[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. STEVE MURRAY

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2022

  Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
extend my warmest congratulations to Dr. Steve Murray on receiving the 
``Lifetime Achievement'' award from Albany Pro Musica. A devoted 
instrumentalist, vocalist, teacher, and composer, Dr. Murray's 
remarkable contributions to Albany Pro Musica, the choral arts, and 
western Massachusetts' performing arts community have earned him this 
well-deserved honor.
  For more than twenty years, Dr. Murray has been involved with Albany 
Pro Musica, the northeast's preeminent choral ensemble. Originally 
joining the group as a singer in 2002, he has invigorated western 
Massachusetts with his talents, creating special compositions and 
arrangements for the group. He was the inaugural composer when their 
composer-in-residence program was first launched in 2015 and remains in 
that position today.
  Dr. Murray's work with Albany Pro Musica has been transformative for 
both the organization and the audiences it serves. An accomplished 
composer, his works have been recognized at major national and 
international composition contests. As a long-time resident of the 
Berkshires, he has brought his experience and knowledge back to his 
community, teaching music theory, song writing, and computer music 
notation at Berkshire Community College.
  Madam Speaker, in light of Dr. Steve Murray's many achievements and 
remarkable contributions to the First District of Massachusetts, I wish 
to congratulate him once again on being presented the ``Lifetime 
Achievement'' award by Albany Pro Musica. Dr. Murray has devoted his 
life to the creation and performance of music and has undoubtedly 
played a pivotal role in shaping the performing arts culture throughout 
the Commonwealth. I am delighted to join with his family, friends, and 
the entire western Massachusetts community in thanking him for his many 
years of dedicated service.

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