Photograph of Andrew May speaking in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of the lighting and sound crew at CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Panayiotis Kokoras performing "new electroacoustic work" in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Kokoras is adjusting dials on the control panel in front of him.

Photograph of Scott Marosek playing piano for Chapman Welch's composition, "Rara Avis," performed in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Panayiotis Kokoras (right) and five others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Butch Rovan (right) and two young women sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of the cake at CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. This photograph shows a rectangular cake with the acronym "CEMI" written in fondant.

Photograph of Ermír Bejo (center), Joseph Lyszczarz (right), and others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Benjamin Shirey (2nd from left) and three others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Joseph Klein (2nd from left), Ermír Bejo (2nd from right), Seth Shafer (right), and another member of the lighting and sound crew at CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Andrew May on stage in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. This photograph shows May standing in front of the setup for Scott Deal's "The Rush of the Brook Stills the Mind" performance.

Photograph of the audience at Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of a mixed choir performing the first movement of Joseph Klein's "Zwei Parabeln nach Franz Kafka," titled "Die Brücke," in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Andrew Justice (left) is narrating. Richard Sparks (2nd from right) is conducting.

Photograph of Scott Deal playing percussion for Elainie Lillios' "The Rush of the Brook Stills the Mind" during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Benjamin Tate playing alto saxophone for Rodney Waschka II's "CHATting Up" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Scott Deal playing percussion for Elainie Lillios' "The Rush of the Brook Stills the Mind" during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Jessica Young playing French horn for Seth Shafer's "Pulsar (Variant I)" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Natalie Manning singing mezzo-soprano for Kevin Jones' "Your Call..." in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of (l-r) Will King, Ryan Fellhauer, and Jen Hill performing their composition "new age // nuages: cloud bits" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. The students are standing side by side behind a laptop.

Photograph of Sever Tipei playing piano for his composition "HB with G & E" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.