This collection of songs, solo piano and chamber works commemorates Dr. Wallach"s time as Visiting Professor of Composition at the College of Music of the University of N. Texas at Denton, and celebrates her ongoing engagement with melody and melodic counterpoint. It features performances by some of her favorite performers from UNT and beyond. Joelle Wallach composes music for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo voices. piano and choruses. Her music has been presented and performed by, among others, New York Philharmonic ensembles, the New York Choral Society, American Chamber Ensemble, Juilliard Dance Theater and the Hartford Ballet. In 1984 the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with John Corigliano, granted her its first doctorate in composition. Dr. Wallach served as Composer in the Metropolis as part of her Con-Edison Music in the Metropolis Composer Residency at New York City"s Turtle Bay Music School for most of Fall 2013. The 4Tay label has also released The Door Standing Open, a collection her songs and chamber works (CD 4034).