Concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Faculty and guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music

The concept of "And Then She Said" evolved while I was working on the music for the production of "Medea-Plays" conceived and directed by Ed Isser at the Stanford Drama department. Ed had the ingenious idea to use four narrators, backstage, each reciting a different version of the Medea story in a different language (Greek, Latin, French, or German), while four actors on the center stage spoke in English. The rich musical possibilities that this idea offered attracted me immediately. With Ed's permission, I recorded the four narrators in the four languages. They spoke the text just as in the play, but I also included some variations such as having them whisper the text, or sing it on certain specified pitches. I then processed those recordings with a Lexicon digital reverberator, and combined them with some of the computer-generated sounds I had used for the original Medea score. The actress does not play the role of Medea; instead I chose to juxtapose the Greek myth and an opposite idea: the Judeo-Christian symbolism of child sacrifice as the ultimate religious commitment, as in the stories of Isaac and Jesus. The story that I adapted for this piece is that of Hanna …

Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Jim Hall on April 29, 1986 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Jim Hall, guitar, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Jim Hall on April 29, 1986 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Jim Hall, guitar, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra concert performed at the North Texas State University Concert Hall.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Eddie Daniels on April 8, 1986 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Eddie Daniels, clarinet, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Eddie Daniels on April 8, 1986 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Eddie Daniels, clarinet, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Hal Galper on April 1, 1986 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Hal Galper, piano, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Hal Galper on April 1, 1986 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Hal Galper, piano, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Jon Faddis on March 25, 1986 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Jon Faddis, trumpet, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Jon Faddis on March 25, 1986 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Jon Faddis, trumpet, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by John Patitucci on March 22, 1988 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by John Patitucci, bass, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by John Patitucci on March 22, 1988 at 2:00PM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by John Patitucci, bass, interspersed with questions from the audience.

Jazz Lecture Series presentation by Dave Holland on March 11, 1986 at 9:30AM at the UNT College of Music. Includes lecture and performance by Dave Holland, bass, interspersed with questions from the audience.