UNT GAMuT

The 2025-2026 GAMuT Officer Elections are coming up soon, and now is your chance to become an officer! 🥳

If you are interested in running for one of the following positions, or if you want to nominate someone for a position, please email Cecilia Presa ([email protected]).

For further questions, please feel free to reach out to our president Brian at ([email protected]).

Please see this exciting event opportunity:

The College of Music is honored to be hosting Sumeet Anand Pandey, a visiting Fulbright fellow and hereditary dhrupad performer, in February.

Sumeet will be presenting the following events on Monday, February 3-4, that may be of particular interest to your members. Please do circulate the information within your organizations, and to anyone else who may be interested (both events are free and open to the public).

Monday, February 3
3-4pm: "First Impressions of a Hindustani Classical Musician in the US." This talk will be about Sumeet's experiences in the Fulbright program, but is also a good opportunity to learn about different Fulbright opportunities. Organized by UNT International Affairs. Marquis Hall, 130.

6:30-8pm: An Evening of Dhrupad: Ancient Vocal Music from North India. Concert at the Recital Hall (poster attached)
Tuesday, February 4
4pm: Workshop on dhrupad vocal techniques at the departmental meeting for Division of Vocal Studies. They have graciously invited all students from our division to attend as well. Voertman Hall.

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Sumeet Anand Pandey is a hereditary musician of the illustrious Darbhanga lineage of vocalists from Bihar in India. He performs dhrupad, an ancient style of North Indian classical music that developed in the 14th century. Originally sung at temples and later in royal courts and now in public concerts, Dhrupad is known for its calmer nature, majestic gait, and melodic, rhythmic and lyrical richness. The presentation strives to create a sense of meditative tranquility and avoids an exhibitionist approach but is not bereft of depth and virtuosity.

Sumeet is a disciple of Pandit Abhay Narayan Mallick (master disciple of Padmashri Pandit Ram Chatur Mallick). He has performed extensively in India as well as toured Berlin, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Hague, London, Prague, Budapest and other European cities for concerts and workshops. His debut album titled 'Morning Meditation-Dhrupad of Darbhanga Tradition' was released in 2020 on Naxos World (now ARC Music) worldwide.

We are excited to announce the 12th Annual 2025 GAMuT Student Conference! The conference will take place on Saturday, February 1st, from 9am-5pm in the UNT Union Senate Chambers (room 332). This year, we are trilled to welcome the keynote speaker Dr. Elizabeth Medina-Gray from Ithaca College. Dr. Medina-Gray specializes in video game music theory, and she will be giving an address titled "Pitch, Repetition, and Language in the Pitch-Corrected Speech Sounds of Two Video Game Characters" at 1pm, and there will also be other excellent presenters throughout the day. We hope you will join us for part or all of the conference! Coffee will be provided. For those unable to attend in person, a Zoom livestream will be available (Meeting ID: 844 0395 5589).

The Student Society for Ethnomusicology is thrilled to present “Echoes of Elegance: Celebrate Kathak, the Dance of India,”featuring “Sangeet Bhawan, Lucknow.”

Please join us on TODAY, November 16, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the Choir Room at the Music Building, Room 230, for an unforgettable evening celebrating North India’s rich dance heritage. Come and enjoy the mesmerizing rhythm and elegance of Kathak! 🪷

Join us tomorrow for Dr. Gillian Robertson's Online Course Workshop as part of the GAMuT Lecture Series! For those who cannot attend in person, we've got you a Zoom link. Don't miss out on this fantastic workshop—hope to see everyone there!

https://unt.zoom.us/j/86596649571
Meeting ID: 865 9664 9571

Please join us for the upcoming GAMUT Music Theory Online Course Workshop on November 15, 2024, in Room 321 at 4 PM, with the guest lecturer, Dr. Gillian Robertson. As online music courses become more prevalent, this workshop will discuss the growing need to develop skills in online course creation.

Please join us for the upcoming GAMUT Music Theory Online Course Workshop on November 15, 2024, in Room 321 at 4 PM, with the guest lecturer, Dr. Gillian Robertson. As online music courses become more prevalent, this workshop will discuss the growing need to develop skills in online course creation.

We are extending the Call for Papers for the 12th Annual GAMuT Student Conference to November 1st.

If you have innovative ideas or research to share in music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, and interdisciplinary studies, we are so looking forward to your submission for this upcoming conference.

Congratulations to Peter Kohanski, Emma Wimberg, and Jacob Collins for their acceptance to the competitive AMS Conference. They will be giving practice presentations tomorrow on Wednesday at 16th October from 3-4:30 pm in room 321. We’d appreciate your presence and support if you are able to attend and give feedback. Meet our presenters and their topics below:

Join us for a Special Joint Panel on International Research! We are excited to welcome our incredible scholars Dr. Júlia Coelho and Rachel Schuck to offer valuable guidance for anyone planning to engage in international research in the near future. The event will take place on Friday, October 25th, at 4:00 PM in the Music Building, Room 321. We hope you'll join us!

CALL FOR PAPERS
Graduate students are invited to submit an abstract for our annual student conference, taking place on January 15th, 2025! The deadline for abstract submission is October 17th, 2024. For more details, please visit the link: https://mhte.music.unt.edu/gamut

You’re warmly invited to the AMS-SW Conference on this Saturday, October 5, here at UNT in the choir rehearsal room starting at 8:30am. Come cheer on Robbie Segars, Júlia Coelho, and our alumni Bryan Stevens Espinosa, who will be giving their papers at the conference. Congratulations! Hope to see you there.

October 5, 2024 Meeting – AMS-SW Chapter October 5, 2024 Meeting Fall 2024 MeetingSouthwest Chapter of theAmerican Musicological SocietyUniversity of North Texas Hotel, dining, and travel information is available at the bottom of the page or select the link for a printable pdf version. Special thanks to Jacob Collins for creating this list...