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[Background on "Celebrating the Centennial of Don Gillis" Concert]

Description: Interview with Dennis Fisher, conductor of the UNT Symphonic Band, discussing the background of the concert to celebrate the centennial of Don Gillis' birthday. The segment originally aired during the concert's intermission.
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Date: September 17, 2012
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Fischer, Dennis W.

A Beautiful Dream

Description: Recording of Stelios Giannoulakis' A Beautiful Dream. This composition was created to accompany a video by Jung Chul Hur. The work tries to communicate the memory of love through the lens of a character.
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Date: 2001/2002
Duration: 8 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Giannoulakis, Stelios

A Beautiful Dream

Description: Recording of Stelios Giannoulakis' A Beautiful Dream. This video, created by Jung Chul Hur, is accompanied by a composition of the same name. The work tries to communicate the memory of love through the lens of a character and includes various kaleidoscopic visuals as well as a performance by dancer, Nicha Kumkeaw.
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Date: 2001/2002
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Giannoulakis, Stelios

[Brief Interview with Andy Narell]

Description: Interview with Andy Narell about his experience playing, composing, and teaching steel band music at UNT. It originally aired during the intermission of the Global Rhythms concert.
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Date: October 29, 2012
Duration: 11 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Narell, Andy

Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover

Description: Bulgarian-language documentary on Willis Conover in conjunction with the program Dobro Utro (Good Morning). The program features interviews with passersby on the street, as well as Jordan Rupchev, along with extensive footage of Conover inside VOA studios, performance footage from Milcho Leviev, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. Other topics continue at the 17:50 mark, concluding with the video of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" by Annie Lennox and Al Green for the movie S… more
Date: 1990~
Duration: 26 minutes 18 seconds
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CBS Nightwatch - Duke Ellington, April 28, 1989 / American Masters - John Hammond, August 20, 1990

Description: Videotaped recordings of the April 28, 1989 episode of CBS Nightwatch, and the PBS American Masters documentary John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen. Willis Conover is interviewed along with Mercer Ellington in the CBS Nightwatch segment beginning at 10:19. Due to copyright restrictions, streaming access is embargoed.
This item is restricted from view until January 1, 2111.
Date: 1989/1990
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Creation

Description: Recording of Rudolf Ruzicka's Creation. This video is a large-scale work and consists of 9 parts each with their own Latin title: Stridor, Clangor, Sonor, Clamor, Fremor, Canor, Fragor, Rumor, and Plangor. The inspiration behind the work is the concept of creation, especially when considering the significance of man on Earth in both a creative (birth) and destructive (death) sense. The video includes visuals of space, fire, and the ocean as well as Middle Eastern text and hand imagery. This vid… more
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Date: 2002/2003
Duration: 24 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Ruzicka, Rudolf

[David Weiss Answering Interview Questions]

Description: Video of David Weiss speaking in the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall while other jazz musicians practice in the background, discussing his influences, jazz musicians he has played with, and other thoughts about jazz.
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Date: February 6, 2014
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Weiss, David (Trumpeter)
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