us il ow ▁program med ▁a ▁new ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Texas ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁D augh ert y ▁was ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Mov ements ▁for ▁Orchestra , ▁the ▁composition ▁fac ulty ▁awarded ▁D augh ert y ▁a ▁fellow ship , ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁musical ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁D augh ert y ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁in ▁Com position ▁from ▁North ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁D augh ert y ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁experience ▁the ▁expl oding ▁new ▁music ▁scene . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁studied ▁serial ism ▁with ▁Charles ▁Wu or inen ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Com position ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁To ▁ear n ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁studies , ▁D augh ert y ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁an ▁us her ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁and ▁a ▁re he ars al ▁pian ist ▁for ▁dance ▁classes ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Bal let ▁dan cer ▁Jacques ▁d ' Am bo ise . ▁ ▁D augh ert y ▁frequently ▁attended ▁" upt own " ▁and ▁" d ow nt own " ▁new ▁music ▁concert s ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁compos ers ▁such ▁as ▁Mil ton ▁B abb itt