When the UMass Concert Band premiered Other Roads this spring, audiences heard more than a new composition. They witnessed a musical tribute connecting three influential figures in the history of the Minuteman Marching Band. Written…
The University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band has long been a proving ground for future leaders in music education. In 2024, one of its alumni joined an elite group of educators recognized for their impact…
In honor of Black History Month, we’re recognizing an important piece of University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band history that was made this past year. When Qeanu Smith joined the UMMB Drum Major team in…
The Her Campus article, written by UMass student Lily Gatto, offers a fan’s guide to ten songs that showcase the energy, versatility, and personality of the Minuteman Marching Band. Through conversations with tenor saxophonist April,…
The award-winning UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band is celebrating its 150th anniversary. What began in 1873 as a group of 11 musicians, at what was then the Massachusetts Agricultural College, has grown into one of…
The UMMB family is proud to congratulate former Graduate Assistant James Minnix on his appointment to the faculty at Central Connecticut State University. In his new role, Minnix will serve as Director of Bands and…
Just this past weekend, over 1,900 high schoolers from across New England gathered on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus to participate in Band Day, an annual Amherst, Massachusetts event that provides high schoolers the…
Hanna Jane Kilduff went to her first UMass football game expecting to watch football. Instead, she left talking about the marching band. In her Her Campus article, she describes being drawn in by the UMMB’s…