UNT College of Music presents Fall 2012 events
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The University of North Texas College of Music presents a Fall season including Gounod's Roméo et Juliette and a visit from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Please include the following information in any briefs or calendars.
For a complete list of UNT College of Music events, including faculty and student recitals, visit the College of Music website. 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. Some concerts are streamed live online.
The Music Building is located at the southeast corner of Avenue C and Chestnut Street. The Murchison Performing Arts Center is located along the north side of Interstate 35E at North Texas Boulevard.
August
8 p.m. Aug. 29 (Wednesday) and Aug. 30 (Thursday)
Faculty Recital
Two Evenings of Debussy
Gustavo Romero, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
September
8 p.m. Sept. 5 (Wednesday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Homage to Schumann
Felix Olschofka, violin; Susan Dubois, viola; Daphne Gerling, viola; Nikola Ružević, cello; Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Anatolia Ioannides, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
9 p.m. Sept. 5 (Wednesday)
One O'Clock Lab Band CD release event
Steve Wiest, director
The Syndicate, University Union
$5
Noon Sept. 6 (Thursday)
One O'Clock Lab Band
Steve Wiest, director
One O'Clock Lounge, University Union
Free
8 p.m. Sept. 9 (Sunday)
A Cappella Choir
Bon Voyage Concert
Jerry McCoy, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
This fall, the A Cappella Choir led by Jerry McCoy will travel to the International Choral Festival in Daejeon, South Korea, Sept. 14-16.
The ensemble is the only American choir invited to participate. Other featured choirs include professional groups form Germany, Taiwan, South Korea and a world-famous children's chorus from Norway. Send the A Cappella Choir off in style at this concert in Winspear Hall at 8 p.m. Sept. 9 Proceeds from this event will be used to ensure all choir members are able to attend the festival.
2 p.m. Sept. 12 (Wednesday)
Symposium
Talking Drums/Talking Cloth: The Linguistic Pulse in Ghana
Music Building room 321
Free
The Sept. 12 symposium is in conjunction with a month-long exhibit at UNT on the Square. "Cloth Talks" brings together scholars and artists in a roundtable discussion on the linguistic pulse in performing and the plastic arts found in traditional Ghanaian cultures.
Participants: John Chernoff, author of African Rhythm and African Sensibilities: Aesthetics and Social Action in African Musical Idioms; Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, UNT professor of African drumming and former master drummer of the Ghana National Dance Company; Roslyn Walker, Margaret McDermott curator of African art at the Dallas Museum of Art and author of The Arts of Africa; Elise Ridenour, expert on adinkra stamp printing, whose collection is featured in the UNT on the Square exhibit; and Steven Friedson, moderator, Distinguished Research Professor of Music and Anthropology.
The event is sponsored by the College of Music; Getty Foundation; UNT Institute for the Advancement of the Arts; the Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity; and the Division of Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 (Thursday)
Guest Artist and Faculty Concert
Traditional Palmwine Music from Ghana
Koo Nimo, guitar and vocals; Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, drums
UNT on the Square
Free
3:30 p.m. Sept. 16 (Sunday)
Emeritus Faculty Recital
Don Haerle and Friends
Don Haerle, piano; Rodney Booth, trumpet; John Murphy, saxophone; Tony Baker, trombone; Lynn Seaton, bass; Richard DeRosa, drums
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Sept. 17 (Monday)
Early Music Faculty Recital
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano; Paul Leenhouts, recorder; Cynthia Roberts, baroque violin; Allen Whear, baroque cello; Christoph Hammer, fortepiano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Sept. 19 (Wednesday)
Keyboard Alumni Series
Nikita Fitenko, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Sept. 21 (Friday)
Symphony Orchestra
Márquez - Danzón No. 2
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
Adam Wodnicki, piano; David Itkin, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
While a concerto typically features just one stellar player, some concertos call for the orchestra itself to be the star. Hear the UNT Symphony Orchestra take on the role of both accompaniment and soloist in a performance at 8 p.m. Sept. 21. David Itkin and the UNT Symphony will collaborate with renowned recording artist and UNT Regents Professor Adam Wodnicki to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, while Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra will showcase the stunning virtuosity of the orchestra itself. Danzon No. 2 by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez rounds out the program.
