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COLLABORATIVE
EVENTS
To
further enhance the musical experience of our students, faculty
members create interesting concert programs that bring together
different ensembles from the Department as well as the talents of
other artists and academics from around the campus. Here are some
examples:
MULTIBAND POPS
Now in its 34th year, Multiband Pops is a fast-paced showcase event
that includes performances by eight or more ensembles. This annual
event, which usually takes place on Homecoming Weekend in the fall,
often includes our Chapel Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble I, Minuteman
Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, Symphony Band, Vocal Jazz Ensemble
and Wind Ensemble. The University Dancers/UMass Amherst, an ensemble
of advanced dance majors, also performs at Multiband Pops. The event
attracts a sell-out audience each year that includes students, parents,
faculty, administrators, alumni, community members and families
from around New England and the United States.
CHORAL SPECTRUM
Choral Spectrum presents UMass Amherst choral ensembles in concert
with the choirs of Massachusetts high schools and community music
schools. Campus ensembles often include the Chamber Choir, Chorale,
Madrigal Singers, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Women's Choir and Men's Choir.
OTHER COLLABORATIONS
In March, 2004, the UMass Amherst Orchestra performed Beethoven's
Mass in C with the UMass Amherst Choirs. In recent years,
the Jazz Ensemble performed Collaborations in Sound & Motion
with the University Dancers. The UMass Amherst Opera Workshop collaborated
with the Five College Early Music Program and the UMass Amherst
Theater Department to present Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
The Percussion Ensemble and Dance and Astronomy Departments created
a program celebrating the Pleiades. The Orchestra performed
Bernstein's Chichester Psalms with the Chamber Choir and
Chorale.
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