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Purdue Musical Organizations to
present first-ever virtual Christmas Show
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[December 14, 2020]
For the first time in 87 years, Purdue Musical Organizations will
present the Purdue Christmas Show as a virtual production. The show
will be shared online via the
PMO website on Dec. 19 and will be available to view through
Jan. 1. No tickets or pre-registration are required to view the free
performance.
More than 300 student performers – the Purdue Varsity Glee Club,
Purduettes, Purdue Bells, University Choir, Heart & Soul and PMO
Express – will be featured in the virtual show, titled “A Different
Kind of Christmas.”
Protective shields, face masks and social distancing allowed the
students and staff to rehearse outdoors underneath tents at Ralph
and Bettye Bailey Hall, home of Purdue Musical Organizations. The
audio and video elements for the 15 musical numbers featured in this
production were rehearsed and recorded separately throughout the
fall semester.
“The PMO students and staff worked tirelessly to create an alternate
virtual performance so that our viewers can still enjoy this beloved
holiday tradition,” says Bill Griffel, the Albert P. Stewart
Director of Purdue Musical Organizations and Jack Calhoun Director
of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. “This year’s show will be quite a
departure from our usual Broadway-style performance, but one that we
hope you enjoy all the same.”
Griffel expressed thanks to the Protect Purdue Safety Committee
partners on campus, as well as the Office of the Provost and Office
of Student Life for their support of the students and program – and
to many others.
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“This performance was funded entirely with donations from the PMO family and
Purdue community,” Griffel said. “The virtual production would not have been
possible without the generous support from our PMO alumni and donors.”
To share in supporting PMO, go to www.purdue.edu/pmo and click the “Donate”
button.
For more than 87 years, Purdue Musical Organizations has proudly served Purdue
University as ambassadors of goodwill on campus, across the country and around
the world. Purdue Musical Organizations commits to creating and maintaining a
community that recognizes and values the inherent worth and dignity of everyone.
To view the virtual Christmas Show performance, visit www.purdue.edu/pmo on Dec.
19.
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[Writer, source: Chrissy Crawley, PMO
marketing & communications coordinator] |