RICHARDSON, Texas (March 25, 2003) -The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will present the UTD Musica Nova ensemble in a free concert entitled Music of Five Centuries on Saturday, April 19, at 8 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall (JO 2.604) on campus.

Directed by UTD Composer-in-Residence Robert Xavier Rodríguez, the concert will feature UTD graduate and undergraduate students along with UTD’s Jeff Lankov, pianist, and guest artists Kim Childs, tenor, and Mary Sutton, composer-pianist, performing music by Monteverdi, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Massenet, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Sutton, Rodríguez and others.

For information about the many musical, arts, theatre, dance and other performances and exhibitions held throughout the year at UTD, please call 972-UTD-ARTS (972-883-2787), e-mail utdarts@utdallas.edu or visit the School of Arts and Humanities’ web site at http://www.utdallas.edu/ah/. Persons with disabilities needing special accommodations may call 972-883-2982, Texas Relay Operator: 1-800-RELAYVV.

About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor, enrolls more than 13,000 students. The school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please visit the university’s Web site at http://www.utdallas.edu/.