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“I was proud of the courage our team showed when they took the floor,” said head coach Mike Baker. “We hit a challenging stunt combination in the opening and then nailed an original and very difficult pyramid sequence in the first half of the program. But the early success in the routine caused us to become excited that created a bit of a disconnect within the team. After the first half I realized that the team was too pumped. But once the music starts, you can't stop, so I could only stand on the side and watch them try to work through that emotion.  We ended up not performing the middle, “cheer” portion of our program as well as we had in practice, but in the end the team showed a great deal of poise by regrouping and finishing strong.” 

MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State University’s music ensembles will join forces to spread musical cheer this holiday season in Murray State’s sixth annual “Holidays at Murray State: The Sights, The Sounds, The Season.” The production, which is televised by Kentucky Educational Television, features Christmas classics such as “Silent Night,” “Ave Maria,” “Deck the Halls,” “The First Noel” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” This year’s program includes the debut of a dramatic reading,” Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus,” performed by Murray State journalism professor Bob Valentine.

The program includes performances by the Voices of Praise choir, directed by Michael Pickens; faculty soloists Sonja Baker, Randall Black and Christopher Mitchell; the internationally recognized Concert and Chamber choirs, directed by Bradley Almquist; the Jazz Orchestra, directed by Todd Hill; and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, which performed with director Dennis Johnson at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in May.

The hour-long “Holidays at Murray State” is produced by Murray State’s Electronic Media Services, KET will broadcast the program throughout the month of December to PBS stations nationwide. Its Kentucky schedule is as follows: Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. on KET2; Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 20 9 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 24 at 10 p.m. on KET3; and Dec. 25 at 2 p.m. on KET3.

“Holidays at Murray State” is set to air across the United States. For a complete schedule visit MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State University’s music ensembles will join forces to spread musical cheer this holiday season in Murray State’s sixth annual “Holidays at Murray State: The Sights, The Sounds, The Season.” The production, which is televised by Kentucky Educational Television, features Christmas classics such as “Silent Night,” “Ave Maria,” “Deck the Halls,” “The First Noel” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain.” This year’s program includes the debut of a dramatic reading,” Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus,” performed by Murray State journalism professor Bob Valentine.

The program includes performances by the Voices of Praise choir, directed by Michael Pickens; faculty soloists Sonja Baker, Randall Black and Christopher Mitchell; the internationally recognized Concert and Chamber choirs, directed by Bradley Almquist; the Jazz Orchestra, directed by Todd Hill; and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, which performed with director Dennis Johnson at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in May.

The hour-long “Holidays at Murray State” is produced by Murray State’s Electronic Media Services, KET will broadcast the program throughout the month of December to PBS stations nationwide. Its Kentucky schedule is as follows: Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. on KET2; Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 20 9 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. on KET3; Dec. 24 at 10 p.m. on KET3; and Dec. 25 at 2 p.m. on KET3.

“Holidays at Murray State” is set to air across the United States. For a complete schedule visit www.murraystate.edu/holidayschedule.

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