Box 5 Media has announced that they will be live Webcasting the 2011 KMEA State Marching Band Championship Finals.  The cost is $9.95 per person and can be ordered at box5tv.com.

They will be doing tests throughout the day on October 29,  so portions of 5a semifinals will also be broadcast.

During the next few weeks they will be rolling out their on-demand video service where people can view all KMEA State Championship events since 2008.

Frequently asked questions about State Finals live streaming available at http://www.box5tv.com/2011_kmea.html.

The Murray State University Racer Band percussion section will hold a clinic with Michael McIntosh on Friday, September 23, at 8:00 pm behind Roy Stewart Stadium. The clinic is free and open to the public.

Mr. McIntosh is a graduate of Butler University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with an emphasis in composition.

In addition to freelance composing and digital sound design,Michael is on the creative team and also one of two percussion designers andarrangers for The Cavaliers drum and bugle corps. In 2011, The Cavaliers were the recipient of the Fred Sanford Trophy for highest achievement in percussion at the DCI World Championships. Since 1997, he has been a percussion specialist at Carmel high school in Carmel, Indiana. As of 2012, Michael will be the program coordinator and design the music for the Gateway Indoor Independent World percussion group.

He is a Yamaha artist/clinician as well as a signature drumstick artist with Innovative Percussion. He also endorses LP Percussion, EVANS drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and Sibelius notation software.

Compositionally, Mr. McIntosh has authored the top sellingand standard setting DVD entitled “In the Mix”. He was commissioned to write anoriginal work for the 2009 Midwest Band and Orchestra Convention. Michael was also commissioned to write an original piece for the WestPoint Hellcats. He currently has works published by Row-Loff Publications, Yamaha Sounds ofSummer, Tap Space Publications, Key Poulan Music, Drop 6 Media, The Hal Leonard Corporation, Innovative Percussion, Marching Show Concepts, Dynamic Marching, JairKlarfeld Music and JKS Music.

Michael is an active clinician teaching clinics throughoutthe US and Asia having performed several recent clinics in Tokyo, Japan. In Novemberof 2010, he was afforded the opportunity to perform a percussion clinic series in Beijing, China.

The MSU Racer Band wishes to thank the Yamah Corporation of America for their support with this clinic and their contiuned support of music education.

The Murray State University Department of Music will present the Fifth Annual Fall Fanfare Concert in Historic Lovett Auditorium on Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 with proceeds to benefit music scholarships. The concert will showcase light, entertaining performances by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, University Chorale, Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, and Racer Marching Band.

Murray State University’s music ensembles have established a reputation for artistic excellence. Recent highlights include a feature presentation by the Racer Marching Band at the 2006 Bands of America Grand National Marching Band Championship, a 2009 performance by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and a 2010 performance by the Concert Choir and University Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2011 the Jazz Orchestra participated in the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival and the Symphony Orchestra performed by special invitation at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.

The Department of Music carries one of the university’s richest traditions. Music graduates pursue careers in music education at all levels, performance, arts administration, composition, conducting, music ministry, music business, music technology and publishing. Students complete a well-designed curriculum that provides a foundation for continuing education, advanced study, and musical leadership throughout the region.