The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced that Thom Hannum, University of Massachusetts Associate Director of the Minuteman Marching Band and Director of the Marimba Band and Marimba Ensemble program, is the recipient of the 2016 George N. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education.
Join us for the spring Concert Band recital, a reception hosted by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, and tours of the new building!
UMass’ Thom Hannum, Jim Ancona, and Nick Angelis will join fellow BLAST! alumnus Jim Mason.
Thom Hannum is interviewed in a Halftime Magazine feature on the tradition of UMass Band Day.
A portion of this year’s televised Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day will be influenced by University of Massachusetts music directors.
Hannum was selected for his long-standing dedication, achievements and leadership skills within the drum and bugle corps fraternity.
The teachers here are UMass alumni & students who can speak about the program. The program allows them to practice their teaching skills. Hannum said they “teach a work ethic and have fun while doing it.”
Under the direction of UMass Amherst’s own George N. Parks, a Rose Parade band shows how good it is.