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MU PHI EPSILON
The School of Music of North Texas State recognizes the Phi Tau Chapter of
Mu Phi Epsilon as a dynamic factor in musical life on the campus. Affiliation with
the chapter affords excellent opportunity for musical development in individual and
group performance in harmony with the highest standards of achievement.
Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary music sorority, was founded at Metropolitan
College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 13, 1903. The founder, Professor
Winthrop S. Sterling, Dean of the College, visioned an organization for women which
would advance the cause of music in America and at the same time would strengthen
the ties of friendship by means of a common interest in the art of music.
In accordance with the ideals embodied in the cornerstones of Mu Phi Epsilon-
Music, Friendship, and Harmony, the members of the organization offer their talents
and services in sincere attempt to expand the influence of music among American
women students.
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The great chorus of 250 voices has performed the large choral works with the
Houston Symphony and the Dallas Symphony orchestras. These works include four
performances of the Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Rachmaninoff "The Bells," The Verdi
"Requiem," and The Brahms' "Requiem."
Opera productions include two premiers, Julia Smith's "The Stranger of Man-
zano" and "Cynthia Parker"; Balfe's "Bohemian Girl"; Strauss' "The Chocolate Sol-
dier"; and Gounod's "Faust."
The School of Music of North Texas State is upholding the two traditions dearest
to all Texans-those of pioneering and of developing the best in every particular
field for Texas.
There are five music buildings on the campus of North Texas State College, with
a total of 33 studio classrooms, 80 practice rooms, five organ practice rooms, three
harp practice rooms, a large recital hall and broadcasting studio, and a rehearsal room.
Choral groups on the campus include the forty-voice A Cappella Choir known
throughout the Southwest; the Woman's Choir, the seventy-voice Girls' Glee Club,
and the sixty-voice Men's Chorus.
The Symphony Orchestra of seventy players is one of the few college symphonies
with complete instrumentation. The Symphonic Band, one of the newest campus musi-
cal organizations, finds a place for women in its personnel of sixty.
In the Listening Laboratory students have access to the world's great music
supplied by over 5,000 recordings.
The music library of North Texas State, one of the most extensive in the South-
west, is cared for by a full-time music librarian. The music library contains 16,000
volumes of music, scores, and books on music subjects.
The faculty consists of 28 members assisted by 17 graduate tutors. This large
staff enables the department to offer a major in voice, piano, organ, and all instru-
ments.
The School of Music is outstanding in its (a) excellent and extensive equipment,
(b) faculty of artists and scholars, (c) minimum cost for music study, (d) accreditation
by the National Association of Schools of Music, (e) top-ranking Symphony Orchestra
and choral organizations, (f) extensive opportunities for musical development and solo
experience, (g) National Association of Schools of Music accredited Graduate School.
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North Texas State College. School of Music. School of Music Program Book 1946-1947, book, 1947; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc139503/m1/36/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.