8 p.m. Sept. 21 (Friday)
One O'Clock Lab Band CD release event
Steve Wiest, director
Alexander Clark Center, University of Texas-Dallas
Tickets available at www.vendini.com
$20
8 p.m. Sept. 25 (Tuesday)
Choralfest!
Collegium Singers; Concert Choir; Women's Chorus; Men's Chorus; University Singers; A Capella Choir; Jerry McCoy, coordinator
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 (Thursday)
Symphonic Band
Music of Don Gillis in honor of the centennial of his birth
Dennis W. Fisher, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
Join the College of Music as we celebrate the centennial of UNT alumnus and esteemed composer/conductor Don Gillis at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in Winspear Hall. Dennis Fisher and the Symphonic Band will perform selections ranging from Gillis' early works composed while serving as a producer for Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the late 1940s through his late output in the 1970s.
3:30 p.m. Sept. 30 (Sunday)
Guest Artist and Faculty Recital
Blaue Blume
Dorothea Seel, Boehm flute; Christoph Hammer, fortepiano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
Carl Reinecke, Sonata "Undine" for Flute and Piano, Op. 167; Josef Rheinberger, Rhapsodie for Flute and Piano, Op 27; Theobald Böhm, Variations sur une valse de Schubert, Op. 21; Camille Saint- Saëns, Romanze in D-flat, Op. 37; Albert Franz Doppler, Fantasie pastorale hongroise, Op. 26
October
8 p.m. Oct. 1 (Monday)
Spectrum
Sponsored by the Composers Forum
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 3 (Wednesday)
Concert Orchestra
Christopher Deane, marimba; Clay Couturiaux, conductor
Arensky - Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35
Kurka - Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 34
Mussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 (Thursday)
Wind Symphony
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Oct. 5 (Friday)
Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers
Early Music from France
Paul Leenhouts, conductor; Richard Sparks, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Oct. 6 (Saturday)
Keyboard Alumni Series
The Long Duo
Christina Long, piano; Beatrice Long, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
3:30 p.m. Oct. 7 (Sunday)
Faculty Debut Recital
Carol Wilson, soprano; Elvia Puccinelli, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
Featuring works for voice and piano by Berg, Strauss, Barber and Poulenc.
Soprano Carol Wilson's teaching background is extensive, having served on voice faculties at Oberlin, Vassar and Sarah Lawrence colleges. A graduate of the Yale School of Music with adoctor of musical arts degree, she also was awarded their Music Alumni Association Prize. Wilson made her international opera debut at Deutsche Oper am Rhein in 1999, and as one of their principal soloists, has performed a number of roles in the jugendlich-dramatischer Fach, in particular works by Wagner, Strauss, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Mozart. She has been engaged by major opera houses throughout the world: Dresden, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Vancouver, Netherlands, Taipei, Stuttgart, Manitoba, Bonn, Hannover, San Francisco and Metropolitan Opera, where she was responsible for the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, a role for which she has earned critical acclaim. Wilson is also known as a concert artist, and as an advocate for the works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Elvia Puccinelli is associate professor of collaborative piano and vocal coaching and coordinator of collaborative piano for the UNT College of Music.
8 p.m. Oct. 8 (Monday)
Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia Guest Composer Series
William Kleinsasser, composer
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Music Building
Free
William Kleinsasser is a professor of composition and related studies at Towson University in Baltimore, Md. Three of his works will be performed, including the premiere of a work for piccolo and computer with UNT music faculty member Elizabeth McNutt.
8 p.m. Oct. 9 (Tuesday)
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Adkins, cello
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$10/$15/$20
It has been 65 years since the Dallas Symphony Orchestra first performed at UNT under the direction of Antal Doráti, and we are celebrating by welcoming them back to campus for two performances this year. The first takes place this fall at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 in Winspear Hall, when UNT alumnus and DSO principal cellist Christopher Adkins will take the stage to perform the beloved Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto. Alasdair Neale will conduct the program, which also includes Berlioz' Roman Carnival Overture and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World."
