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UNT One O’Clock Lab Band to perform with Houston Symphony
The University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band — with six Grammy-nominated albums to its name — will perform the music of jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more with the Houston Symphony in three concerts this November.
The band’s performances with the Houston Symphony will take place at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 (Friday and Saturday) and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 (Sunday) at Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana St. in Houston. The concert will feature music arranged by Richard DeRosa, associate professor and director of jazz composition and arranging studies who joined the UNT College of Music this fall. For details, visit http://www.houstonsymphony.org/calendar/view.aspx?id=3041.
The One O’Clock Lab Band will also perform a special concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 (Saturday) at the downtown Spec’s flagship store at 2410 Smith St. as part of UNT Alumni Day in Houston. Other concerts include three performances at Houston-area high schools.
About the One O’Clock Lab Band
The One O’Clock Lab Band, UNT’s premier jazz ensemble, has performed and toured throughout the world — including Australia, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Thailand and The Netherlands. Since the 1970s, the band’s albums have received six Grammy nominations, including two nominations for Lab 2009. The band performs under the direction of Steve Wiest, a Grammy-nominated arranger and associate professor of music. The UNT jazz program — the first of its kind in the nation — is housed within the College of Music, one of the largest and most comprehensive music schools in the nation.
