When former UMMB graduate assistant Megan Cooney ’14MM was hired at St. Ambrose, she built a collegiate marching band program from scratch.
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Former UMMB director Ezra Schabas dies at 96
Ezra Schabas, director of the Minuteman Band from 1949 to 1950, was a clarinetist, educator and principal of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM).
Who was the first female drum major of a college marching band?
UMass proudly named our first in 1979, Linda (Paul) Hannum, who served as co-DM that year.
40 Years of Excellence
Since the fall of 1980, the UMass Drumline has been lead by the inimitable Thom Hannum.
Forty Years of My Way: Vision and Change
While this is the story of how “My Way” became an integral part of the Minuteman Band, it is really the history of the UMMB from 1963 to the present. Why? Because “My Way” is all about a vision.
UMass Band performs halftime of Pats home opener
This is the UMass Marching Band’s tenth halftime appearance at a Patriots game, and first in 25 years.