Obituary: Jim Kierstead, 1952-2016
We’re saddened to announce that the UMass Band’s Jim Kierstead died in an accident at his home in Windsor, MA.
In Memoriam
Jim MacRostie, longtime voice of the Minuteman Band, dies at age 80
Pioneer Valley residents knew him best as either Santa Claus at Amherst Merry Maple, as or the voice of the Minuteman Marching Band at UMass football games.
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.