Mason Galemore Contributing Writer mgalemore@murraystate.edu Announcing a new major in musical theatre, the Murray State Music Department says it will blend elements of theatre, music and dance. A bachelor of music in musical theatre will require students to audition in order to be accepted into the program. The new major was created to meet the Read More
Staff Report After a music student tested positive for COVID-19, the department of music decided to suspend in-person activities to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff. Members of Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band Blue, Symphonic Band Gold and Racer Band received an email on Oct. 8 from Director of University Bands Trae Blanco and Read More
The Murray State jazz ensembles have leaped into the limelight this semester. When Todd Hill began at Murray State several years ago, he had trouble retaining one group. Today, he directs five jazz ensembles including jazz orchestra, blue jazz combo, gold jazz combo, jazz lab and symphony orchestra. “When Dr. Hill came here, he barely Read More
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts will award the Marie Holifield Taylor Piano Scholarship in the Spring of 2014. The endowment level has been reached after its establishment in 2008. The scholarship will be awarded to a music major with an emphasis in piano. Private study is one requirement needed for a piano player Read More
Members of the cast and crew for the University’s music department’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute arrived on campus at 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 26 to make sure they had time to load the sets and costumes and drive to Union County for a performance. The music department teamed up with help from MSU’s K12CONNECT program Read More
The music department’s children adaptation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” removed the stereotype of the average opera this past weekend. The Murray State music department presented the 50-minute production last Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. This show involved a lot of audience interaction in which children in the audience got to Read More
Savannah Sawyer Assistant Features Editor It has been 75 years since the first production of Campus Lights drew an audience at Murray State. According to Hannah Rodgers, chairman of the board of producers for the show, Campus Lights is the longest running completely student produced musical in the South. “It was started in 1937 by Read More
Paige Graves Staff writer On Thursday the department of music and the department of theater opened their annual musical in Johnson Theatre. This year the production is “Orpheus in the Underworld,” an operetta focusing on the classic legend of Orpheus’ pursuit of his wife Eurydice, who is carried off to Hades. Originally a mythological story Read More