7:30 p.m. Oct 10 (Wednesday)
Concert Band
Nicholas E. Williams, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Oct. 11 (Thursday)
Jazz Repertory Ensemble
Rodney Booth, director
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 12 (Friday)
One O'Clock Lab Band CD release event
Steve Wiest, director
McDavid Studio, Fort Worth
$30/$5 for students
4 p.m. Oct. 14 (Sunday)
College of Music Gala
Symphony Meets Jazz: An afternoon of symphonic music, jazz and American standards
David Itkin, conductor; Richard DeRosa, arranger
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$25/$100
Savor an afternoon of American music featuring original arrangements by UNT's Richard DeRosa along with jazz-inspired music of Gershwin and Bernstein. All will be performed by the UNT Symphony Orchestra under David Itkin, joining forces with an array of vocal and instrumental soloists, leading to a grand finale that adds the Jazz Singers and A Cappella Choir.
Take part in this delightful afternoon of audience favorites at 4 p.m. Oct. 14 and join us for a spectacular dinner afterward. Ticket price for the dinner and concert package is $100 per person. Tickets for the concert only are $25. For additional information and for the purchase of dinner and concert packages, call 940-369-8417. For tickets to the concert only, visit www.theMPAC.com.
6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 (Monday)
Faculty Recital
Jeffrey Bradetich, double bass
Steven Harlos, piano
Brahms - Sonata in F Major
Bach - Suite No. 4
Bloch - Schelomo
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 16 (Tuesday)
African Ensemble
Gideon Foli Alorwovie, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
$5 at the door
8 p.m. Oct. 17 (Wednesday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Daphne Gerling, viola; Xiao-Bo Nestler, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 18 (Thursday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
Works for Piano Four Hands and Piano Duo
Pamela Mia Paul, piano; Krassimira Jordan, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
This recital features music of Mozart and Schubert for one piano, four hands, and works by Maurice Ravel and Manuel Infante for two pianos. Krassimira Jordan is an artist-in-residence at Baylor University.
8 p.m. Oct. 19 (Friday)
Trombone Choir
Vern Kagarice, coordinator
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
6 p.m. Oct. 22 (Monday)
Concerto Competition
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Free
7 p.m. Oct. 22 (Monday)
Green Brigade Marching Band
Denton ISD Marching Bands
Sounds of the Stadium
Nicholas E. Williams, director
Coliseum
$10 (at the door)
Includes performances by area high school bands and the UNT Green Brigade Marching Band.
8 p.m. Oct. 22 (Monday)
Faculty Recital
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano; Steven Harlos, piano
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 23 (Tuesday)
Guest Artist Recital
Jack Mitchener, organ
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 24 (Wednesday)
Percussion Ensemble
Mark Ford, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 (Thursday)
Symphonic Band
Dennis W. Fisher, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
1 p.m. Oct. 26 (Friday)
Guest Artist Clinic presented by the UNT Percussion Club
Mark Walker, drum set
Recital Hall, Music Building
$5 at the door for non-percussion club members
8 p.m. Oct. 26 (Friday)
Student Chamber Music Concert Series
Nikola Ružević, director
Recital Hall and Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 27 (Saturday)
Student Chamber Music Concert Series
Nikola Ružević, director
Recital Hall and Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Oct. 29 (Monday)
Global Rhythms with Guest Artists
Andy Narell, steel pan; One O'Clock Lab Band (Steve Wiest, director); Mark Ford, percussion coordinator
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
Featuring UNT percussion ensembles: "Bwana Kumala" Gamelan, Edward Smith, director; "The Bridge" South Indian Ensemble, Poovalur Sriji, director; 2 O'Clock Steel Band, Mark Ford, director; and the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band, Steve Wiest, director with Andy Narell, guest artist (steel pan).
8 p.m. Oct. 31 (Wednesday)
Concert Orchestra
Halloween Spooktacular featuring dancers from Tuzer Ballet
Clay Couturiaux, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
November
8 p.m. Nov. 1 (Thursday)
Faculty and Guest Artist Recital
SWARMIUS
Felix Olschofka, violin; Joe Waters, laptop performer/composer; Joel Bluestone, percussion; Todd Rewoldt, saxophone
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
SWARMIUS performs Nü Classical Avant-Pop — catchy hooks, soaring melodies and multi-level syncopations that draw from rock, jazz, the Yoruba music of Nigeria, Eastern European Klezmer, Indonesian gamelan, electronica, hip-hop, vaudeville, European classical and more.
