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Rarely performed Schoenberg chamber work featured by Pierrot players at UNT
What: Pierrot Throughout the World – A concert tribute to 20th-century composer Arnold Schoenberg will be presented by the University of North Texas Pierrot Chamber Players with works featuring composers from three countries
Program: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Arturo Marquez's Danzón No. 2 as arranged by UNT doctoral student Bobby Lapinski; and the world premiere of Richard Brook's L'Après-midi d'un Schoenberg
When: 8 p.m. Sept. 17 (Wednesday)
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UNT earns grant to research adult literacy program this fall
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- This fall, University of North Texas students are designing and implementing an adult literacy program -- called the Extensive Reading Program -- in collaboration with the Denton Public Library, thanks to an $8,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Graduate students Monica Ng, a master's student in linguistics and technical communication at UNT, and Dung Nguyen, a doctoral student in curriculum and instruction with a concentration on language and literacy, are working on the project with Dr....
National Research Council appoints UNT researcher to study pros and cons of genetically modified crops
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The National Research Council has appointed UNT Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dixon to serve on a committee examining the history, safety, benefits and drawbacks of genetically modified crops around the world. The committee's work will be published by the National Academy of Sciences.
"Improvements to agriculture are critical for the challenges we face this century from population growth and climate cha...
UNT Regents Professor earns prestigious American Chemical Society award
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Regents Professor of Chemistry Angela Wilson has been named the 2015 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal recipient by the American Chemical Society. The third oldest chemistr...
UNT students awarded for accomplishments in poetry
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Two University of North Texas doctoral students in the Department of English, Jenny Molberg and Chelsea Wagenaar, recently received awards for their poetry.
Wagenaar won the Philip Levine Prize in Poetry from Fresno State University for her book "Mercy Spurs the Bone," that will be published this November. She received a $2,000 award.
"I can hardly wrap my mind around it," Wagenaar said. "When you enter...
UNT Dance and Theatre offer a diverse 2014-15 season
DENTON (UNT), Texas – A diverse array of productions will be presented for the 2014-15 season by the Department of Dance and Theatre at the University of North Texas.
The season includes six mainstage productions and one First Stage Series performance, which is produced and directed by students. Susan Sargeant, an award winning director and artistic director of Wingspan Theatre, will direct Once in a Lifetime, while professional director George Boyd will helm The Diver's Wife. Award-winnin...
UNT Symphony Orchestra presents first concert of season, conductor David Itkin unveils book
What: The UNT Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the fall 2014 season includes performances of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, an orchestral work based on the tales in The Arabian Nights, and of Ginastera's Harp Concerto. Prior to the concert, there will be a Meet the Author event featuring Conductor David Itkin, whose book "Conducting Concerti" was released in August 2014. The Harp Concerto is one of the pieces highlighted in Itkin's book. There will also be a display of three harps from the 18th and 19th centuries, donated to the UNT...
UNT renames visual arts education institute to honor sustaining donors
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design announced today it will honor longtime supporters Jo Ann (Jody) and Dr. Charles O. Onstead by renaming the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA).
The Jo Ann (Jody) and Dr. Charles O. Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts and Design, made possible through a $2.5 million gift from the Dr. Charles & Jo Ann Onstead Foundation, will foster research, support talented arts and design educators, and collaborate with local, state,...
UNT on the Square offers art, music and shopping for the fall
DENTON (UNT), Texas – An array of art and music from the University of North Texas will be featured at its downtown gallery UNT on the Square this fall. Events include art exhibitions from faculty and staff, performances from College of Music students on Thursday nights and even an opportunity to buy artwork and music from students and faculty.
UNT on the Square is a part of the Institute for the Advanc...
UNT Theatre adds its own mark to the award-winning play "Doubt: A Parable," Sept. 25-28
What: Doubt: A Parable, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by John Patrick Shanley focuses on a nun who suspects a priest may have molested a student, presented by the UNT Department of Dance and Theatre.
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25, 26, 27 (Thursday-Saturday) and 2 p.m. Sept. 27, 28 (Saturday, Sunday)
Where: Studio Theater, located in the RTFP Building, 1179 Union Cir...