Guest Artists

Award-winning composer and guest artist Augusta Read Thomas (left) reviews students' work with Joseph Klein, chair of the Division of Composition Studies (standing).

Internationally recognized artists and scholars who have presented master classes and lectures as part of residencies at UNT include:

• Violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman
• Flutist Sir James Galway
• Jazz legend Dave Brubeck
• Theorist Allen Forte
• Conductor Leonard Slatkin
• Bassist and composer John Clayton
• Composer Krzysztof Penderecki

The college annually hosts more than 50 renowned guest artists who illustrate new perspectives and insights of music.

Students have had the opportunity to work with members of:

• The New York Philharmonic
• The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• The Cleveland Orchestra
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• The San Francisco Symphony
• The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• The Juilliard and Muir String Quartets
• The New York Metropolitan Opera
• The United States Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force bands