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WKMS to air Vintage Hitchcock radio play performed by Murray State University theatre arts students
MURRAY, Ky. — WKMS will air Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play, written by Joe Landry and performed by students in the Murray State University theatre arts program, on Friday, October 29 at 7 p.m. Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast […]
read moreMurray State University’s Department of Music hosts Faculty Showcase for the Daniel Milam Excellence in Music Award
MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s Department of Music will present a Faculty Showcase recital on Sunday, October 3 at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall on the Murray State campus. This year’s Faculty Showcase will serve as a fundraiser for the Daniel Milam Excellence in Music Award. The showcase has been organized in […]
read moreMurray State Theatre Arts program opens season with children’s play, Androcles and the Lion
MURRAY, Ky. — The Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts at Murray State University is pleased to present its first show of the 2021-22 performance season, Androcles and the Lion. All performances will take place in the Robert E. Johnson Theatre in the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building on Murray State’s campus. Performance dates […]
read moreMurray State University’s Department of Music presents Monteverdi opera L’Orfeo
MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Department of Music’s Opera Theatre Ensemble recently presented its first fully virtual opera production. The production, titled “L’Orfeo”, was under the direction of Dr. Maribeth Crawford, associate professor of music, voice, and opera. L’Orfeo is the title of the Monteverdi opera, which is an early opera. It was […]
read moreMurray State University Town & Gown Community Band presenting Freedom Fest Concert of American Music on July 4
MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Town & Gown Community Band will present its Freedom Fest Concert of American Music at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 4 on the lawn in front of Lovett Auditorium. The band is in its tenth (including the “silent ninth”) season under the direction of Dr. Todd E. Hill, […]
read moreMurray State University department of music to host outdoor spring concert on April 22
MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s department of music will host an outdoor “Bright Days Ahead” spring concert on April 22 beginning at 6 p.m. at Woods Park, located at the corner of 14th Street and Olive Boulevard. The free concert is open to the public and will be the department’s first public performance in […]
read moreMurray State University music ensembles to perform at Kentucky Music Educators Association conference
MURRAY, Ky. — The wind ensemble and the saxophone choir from the Murray State University Department of Music were recently selected to perform at the 2021 Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) Professional Development Conference, to be held virtually on February 14-20. The ensembles submitted recordings from previous live performances and were chosen by a KMEA […]
read moreMurray State University Galleries hosts IGNITION, an exhibit of work through February 17
MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to present IGNITION, recent paintings and drawings by Jason Stout. The works in the exhibit were selected from Stout’s “Cloud Composition Series” and will be on display through February 17 in the Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery. Stout will […]
read moreMurray State University Galleries hosts Visual Elegy exhibit
MURRAY, Ky. — The Murray State University Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce Visual Elegy, a collaborative printmaking exhibition in response to the poetry of bell hooks. Visual Elegy will be on exhibit in the Clara M. Eagle Upper Gallery from January 28 through March 1, 2021. Twenty-six printmakers […]
read moreMurray State University Jazz Orchestra releases fourth holiday album
MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s Jazz Orchestra released their fourth album, “More Season’s Greetings,” which will be available on all major streaming platforms later the week of December 14, 2020. The selections for “More Season’s Greetings” were recorded during 2018 and 2019. Some of the featured selections include White Christmas, The Christmas Song, Let […]
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