Arts and Music
Monday, April 4, 2022
UNT alumni and faculty earn Grammy wins
DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas alumni and faculty members won or...
Monday, April 4, 2022
Belarusian poet named winner of UNT’s 2022 Rilke Prize
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort has been named the winner of the 2022 ...
Thursday, February 10, 2022
UNT dance concert features choreography exploring empowerment, connectivity and resiliency
What: Faculty Dance Concert titled “re/Generation”
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
UNT inspires ‘Delight’ with spring exhibit from its vast collection of artifacts at the Texas Fashion Collection
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Experience the whimsy and jubilation of the University of North Texas...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
UNT alumni and faculty nominated for Grammy Awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Nineteen alumni and faculty from the University of North Texas ...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
UNT Dance returns to the in-person stage with works exploring discord and empowerment
What: New Choreographers Concert titled “UnSEEn”
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
UNT students and faculty selected for Fulbright awards
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Four students and a faculty member from the University of North Texas have earned awards from the prestigious Fulbright Program.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
New York artist Matthew Ritchie explores presence of internet and virtual communication in UNT exhibit
DENTON (UNT), Texas — Internationally renowned artist Matthew Ritchie is debuting an interdisciplinary exhibit at the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design this fall. ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Experimental musician Yves Tumor to perform Sept. 14 at the University of North Texas
What: An Evening with Yves Tumor at the University of North Texas as part of the ...
Thursday, August 12, 2021
UNT Professor Earns Fulbright to Teach Jazz Improvisation in Egypt
Improvisation, or the act of composing melodies in real time, is the cornerstone of jazz. The most celebrated jazz musicians are praised for the way they can “converse” fluently with their fellow bandmembers through the music.
But the teaching of jazz improvisation is at a crossroads, according to Dave Meder, assistant professor of jazz piano in the UNT College of Music.
“Jazz academia as a whole has bought into a method of teaching improvisation that has certainly been helpful to the proliferation of the art form, but has not always been grounded in the true spirit of the...