UNT's College of Music hosts 2015 American Liszt Society Festival Sept. 16-18

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What: UNT's College of Music hosts the 51st annual American Liszt Society Festival: Liszt and Damnation. Guest artists from around the nation will join UNT faculty and students for performances and lectures celebrating the life, legacy and influence of one of the greatest composers in music history. One of the highlights of the festival will be a performance by UNT's Symphony Orchestra along with UNT faculty soloists, conducted by David Itkin. The program features the Busoni version of Liszt's Totentanz and Wagner's Die Walküre, Act 1.

When: Sept. 16 to 18 (Wednesday to Friday), both day and evening events

Where: Performances will be held in Voertman Hall in the College of Music building, 415 Ave C, Denton, with the exception of the 8 p.m. UNT Symphony Orchestra concert on Sept. 16 and the 5:30 p.m. organ concert on Sept. 18, which will be held in Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The UNT Symphony Orchestra concert will also be streamed online.

Tickets: Events are $10 for the public at the door, with the exception of the UNT Symphony Orchestra tickets, which are $15 online or by calling the Murchison Box Office at 940-369-7802. Full festival registration is $150 includes passes to all 16 concerts and lectures. Student rate is $5 for events or $40 for the festival. The Sept. 16 Symphony Orchestra performance is free for UNT students with valid ID.

More information: Visit the 2015 American Liszt Society Festival page for information on events, locations and more. Full festival registration ends Sept. 1. For a complete list of UNT College of Music events, including faculty and student recitals, visit the College of Music online calendarand the College of Music Facebook page.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Guests from around the country will converge at UNT's College of Music Sept. 16 to18 (Wednesday to Friday) for a celebration of the music of 19th century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and his contemporaries.

The College of Music hosts the 2015 American Liszt Society Festival, Liszt and Damnation, which will include guest artists from around the nation performing with faculty and students. The festival explores a fascinating, yet not so well known characteristic of Liszt's music: the dark and often sinister, death-obsessed side prominent primarily in his later years of life. A full list of the 2015 American Liszt Festival events are at http://lisztfestival.unt.edu.

One of the highlights of the festival will be a performance by UNT's Symphony Orchestra along with UNT faculty soloists, conducted by David Itkin. The program features the Busoni version of Liszt's Totentanz featuring pianist Joseph Banowetz; alongside Wagner's Die Walküre, Act 1, with vocal soloists Carol Wilson, William Joyner, and Stephen Morscheck at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 (Wednesday) in Winspear Hall. Tickets are $15 and available online at or by calling the Murchison Box Office at 940-369-7802.

Three other significant performances during the festival include the recital Death, Demons and Dance with UNT piano faculty and alumni at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 17, a recital featuring UNT Los Angeles International Liszt Competition Laureates at 11 a.m. Sept. 18, both of which are in Voertman Hall, and an organ recital, Liszt and His Protégé Reubke, at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18, in Winspear Hall.

Performances will be held in Voertman Hall in the College of Music building, 415 Ave C, Denton, with the exception of the 8 p.m. UNT Symphony Orchestra concert on Sept. 16 and the 5:30 p.m. organ concert, which will be held in Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Denton. The UNT Symphony Orchestra concert will also be streamed online.

Events are $10 for the public at the door, with the exception of the UNT Symphony Orchestra tickets, which are $15 online or by calling the Murchison Box Office at 940-369-7802. Full festival registration is $150 for the general public and includes passes to all 16 concerts and lectures. Registration deadline is Sept. 1.Student rate is $5 for events or $40 for the festival. The Sept. 16 Symphony Orchestra performance is free for UNT students with valid ID.

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 and the College of Music Facebook page at Facebook.com/UNTCollegeofMusic.

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 1,600 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.

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