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, Associate Professor of Composition at the University of North Texas, standing in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater during the 2014 CIME/ICEM (International Conference on Electroacoustic Music).

Photograph of Andrew May playing electric violin for "Telematic Event: Gesture, memory, and society" at the 2014 CIME/ICEM (International Conference on Electroacoustic Music) held at the UNT Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater.

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 analog equipment in CEMI, circa 1983. A chair sits in the right side of the room, enclosed by the equipment-filled tables.

Photograph of Chapman Welch (left) and David Gedosh (right) in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) at the University of North Texas. The men are sitting side by side in an audio room, facing each other. Gedosh is smiling.

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 from the CEMI. A computer set up surrounded by speakers occupies a table placed near a blue wall. A second table with a sound board atop it sits against a white wall. Both walls have sound dampening panels partially covering them. An orange chair and a gray chair have been placed near the computer's table while a pale wooden chair has been placed at the sound board's table.

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 David Falterman playing piano for "Telematic Event: Gesture, memory, and society" at the 2014 CIME/ICEM (International Conference on Electroacoustic Music) held at the UNT Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater.

Photograph of David Falterman tuning a piano at the 2014 CIME/ICEM (International Conference on Electroacoustic Music) held at the UNT Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater.