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 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 Andrew May speaking 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.

Photograph of two doctoral thesis booths at 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. Attendees are gathered around Dan Tramte's "New Media Calls for New Modes of Analysis" and Joseph Lyszczarz's "Physical Modeling: Emulating acoustic systems in the digital domain" displays.

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 Benjamin Shirey at 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. Shirey is standing behind a theremin and next to a poster containing information about the instrument.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Dan Tramte (right) and another man standing in front of Tramte's project, "New Media Calls for New Modes of Analysis," 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.

Photograph of Dan Tramte at 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. Tramte is standing next to a poster titled, "New Media Calls for New Modes of Analysis."

Photograph of Dan Tramte (right) at 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. Two event attendees are watching as Tramte demonstrates the use of tA/v\Am (the Audio/Visual Analysis Machine) on the videogame "LIMBO."

Photograph of Daphne Gerling (left) teaching a woman to play viola 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. This photograph shows Gerling placing the other woman's right hand around a bow.

Photograph of Elizabeth Hance playing flute for Thomas Clarke's composition, "Angels of Bright Splendor," 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.

Photograph of Elizabeth McNutt playing flute for Andrew May's "A Room Full of Ghosts" 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 Elizabeth McNutt playing flute for Jon Christopher Nelson's composition, "Bebop in the Forest of Lonely Rhythms," 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.

Photograph of a group performing with instruments onstage for an audience at the CEMI. Three people hold long cylindrical instruments and are illuminated by blue spotlights while two people stand in front of a table of technological equipment and are illuminated by yellow light. Behind the performers is a large abstract image of a multitude of bright lines. In front of the performers, dozens of people sit in rows of chairs to watch.

Photograph of four individuals 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.

Photograph of CEMI circles: Festival of Experimental Music and Intermedia, held at Perot Museum. A hand hovers over a bowl of small cylindrical objects, each one placed into rows within the bowl. The bowl rests on a stool that has been placed near a card reading "do not touch." The person holding their hand over the bowl wears a bracelet around their wrist and is dressed in a pale shirt with the visible sleeve rolled up.

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.