SWARMIUS embraces the open-ended, freewheeling aesthetic that characterizes The Kronos Quartet, Björk, Radio Head, Bela Fleck, Gershwin and Golijov.
Since their 2006 debut at Kosovel Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia, SWARMIUS has won over audiences and critics around the world, pushing musical boundaries with compositions that merge African, Latin and Middle-Eastern "grooves" with rock, hip-hop and the harmony and melody of classical.
SWARMIUS has an international following that includes Ireland, Germany, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Canada and the United States.
8 p.m. Nov. 2 (Friday)
Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers
Early music from England
Paul Leenhouts, conductor; Richard Sparks, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
3:30 p.m. Nov. 4 (Sunday)
Faculty Recital
Mike Steinel and Friends
Mike Steinel, trumpet; Faculty Guests, TBD
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 (Monday)
Brass Band
Brian Bowman, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 5 (Monday)
Spectrum presented by Composers Forum
Recital Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 6 (Tuesday)
Trombone Chair
Vern Kagarice, coordinator
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 7 (Wednesday)
Symphony Orchestra
Terri Sundberg, flute; David Itkin, conductor
Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute
Carmichael – Phoenix: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 in A minor "Scottish," Op. 56
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 8 (Thursday)
Guest Artist Recital
Fine Arts Series
Christine Goerke, soprano; Elvia Puccinelli, piano
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$20
Renowned dramatic soprano Christine Goerke will join UNT faculty member Elvia Puccinelli for an evening of art song including Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder in Winspear Hall at 8 p.m. Nov. 8.A recipient of the 2001 Richard Tucker Award, Goerke has established an outstanding reputation with many of the world's leading opera houses and orchestras.
For the last few seasons, the music of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner has steadily moved towards the center of Goerke's repertoire, and she has garnered praise from critics for her performances in roles such as Chrysothemis in Elektra and her La Scala debut as Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos.
This concert is sponsored in part by the UNT Fine Arts Series and is free to UNT students with ID. As part of the 2012 Texoma Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Goerke will also present a free master class in the Recital Hall at 11 a.m. Nov. 9. This event is sponsored by the UNT Fine Arts Series and the Division of Vocal Studies.
11 a.m. Nov. 9 (Friday)
Guest Artist Master Class
Christine Goerke, soprano
Recital Hall, Music Building
Free
As part of the 2012 Texoma Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Goerke presents a free master class in the Recital Hall at 11 a.m. Nov. 9.
3 p.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday)
UNT Opera and Symphony Orchestra
Gounod's Roméoet Juliette
Paula Homer, director; Stephen Dubberly, conductor
"In the Know" Lecture at 2:15 p.m.
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$15/$25/$35
Shakespeare's immortal story of "two star-cross'd lovers" becomes the ultimate French grand opera: compelling, lyrical and unforgettably passionate.
Join us for another incredible production from the award-winning UNT Opera, directed by Paula Homer and conducted by Stephen Dubberly with the UNT Symphony Orchestra. Performances are at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18 and 8 p.m. Nov. 16; "In the Know" pre-concert lecture begins 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Tickets are $35/$25/$15 by section; for full ticket information including group discounts visitwww.theMPAC.com.
8 p.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday)
Student Chamber Music Concert Series
Nikola Ružević, director
Recital Hall and Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 12 (Monday)
Student Chamber Music Concert Series
Nikola Ružević, director
Recital Hall and Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 12 (Monday)
The Zebras
Austin Byrd, director
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
The Zebras is a contemporary jazz repertory ensemble led by student directors and Professor Stefan Karlsson.
8 p.m. Nov. 13 (Tuesday)
Night of Percussion
Percussion Players, Percussion Group, 8:00 Steel Band; Elizabeth McNutt, flute
Christopher Deane, Peter Soroka and Chris McWilliams, directors
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 (Tuesday)
Concert Choir
Jason Burnett, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 (Wednesday)
Concert Band
Nicholas E. Williams, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 14 (Wednesday)
Jazz Singers III and IV
Mónica Gastelumendi, director; Tyler Thomas, director
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday)
Wind Symphony
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, director
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday)
Jazz Repertory Ensemble
Rodney Booth, director
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 (Friday)
Jazz Singers II
Jimin lee, director
Kenton Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 16 (Friday)
UNT Opera and Symphony Orchestra
Gounod's Roméoet Juliette
Paula Homer, director; Stephen Dubberly, conductor
"In the Know" Lecture at 7:15 p.m.
