Skip to content

People

UMass Rugby

Playing for Saturday

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

Bela Fleck Big Country

Béla Fleck likes UMass Marimbas

  • by

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.

Marshall Scholarships

Band member named Marshall Scholar

  • by

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.

Mobile Percussion Seminar

Drum camp requires focus

  • by

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.”