Make your plans for Homecoming
We’re excited to offer a number of activities for band alumni and your families at Homecoming! Here’s your one-stop guide for UMMB fun!!!
Bandos and alumni highlighted in Fanfare
The Fall 2019 issue of Fanfare, the magazine of the UMass Department of Music & Dance, features a number of UMass band family accomplishments!
Souvenir t-shirt raises $612 for Thom Hannum Scholarship!
This limited edition long-sleeve tee can can also be worn as the “uniform” for the 54th Alumni Band at Homecoming 2019.
Call for Nominations for George N. Parks Leadership Award
The deadline for nominations is September 9, 2019
UMMB alum named director of Leominster High band
Robert “Bobby” Bergeron ’18, who marched tuba in the Minuteman Band, takes helm of LHS band.
Three UMass Band alumni named quarterfinalists for 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award
Gary Bernice ’07, ’10MM, Jason DeGroff 93, ’95MM, and Jennifer Moss ’01 were named.
Halftime Magazine interviews band alum
Andy Tamulynas ’05 is the category manager of drumsticks and mallets for Vic Firth.
Band alum named ’40 Under Forty’ honoree
Gary Bernice ’07, ’10 MA is the director of bands at the Springfield (MA) High School of Science and Technology (SciTech).