Words as music: Alan Lupo ‘59 dies at age 70
When he first showed up at UMass marching band practice back in the mid 1950s, an enthusiastic Lupo fell right in step — or so he thought — with his band mates.
When he first showed up at UMass marching band practice back in the mid 1950s, an enthusiastic Lupo fell right in step — or so he thought — with his band mates.
Hannum was selected for his long-standing dedication, achievements and leadership skills within the drum and bugle corps fraternity.
The Cadets have locked in a dynamic and talented group of percussionists to guide the 2009 section.
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.”