Erika Pope, Tau Beta Sigma National Vice President for Communication & Recognition (2015-2017), announces the 13 chapter finalists for the 2015-2017 Grace and A. Frank Martin Chapter Leadership Award.
UMass drumline alum Ian Wudyka has been named the new northeast district manager of the band and orchestral division at Yamaha Corporation of America, the world’s largest musical instrument manufacturer.
Contemporary Color is a performance event and now a major motion picture inspired by the phenomenon of color guard. Erika Jacob ’94 performs with Emanon.
Band alumna Cait (Merrigan) Harrison ’06 is lending her artistic talents to create very special and unique keepsakes for alumni and fans of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band.
We extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to Jim and Joanne Parker for contributing over $40,000 to our new uniform fund. This amount is enough to buy 100 new uniforms!
UMass goes Irish with marchers and floats representing every UMass campus! Be part of the fun and show your UMass pride playing Fight Mass and other tunes on the ALUMNI BAND FLOAT!
Now in its third episode, professional musicians Marcos Torres and UMass Band alum Damon Grant ’01 chat with Thom Hannum in their new podcast, Discussions in Percussion.
Zildjian reprints a 2015 Modern Drummer blog post by drumline alum Damon Grant ’01 where he offers career tips for working musicians (and anyone, really!).