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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 Miako Klein (left), Yoshiko Klein (2nd from left), and Anna Stegmann (center) are playing the recorder while David Stout (2nd from right) and Cory Metcalf (right) of NoiseFold use 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 (left-2nd from right) Yoshiko Klein, Miako Klein, and Anna Stegmann are playing the sopranino recorder while David Stout (right) of NoiseFold uses computer software to generate abstract graphics on a large projector screen.

Photograph of Heidi Klein singing soprano for Robert Frank's "Alone With My Thoughts" 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 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 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 Paul Thomas performing "Slapbox" during CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of a performance of Merrill Ellis' composition, "Mutation," 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. This photograph shows William Sharnberg conducting the performance while a screen displays visuals of a woman with her arms raised.

Photograph of a performance of Merrill Ellis' composition, "Mutation," 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. This photograph shows two screens displaying purple and orange graphics.

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 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 Rachel Yoder playing clarinet for L. Scott Price's composition, "Crystalline Vapor," at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.