UMMB alum named Music & Arts Educator of the Year Semi-Finalist
Jimmy Verdone ’09 is one of 25 semi-finalists for 2017. He teaches at Northbridge High School in Whitinsville, MA.
UMMB junior Matt Turcotte leads ‘Free Keys’ piano project at UMass
The student-led public art project s making three artfully-decorated pianos available for public use at prominent gathering spots on campus.
What a ‘Rosy’ Homecoming!
Thanks so much to the 600 band alumni who attended some or all of the Homecoming activities this weekend!
Looking Back: When UMass Showed Up at the CMBF without Drums
Thom Hannum stepped onto the bus and uttered a line that continues to live on in UMass lore: “The truck is not here. The truck is not going to be here.”
Madison Scouts names band alum Mark Trulson brass co-caption head
Trulson has been the Music Director at Alhambra High School (CA) for over fifteen years.
Bandos & alumni highlighted in Fanfare
The Fall 2017 issue of Fanfare, the magazine of the UMass Department of Music & Dance, features a number of UMass bando and alumni accomplishments!
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Band alum Jonathan Markowski elected National President of Tau Beta Sigma
Jonathan Markowski ’01 was elected to serve as the National President of Tau Beta Sigma for the 2017-2019 biennium.