Photograph of NoiseFold and Trio KAZE performing "Sketches from the Autopoietic Theatre" 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. Trio KAZE members (left-2nd from right) Anna Stegmann, Yoshiko Klein, and Miako Klein are playing the contrabass recorder while David Stout (right) of NoiseFold uses computer software to generate abstract graphics on a large projector screen.

Photograph of NoiseFold and Trio KAZE performing "Sketches from the Autopoietic Theatre" 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. Trio KAZE members (l-r) Yoshiko Klein, Miako Klein, and Anna Stegmann are standing side by side with recorders in hand while a large projector screen displays abstract graphics behind them.

Photograph of Chris Carrasco playing percussion for Brian Sears' "Neon Rush" 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 the University of North Texas' African Percussion Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held in Voertman Hall. Members of the group are sitting in rows, playing axatse and gankogui bells on kaganu drums.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held at Voertman Hall. Nine members of the ensemble are playing the congas and other types of drums while José Aponte (2nd from right), Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, and student Brittany Padilla (right) sing.

Photograph of Gideon Alorwoyie, Professor of Music and Director of the African Percussion Ensemble at the University of North Texas, on stage at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held in Voertman Hall. Alorwoyie is standing with two drumsticks in his left hand and a sheet of paper in his right.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held at Voertman Hall. Nine members of the ensemble are playing percussion instruments while José Aponte (2nd from right), Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, and student Brittany Padilla (right) sing.

Photograph of Stephen Carroll playing Roméo Montaigu during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Carroll is standing beneath a balcony. Text on the back wall reads, "Ah, arise! Appear, pure and beautiful sun!"

Photograph of Shelby Hendryx playing Juliette Capulet during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Hendryx is standing on a balcony and singing.

Photograph of Shelby Hendryx and Stephen Carroll playing Juliette Capulet and Roméo Montaigu, respectively, during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Hendryx is looking down at Carroll from a balcony.

Photograph of Shelby Hendryx and Stephen Carroll playing Juliette Capulet and Roméo Montaigu, respectively, during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Carroll is looking up at Hendryx from beneath a balcony. Text on the wall behind the stage reads, "But...if you don't mean well...I beg you to cease your suit and leave me to my grief!"

Photograph of Stephen Carroll playing Roméo Montaigu during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Carroll is resting his hand on the wall next to him as he sings.

Photograph of Stephen Dubberly conducting the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of Shelby Hendryx and Stephen Carroll playing Juliette Capulet and Roméo Montaigu, respectively, during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. The actors are kneeling side by side in prayer.

Photograph of (l-r) Stephen Carroll, Shelby Hendryx, and Ryan Stoll playing Roméo Montaigu, Juliette Capulet, and Frère Laurent, respectively, during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Stoll is standing behind Carroll and Hendryx as they kneel in prayer.

Photograph of Chaazi Munyanya playing Stéphano during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Munyanya is holding a sword in her right hand.

Photograph of Chaazi Munyanya playing Stéphano during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Munyanya is holding a sword in her right hand.

Photograph of a rehearsal of Act III, Scene ii of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Retainers and kinsfolk of the House of Capulet are facing Stéphano (2nd from right), played by Chaazi Munyanya, in front of the Capulet estate.

Photograph of a rehearsal of Act III, Scene ii of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Retainers and kinsfolk of the House of Capulet (left) and the House of Montaigu (right) are facing each other in front of the Capulet estate.

Photograph of a rehearsal of Act III, Scene ii of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Retainers and kinsfolk of the House of Capulet are watching as Tybalt (right), played by Lixin Tong, sings.

Photograph of a rehearsal of Act III, Scene ii of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Retainers and kinsfolk of the House of Capulet are standing in a group. Lixin Tong (right) plays Tybalt, nephew of Lady Capulet.

Photograph of Stephen Carroll playing Roméo Montaigu during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center.

Photograph of a rehearsal of Act III, Scene ii of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Seven retainers and kinsfolk of the House of Montaigu are standing in a group. Wei-Shu Thai (left), Stephen Carroll (2nd from left), and Chaazi Munyanya (3rd from left) are playing Mercutio, Roméo, and Stéphano, respectively.

Photograph of Wei-Shu Tsai (left) and Chaazi Munyanya (right) playing Mercutio and Stéphano, respectively, during a rehearsal of the opera "Roméo et Juliette" held at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center. Tsai is holding a sword in his right hand.