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FIVE COLLEGE NETWORK

UMass Amherst is a member of Five Colleges, Incorporated, a consortium which unifies the faculties, facilities, and course offerings of the University with those of nearby Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. Over 5,300 courses are available at no added cost.

THE FIVE COLLEGE MUSIC PROGRAM

  • Take classes and perform in ensembles at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges at no additional fee.

  • Participate in special performances such as the Five College Choral Festival.

  • Access the course offerings and combined music faculty of over 100 scholars and artists with an impressive range of specializations.

  • Participate in the academic, cultural and extracurricular activities at the other four schools.

  • Use the free bus system linking all of the campuses.

THE FIVE COLLEGE EARLY MUSIC PROGRAM
The Early Music Program is coordinated by Robert Eisenstein, a member of the Folger Consort in Washington, D.C.

  • Explore your interest in music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque eras.

  • Study with distinguished performers and scholars offering individual and class instruction on period instruments (recorder, lute, viol, and others), and academic courses available through individual music departments and the Five College Medieval Studies Program.

  • Perform in specialized ensembles at various levels of advancement.

 

“My experience at UMass could not have been a more positive and constructive one, and provided me with many of the foundation stones on which my life and career have been based.”

Edward Purrington BA '51
Artistic Administrator, The Washington Opera

 


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