They were playing the anthem of our efforts. They played “Saturday” for Saturday, and we ran for the same reason.

They were playing the anthem of our efforts. They played “Saturday” for Saturday, and we ran for the same reason.
An arrangement of “Big Country,” written by alumnus Olin Johannessen and performed by UMass Marimbas, is being heard around the country after it caught the ear of well-known banjo player and jazz musician Béla Fleck.
Senior Katie Huston is one of 40 students in the US to be awarded a Marshall Scholarship and is the first UMass Amherst student to be so named in more than 30 years.
UMass Band director George N. Parks discusses teaching high school musicians the leaderships skills essential to being a drum major with WBUR’s Only A Game.
The teachers here are UMass alumni & students who can speak about the program. The program allows them to practice their teaching skills. Hannum said they “teach a work ethic and have fun while doing it.”
UMass drumline alumni Damon Grant ’01 on percussion and Glenn Robertson ’05 team up with American Idol finalist and The Bomb Squad.
The number of UMass alumni teaching drum corps has now reached more than 34, with 19 different corps! In DCI alone, nine out of the current top 12 finalists have been represented by UMass alumni.
Under the direction of UMass Amherst’s own George N. Parks, a Rose Parade band shows how good it is.