Katelyn Haggerty, is majoring in music and journalism at UMass Amherst. She shares her experience as a member of the Minuteman Band.
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Katelyn Haggerty, is majoring in music and journalism at UMass Amherst. She shares her experience as a member of the Minuteman Band.
A portion of this year’s televised Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day will be influenced by University of Massachusetts music directors.
Tiffany Brucker was selected among hundreds of applicants across the nation to march for a national Honor Band in the Rose Parade on New Years Day.
UMass sophomore Leah Maio has been selected as a USA Baton Twirling All Star and will perform in the 82nd annual Macy’s Day Parade.
Loyal UMMB alumni and band parents have lead the grassroots fundraising effort, with over $1 million in cash and pledges to date.
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.
The Minuteman Marching Band, has been scattered in cramped, deteriorating facilities on and off the University of Massachusetts campus since 1997.
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.
As throngs of people basked in a weekend of warmth and sunshine, the Minutemen Band marched in the 57th Annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade for over 300,000 spectators.