DENTON, Texas (UNT) – A music education doctoral student studying at the University of North Texas College of Music is the 2014-15 recipient of the Perry R. Bass Fellowship in Music Education.
José Torres, who is specializing in ethnomusicology, was chosen for his research into the ways music diversity can improve society and help students grow personally.
"I was pleasantly surprised by the award because the kind of work I do is not necessarily mainstream; it's nontraditional," said Torres, a professional mariachi trumpet...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Attendees of this year's Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, hosted annually by the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism in the University of North Texas' Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism, will learn about the larger literary world from a book editor and several literary agents in "Unveiling the Mystery: Writing, Editing and Publishing for the Literary Market," a panel...
What: ClarEssentials High School Clarinet Workshop at the University of North Texas, led by all four UNT clarinet faculty members (details at http://music.unt.edu/clarinet/claressentials)
When: June 25-28 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Where: UNT Music Building, 415 Avenue C, Denton
Contact: Kimberly Cole Luevano at 940-565-4096 or Kimberly.Cole@unt.edu
...DENTON (UNT), Texas – UNT College of Music Jazz Studies program students and ensembles were recognized with 10 DownBeat Student Music Awards this year. The prestigious awards were announced in the current (June) issue of the national jazz magazine "DownBeat."
Among the winners was the Two O'Clock Lab Band, Large Jazz Ensemble Graduate College Winner based on their work on the CD Kind of Two. The Two O'Clock Lab Band was directed by Jay...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Faculty and students from UNT's College of Music will perform three concerts and teach master classes in Vietnam later this month as part of a visit conceived and organized by a doctoral violin student.
Chuong Vu, who was born and raised in Vietnam, wanted to share the talents of his fellow students and faculty members from UNT with aspiring musicians in his native country.
Many students and faculty members in the college spend the summer teaching and performing internationally during the summer –...
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- When University of North Texas senior Casey Heidt began designing a tartan -- a design for weaving that consists of two or more alternating colored stripes that intersect vertically and horizontally to form a repeated checkered pattern -- to mark UNT's 125th anniversary in 2015, she looked to the campus' location in Denton for inspiration.
The pattern is a double-layered map of the campus, with one map featuring UNT's Hurley Administration Building in the center, outlined in black. The thick white lines represent north-...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The six-time Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band will welcome Jay Saunders as interim director in the 2014-15 season.
Saunders, a College of Music alumnus and current director of the Two O'Clock Lab Band, will take the helm from Steve Wiest, who has accepted a faculty position at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.
As an undergraduate, Saunders was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band and played two tours with...
What: ArtWear 2014 fashion show, the annual juried exhibition of the graduating senior student work in the Fashion Design program at UNT. The event is sponsored by Neiman Marcus.
When: 6 p.m. May 3 (Saturday)
Where: Gateway Center Ballroom, 801 North Texas Blvd, Denton
Cost: $25 general admission or $10 with UNT student ID. Tickets can be purchased at the UNT Stovall Temporary Union Building Information Center...
What: A screening of documentary films produced by University of North Texas students earning Master of Fine Arts degrees in documentary film. Presented by UNT's Department of Radio, Television and Film.
When: 7 p.m. May 1 (Thursday)
Where: Room 184 in UNT's Radio, Television and Performing Arts Building, 1179 Union Circle.
Cost:...
What: Rob Erdle, His Students, His Influence an exhibition of works by the late University of North Texas painting professor Rob Erdle and his former students.
When: April 23 (Wednesday) - May 21 (Wednesday). The gallery is open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Saturdays from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Cost: Free
What else: A reception for the exhibition...