Located in the vibrant arts community of Denton, Texas, with Dallas and Fort Worth less than an hour away, the University of North Texas is uniquely situated for experiencing and participating in the arts. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex grew by 23% from 2000 to 2010 to become the nation’s fourth most populous metropolitan area. This thriving regional economy supports hundreds of cultural and entertainment organizations and thousands of events each year. College of Music students, faculty, and staff enjoy abundant opportunities to perform professionally with groups throughout the Metroplex and beyond.
Organizations that enrich the culture of the Metroplex include:
Chamber Music Societies
- Chamber Music International
- Dallas Chamber Music
- Fine Arts Chamber Players
- Texas Camerata
- Voices of Change
Dance Companies
- Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico
- Ballet Concerto
- Ballet Frontier of Texas
- Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth
- Contemporary Dance Fort Worth
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre
- Denton City Contemporary Ballet
- Festival Ballet of North Central Texas (Denton)
- Texas Ballet Theater
- TITAS
Film and Media
Museums
- African-American Museum
- Amon Carter Museum of American Art
- Artes de la Rosa
- Bayless-Selby House Museum (Denton)
- Center for the Visual Arts (Denton)
- Crow Collection of Asian Art
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
- Kimbell Art Museum
- Meadows Museum
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
- Museum of Geometric and Madi Art
- Nasher Sculpture Center
- The Sixth Floor Museum
Opera Companies
Orchestras-Major
Orchestras-Regional
- Allen Philharmonic
- Dallas Bach Society
- Garland/Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra
- Irving Symphony Orchestra
- Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra (OK)
- Lewisville Lake Symphony
- New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving
- New Texas Symphony Orchestra
- McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra
- Orchestra of New Spain
- Plano Symphony Orchestra
- Richardson Symphony Orchestra
- Sherman Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony Arlington
- Waco Symphony Orchestra
- Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra
Theater Companies
- Amphibian Stage Productions
- Casa Manana Theater
- Circle Theatre
- Dallas Summer Musicals
- Dallas Theater Center
- Hip Pocket Theatre
- Jubilee Theatre
- Music Theatre of Denton
- Stage West Theatre
- Denton Community Theater
Vocal Ensembles
- Arts District Chorale
- Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas
- Dallas Bach Society
- Denton Bach Society
- Resounding Harmony
- Schola Cantorum
- Texas Boys Choir
- Turtle Creek Chorale
- The Women's Chorus of Dallas