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$15/$25/$35
Shakespeare's immortal story of "two star-cross'd lovers" becomes the ultimate French grand opera: compelling, lyrical and unforgettably passionate.
Join us for another incredible production from the award-winning UNT Opera, directed by Paula Homer and conducted by Stephen Dubberly with the UNT Symphony Orchestra. Performances are at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18 and 8 p.m. Nov. 16; "In the Know" pre-concert lecture begins 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Tickets are $35/$25/$15 by section; for full ticket information including group discounts visitwww.theMPAC.com.
8 p.m. Nov. 16 (Friday)
Men's and Women's Choruses
Christopher Jackson and Kerry Glann, conductors
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 17 (Saturday)
Center for Chamber Music Studies
Chamber Music Showcase
George Papich, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 17 (Saturday)
Guest Artist and Faculty Lecture Recital
the dances of saints… and heathens
Donald J. Norman-Cox, lecturer; Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, African drums
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
Ticket prices TBD
The evening will include readings and musical presentations from Mr. Norman-Cox's book the dances of saints . . . and heathens. Performers will include UNT faculty member Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, alumni and students.
3 p.m. Nov. 18 (Sunday)
UNT Opera and Symphony Orchestra
Gounod's Roméoet Juliette
Paula Homer, director; Stephen Dubberly, conductor
"In the Know" Lecture at 2:15 p.m.
Lyric Theater, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$15/$25/$35
Shakespeare's immortal story of "two star-cross'd lovers" becomes the ultimate French grand opera: compelling, lyrical and unforgettably passionate.
Join us for another incredible production from the award-winning UNT Opera, directed by Paula Homer and conducted by Stephen Dubberly with the UNT Symphony Orchestra. Performances are at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18 and 8 p.m. Nov. 16; "In the Know" pre-concert lecture begins 45 minutes prior to each performance.
Tickets are $35/$25/$15 by section; for full ticket information including group discounts visitwww.theMPAC.com.
8 p.m. Nov. 19 (Monday)
Afro-Cuban/Brazilian/Latin Jazz Ensembles
José Aponte, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 19 (Monday)
NOVA: Contemporary chamber music
Elizabeth McNutt, director
Recital Hall, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 19 (Monday)
University Singers
Richard Sparks, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 20 (Tuesday)
One O'Clock Lab Band
Steve Wiest, director
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$10/$15
8 p.m. Nov. 26 (Monday)
Spectrum presented by Composers Forum
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater, Music Building
Free
8 p.m. Nov. 27 (Tuesday)
Mariachi Águilas
Donna Emmanuel, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
UNT's Mariachi Águilas performs traditional and contemporary mariachi music. The ensemble consists of students from across disciplines who share a passion for this vibrant music of Mexico. In addition to playing, they will share information about the history of mariachi, the origins of the repertoire, and about the structure of the pieces.
8 p.m. Nov. 27 (Tuesday)
A Capella Choir
Jerry McCoy, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 28 (Wednesday)
Concert Orchestra
Concerto Competition winner (TBD), piano
Clay Couturiaux, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major "Emperor," Op. 73
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 28 (Wednesday)
Early Music Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Ensembles
Paul Leenhouts, director; Richard Sparks, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
Free
7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 (Thursday)
Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor; Dennis W. Fisher, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 29 (Thursday)
UNT Jazz Singers
Jennifer Barnes, director
Voertman Hall, Music Building
$8/$10
8 p.m. Nov. 30 (Friday)
A UNT Holiday Concert
A Capella Choir, University Singers, Concert Choir with Faculty Soloists
Jerry McCoy, conductor; Richard Sparks, conductor; Jason Burnett, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$8/$10
December
7 p.m. Dec. 9 (Sunday)
Denton Bach Society: J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio
Henry Gibbons, conductor
Winspear Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center
$12/$15
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