Doctoral composer Greg Dixon presented his work Imprints for snare drum and interactive electronics at the Pure Data Convention (PdCon) 09' in São Paulo, Brazil on 26 July 2009. The piece was performed by Brazilian percussionist Danilo Valle.
About the Program
The composition program at the University of North Texas is one of the largest and most diverse in the nation, with approximately 70 composition students and seven faculty members representing a variety of compositional aesthetics and approaches. Regular guest composer residencies, visiting new music specialists, and dozens of events each year provide students with a rich educational and artistic experience.
An interdisciplinary center within UNT’s Division of Composition Studies, the Center for Experimental Music & Intermedia (CEMI) provides a unique environment for the exploration of time-based arts and is internationally renowned for its long history of innovation, particularly in the realm of electroacoustic music. Students, faculty, guests, and collaborators from a variety of disciplines engage in research, creation, and performance in CEMI’s six production studios and the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater.
Music Now is the weekly composition departmental meeting, an open forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the creation, performance, and understanding of recent music. These forums, which are typically scheduled Mondays at 11:00-11:50 am, feature presentations by UNT faculty and students as well as visiting composers, scholars, and interpreters of new music.
Nova is the new music ensemble of the University of North Texas. In keeping with its mission to present a diversity of musical, aesthetic, and cultural experiences, Nova’s repertoire ranges from 20th century classics to works that incorporate the latest musical innovations. Students in the ensemble have opportunities to work with faculty and guest composers and are occasionally joined by faculty and guest performers. Performances and workshops have included music by composition students as well.
The Spectrum concert series features new solo and chamber works for instruments and voices by student composers; Centerpieces concerts feature works created at the Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia utilizing new technologies and intermedia.
The Composers Forum is a student organization devoted to coordinating performances and bringing new works to public attention. The organization was formed to foster the spirit of collaboration between composers, performers, and artists of all kinds throughout the UNT community.
For additional information about the composition program, including all policies and procedures, please refer to the Composition Student Handbook.
2009-10 Guest Artists
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Robert Pound, composer
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Boknam Lee, composer
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Upcoming Events
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Apr26Spectrum
- Spectrum — New works at North Texas (sponsored by Composers Forum)
- Recital Hall
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May14Reading Session
- Beginning/Class Composition readings
- Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater
- 9:30am
Recent Division News
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Doctoral composer Joshua Harris has been awarded a prestigious Barlow Endowment Commission Award to compose a new work for the Appalachian State Wind Ensemble, scheduled for premiere in the spring of 2010.
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Recent film projects by Jermaine Stegall (MM 2003) include scores for "B.T.K." for Lionsgate Home Entertainment, "30 Days of Night: Blood Trails" for Sam Raimi's Ghosthouse Pictures, the emotionally-charged feature film "Love Conquers All", and the foreign romantic comedy "Efectos Secundarios" (Side Effects) with director Issa Lopez for Warner Bros.
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In 2009, Andrew May's Still Angry, part of "The Tornado Project" with faculty flutist Elizabeth McNutt and clarinetist Esther Lamneck, was performed in Aberdeen, Scotland; Montreal, Canada; and Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well at the SEAMUS National Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The work is also scheduled for performance at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival in 2010.
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The following graduate composers were selected as winners of the Lewisville Lake Symphony "Love and Immortality" Project: Eli Fieldsteel, Benjamin Johansen, Jiri Levicek, and Jay Walls. These composers will be contenders for a commission during the 2010-11 season.
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Graduate composer Ilya Y. Rostovtsev's sound design for an animated short How the Rain is Made, a recent collaboration with Gayane Bagdasaryan, was premiered at the Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation, New York, in May of 2009.
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"Reconstructing Presence: Human Geography of Brent Phelps' On the Trail of Lewis and Clark" by graduate composer and art history student Christina Rusnak was published in the January 2009 issue of Wandering Scholars, an on-line arts and literary journal in the United Kingdom (http://www.wanderingscholars.org.uk).
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Elizabeth McNutt will be a guest artist of the upcoming Texas Flute Society Flute Festival, where she will present a recital, a masterclass, and a lecture, and will be an adjudicator for the Myrna Brown Flute Competition. She also has been invited to present a recital in the upcoming National Flute Association Convention in Anaheim, CA.
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Veiled Resonance, a work for soprano saxophone and live interactive electroacoustics by alumna Elainie Lillios (DMA 2000) won in The Trivium Category 3 of the 36th International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art/Bourges 2009 (www.imeb.net). Among the finalists were alumni Henry Vega (MM 2004) and Dave Gedosh (DMA 2009).
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Cataclysm for solo violin by alumnus Ryan Manchester was selected for recording at the Cleveland Composers' Recording Institute in July 2009. The piece was recorded by violinist Rolf Schulte and engineered by Grammy-winner David Yost.