Composition recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with E. B. Potter. Potter was attached to the Intelligence Section of the 14th Naval District in Oahu during World War II. He graduated with an English degree from the University of Richmond in 1929. He completed an advanced degree in English at the University of Chicago, and during this time the war broke out in Europe. He applied for and received a commission in the Navy. Potter was sent to the Naval Academy as a reservist to teach college-level European and naval history. After 7 December 1941 he went to communications school. From there he went to Pearl Harbor in November of 1943. Potter worked in the Registered Publications Issuing Office (RPIO), distributing codes and ciphers to ships of the fleet. He provides a vivid description of his work. Potter became second-in-command of RPIO. He talks some of Commander Joseph Rochefort’s operation and code breaking. He discusses briefly working on the biography of Admiral Chester Nimitz, and some of Admiral Bill Halsey’s actions during the war. Potter was later assigned as executive officer to the 14th Naval District and provides stories of his experiences. In 1945 he returned to …

An ensemble concert performed in the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

An ensemble concert featuring new compositions performed in the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

UNT A Cappella Choir concert presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

Faculty recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during one of two spring dialogues featuring the Black Living Legends of 1997. The tape was recorded on March 8th, 1997 and featured C.C Berry, Clifford Davis, Iola Johnson, Jean Lacey, Lucy Phelps-Patterson. The tape includes one track of poorly recorded audio with indistinguishable speech and medium static throughout.

Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

1997 Dallas International Organ Competition held at the Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Manual Sablan. Sablan was born in Saipan and became a messenger for the Japanese police when he was a teenager. Japanese troops had occupied his family home by that time. To remain safe during bombardments, Sablan lived in a manmade cave behind the police station. He recalls seeing six American prisoners of war in the jail. When the bombing became very heavy, Sablan went to look for his mother, but fires blocked his way. Without caves to hide in, he used a machete to fashion wooden shovels for digging foxholes. He was hiding near Talofofo, having eaten nothing but sugar cane for two weeks, when he surrendered to Americans. Sablan was sent to Camp Susupe, where conditions were terrible. Eventually he was given a job at the 369th Station Hospital in San Vicente, where badly wounded soldiers from Iwo Jima and Okinawa were given medical treatment. He became a police officer in 1951 and participated in the capture of a Japanese soldier who was discovered in a cave in 1952. He became the sheriff of Saipan and then the director of public safety for the Trust Territory.

A chamber music recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

New music recital performed at the UNT College of Music Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Layher. Layher was a member of the first squadron of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), nicknamed the Flying Tigers. While stationed in Rangoon in January 1942, the group sent Pete Wright into the air to scare off an enemy bomber. Wright's plane malfunctioned on the approach, and he veered off the runway, killing a captain. On 5 March 1942, Layher nearly lost control of his own plane during a close formation drill. The group had been asked to escort Chiang Kai-shek and to perform a slow roll. Being at the tail end of the formation, Layher was unable to fly fast enough to perform the maneuver safely. By the time he recovered and rejoined the formation, their leader had dropped out due to an equipment malfunction. So, Pappy Boyington led the group, taking them off course and expending more fuel than anticipated. Layher crash-landed on a remote trail and was discovered by unfriendly natives. Not having worn his blood chit that day, he narrowly escaped execution and was eventually reunited with his group.

Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.

Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.

Concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

A choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

A symphonic band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

A chamber music recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Concert presented at the UNT College of Music.