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).
Thomas P. Haaannum
Since the fall of 1980, the UMass Drumline has been lead by the inimitable Thom Hannum. At our 3rd Annual Big Band Bash, overlooking the Boston skyline on May 4th, over170 friends and family came…
Graduating bando profiled on UMass Facebook page
Matt Minnehan is a recipient of the 2018 Band Alumni Scholarship and a member of the Colonial Honor Guard and Phi Mu Alpha.
Hannum Scholarship begins with $18,004 after UMass Gives 2019
It’s a small gesture to thank Thom Hannum during his 40th season with the Minuteman Marching Band.
Who was the first female drum major of a college marching band?
We want to know! UMass proudly named our first in 1937. And not just one! In 1937, the Massachusetts State College Band quietly broke new ground by appointing Erma Alvord ’40 and Alberta Johnson ‘40…