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The Composition Division
welcomes these Spring 2008 guests

Leong Cremaschi Duo  

Dexter Morrill
March 9-11

Konstantinos Karathanasis
March 31

Leong/Cremaschi Duo
April 7

ABOUT THE COMPOSITION PROGRAM
The composition program at the University of North Texas is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in the nation, with over 75 majors and five composition faculty members representing a wide variety of compositional aesthetics and approaches.


MUSIC NOW is the weekly composition departmental meeting, an open forum for the informal 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 and performers.

The Center for Experimental Music & Intermedia (CEMI) is an interdisciplinary center for the creation and research of electroacoustic music located on the campus of the University of North Texas. Internationally renowned for its long history of innovation, CEMI fosters cutting-edge music and intermedia projects through the integration of computer music, video/film, dance, plastic arts, and theater. Works by local, national, and international composers are regularly presented on the annual CEMI concert series.

CEMI resources include its staff and faculty, undergraduate and graduate course offerings, and a fully-equipped suite of creation studios and state-of-the-art performance venues. CEMI is an important interdisciplinary link between diverse UNT artists and scientists, and routinely features on-campus collaborative research and creative projects among composers, computer scientists, filmmakers, visual artists, choreographers and others. CEMI focuses on the creation of both realtime and non-realtime electroacoustic works. Both genres may include visual media in the form of video, projections, and lighting design, as well as collaborations with artists in dance, theater, set design, etc. CEMI actively promotes research, publications, and new technology in the fields of sound synthesis and composition, digital signal processing, diffusion, human-computer interaction, computer interface devices, haptic/tactile feedback devices, and enabling technologies for persons with disabilities (a natural outgrowth of interactive technology).


NOVA is a forum for the performance of contemporary works representing a diversity of musical, aesthetic, and cultural influences. NOVA programs regularly feature performances by faculty artists, collaborations with College of Music ensembles, and special presentations by resident and visiting scholars. 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.


For additional information about the composition program, including all policies and procedures, please refer to the Composition Student Handbook.

Degrees Offered
The following degrees are offered through the Division of Composition Studies:

Composition is also offered as a related field of study for all MM and DMA degrees. Computer Music is offered as a related field for the MM degree in composition.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music is also an option for undergraduates interested in pursuing composition but with greater curricular flexibility. This degree is particularly suitable for students interested in taking courses in jazz studies, radio/television/film, music education, and other areas not included in the degree plan for the BM in Composition. Please contact the degree program advisor for further information about this option.