This weekend saw the 147th Commencement at UMass Amherst. And since that first graduating class back in 1870, the Minuteman Band has been a tradition!
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Thom Hannum brings percussion performance expertise to Singapore
Hannum brought his expertise to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, including an arrangement of Bartok’s “Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.”
Sons of Old Massachusetts
It’s funny the ways band alumni come together to share an experience. Please enjoy this 1903 song about UMass.
Minuteman Band raising money for new uniforms
The Minuteman Marching Band seeks to raise $160,000 for new uniforms, to be debuted in 2018 Rose Parade.
#UMassGives nets $18,000 for band uniforms!
During #UMassGives 2016, we kicked-off the $160,000 Band Uniform Drive with $10,000 in gifts. With roughly $35,000 to go and 4,500 band alumni, we got this!
Grads, Dads, Moms, and Weddings!
We’ve partnered with iGive and Amazon to earn bonus cash on your gift and travel purchases to support the Minuteman Band.
If the Chapel Ghost could talk….
Chapel ghost. Chapel rats, Chapel beach. UMass Magazine is collecting Old Chapel stories for an upcoming issue. Please contribute!
Six Flags’ Trash Tones are recruiting for the 2017 season
UMass Drumline alum Alex Casimiro ’10 leads the Trash Tones at Six Flags New England as writer and instructor, while also having been an original member.