Ensembles are open to all UMass Amherst students, subject to auditions held at the beginning of each semester. All ensembles appear in concert on campus several times a year. Ensembles have also been selected to represent UMass Amherst at conventions and festivals that have included Symphony Hall in Springfield, MA; the Washington, D.C. home of the Marine Band; and the Capitol Building in Boston.

Chamber ensembles are open to all UMass Amherst students, subject to auditions held at the beginning of each semester. All chamber ensembles appear in concert on campus several times a year. Chamber ensembles also perform off-campus at area special events and school outreach concerts.

Listen to our Music Ensembles!

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University Orchestra
Quando m'en vo soletta from Puccini's La Bohème (Amy Johnson, soprano)
Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: 
March   Chinese Dance   Trepak
Les Nubiennes - Gounod's Faust's Ballet Music

Minuteman Marching Band
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (arr. Klesch/Hannum)

Studio Orchestra
Irving Berlin's Let's Face the Music and Dance (arr. Mike Tomaro/Jeffrey W. Holmes)

Jazz Combo
Alex Lee Clark's The Big Lebowski Suite, "Walter Sobchak"

Saxophone Quartet
Rich Hirsch's Cityscapes, Mvmt. II, The Lower East Side

Opera Workshop
Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Farewell Trio (excerpt)

Opus One Chamber Orchestra
Dvorák's Serenade for Strings, mvmt. V

Trumpet Studio (also see below for Trumpet Ensemble video)
Jeffrey W. Holmes' Herald Emeritus Fanfare

Chamber Choir
Monteverdi's Anime mia perdona (from 4th book of Madrigals)