'Clock Lab Band
Rodney Booth, director
University Union Syndicate
Free

5 p.m. Feb. 11 (Thursday)
UNT HarpBeats
Pre-TMEA Performance
Jaymee Haefner, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

3 p.m. Feb. 13 (Saturday)
UNT Opera Presents
Women's Voices
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 15 (Monday)
Spectrum
Presented by Composers Forum and CEMI
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Music Building
Free

7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 (Tuesday)
Wind Ensemble
Nicholas E. Williams, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

9 p.m. Feb. 16 (Tuesday)
Tuesday Night Jazz Series
Guitar Ensembles
Zebras
University Union Syndicate
Free

7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 (Wednesday)
Concert Band and University Band
Kelly Desjardins and Jacqueline Townsend, directors
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

9 p.m. Feb. 17 (Wednesday)
Wednesday Night Jazz Series
Five O'Clock Lab Band
Rigo Velez, director
Four O'Clock Lab Band
Garrett Wingfield, director
University Union Syndicate
Free

6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 (Thursday)
Faculty Recital
William Joyner, tenor; Daphne Gerling, viola; Steven Harlos, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 18 (Thursday)
Faculty Debut Recital
Tanya Darby, jazz trumpet
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 18 (Thursday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Baumer String Quartet
Nathan Olson and Aaron Requiro, violin; John T. Posadas, viola; David Requiro, cello
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

5 p.m. Feb. 19 (Friday)
Student and Guest Artist Recital
Baumer String Quartet
Nathan Olson and Aaron Requiro, violin; John T. Posadas, viola; David Requiro, cello
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 19 (Friday)
Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers
Les Concerts Royaux
Works by Couperin, Lully, Charpentier et al.
Paul Leenhouts and Richard Sparks, conductors
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 (Monday)
Brass Band
Nicholas E. Williams, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 (Tuesday)
Wind Symphony
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10/$8

9 p.m. Feb. 23 (Tuesday)
Tuesday Night Jazz Series
Vocal Small Groups
University Union Syndicate
Free

9 p.m. Feb. 24 (Wednesday)
Wednesday Night Jazz Series
Seven O'Clock Lab Band
Elliot Scozzaro, director
Six O'Clock Lab Band
Conner Eisenmenger, director
University Union Syndicate
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 25 (Thursday)
Faculty Recital
Beethoven Series: Piano Trios
Pamela Mia Paul, piano; Felix Olschofka, violin; Nikola Ružević, cello
Recital Hall, Music Building
Free

6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 (Friday)
Trombone Showcase
Tony Baker, coordinator
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free

8 p.m. Feb. 26 (Friday)
UNT Opera and Concert Orchestra present Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All
Stephen Dubberly, music director
David Ward, stage director
"In the Know" pre-performance lecture at 7:15 p.m.
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35/$25/$15

3 p.m. Feb. 28 (Sunday)
UNT Opera and Concert Orchestra present Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All
Stephen Dubberly, music director
David Ward, stage director
"In the Know" pre-performance lecture at 2:15 p.m.
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $35/$25/$15

About the UNT College of Music

The College of Music is one of the largest and most respected comprehensive music schools in the world. Approximately 1,500 music students attend the college each year, participating in nearly 70 widely varied ensembles while engaged in specialized studies in performance, composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, music history, music theory or ethnomusicology. Music students, alumni and faculty have made appearances on the world's finest stages, have produced numerous recordings with many receiving Grammy awards and nominations, and have written influential texts in a variety of areas in music scholarship. Distinguished University alumni can be found around the globe in top music ensembles, opera companies, universities, and schools.