Groups

A Cappella Choir

The premier ensemble of the University of North Texas choral program, the 52-voice A Cappella Choir, led by Dr. Allen Hightower, director of choral studies, is selected by competitive audition from among the more than 1,500 music majors within the College of Music. Founded in 1938 by Wilfred Bain, the choir has enjoyed a rich performance history including a three-month tour of Europe under the sponsorship of the US Department of State in 1966. The choir was featured on the closing concert of the 2005 American Choral Directors Association national convention in Los Angeles and on the 1999 national convention in Chicago, and has made numerous appearances at conventions of the Texas Music Educators Association.

Baroque Orchestra and Vox Aquilae

The University of North Texas Baroque Orchestra offers students one of the rare opportunities in North America to study and perform at a high level on period instruments. Students who are admitted into the orchestra are frequently given scholarships for study on period instruments. Generally the orchestra includes 10 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos and violone as well as a complete assemblage of wind instruments, including baroque oboes, bassoons, flutes, trumpets, horns, recorders, and a full set of continuo instruments such as harpsichord, organ, theorbos, guitars and lutes. The Orchestra has performed several places in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma as well as twice at the Boston Early Music Festival. Vox Aquilae is an ensemble of 18-24 singers who specialize in the performance of music from the 16th through the 18th centuries and which usually performs with the University of North Texas Baroque Orchestra. The choir consists of members of the other student choirs, plus graduate students in voice or early music. The repertoire is extensive. In 2011, 2013, and 2015 Vox Aquilae, along with the Baroque Orchestra, were invited to perform at the Boston Early Music Festival, the premiere such festival in the world. In June 2012, 14 members of Vox Aquilae were invited to perform the Victoria Requiem at the Berkeley Early Music Festival--that performance, recorded live, can be found here. Their performance from December of 2011 of the Vivaldi Gloria on YouTube has had more than 1,500,000 hits. The choir, formerly known as the Collegium Singers, also performed at the National Collegiate Choral Organization convention in Portland, OR in November 2015.

Brass Band

The University of North Texas Brass Band provides students with the unique opportunity to perform in one of the most widely known wind mediums throughout the world. Similar to the British style Brass Band, the American style Brass Band provides its members the opportunity to develop the highest standards of technical and musical playing. Emphasis is given to the development of tone quality, intonation, rhythm, and virtuosic technique through performance of a wide variety of literature, including masterwork transcriptions, traditional marches and original works.

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