Visit Us

For visits to the Music program, please contact Nathaniel Gowen at @email.
Mapped directions to the East Wing of the Bromery Center.

For visits to the Dance program, please contact Cathy Maclutsky at @email.

For prospective students and family members, there are many options to consider during a visit:

• Tour the facility, including studios, rehearsal spaces, and classrooms
• Sit in on classes or ensembles alongside current UMass students
• A chance to meet the faculty, including the possibility of sample lessons for students applying to UMass Amherst
• One-on-one chats about admissions and audition procedures

Most department performances take place in these on-campus locations 

Tillis Performance Hall

Bromery Center for the Arts, 151 President's Drive

• 1,800 seats
• Primarily for large ensemble performances, such as Orchestra, Choirs, and Jazz and Wind Ensembles
• Click here for Parking Information and Accessibility Information.

Bezanson Recital Hall

Bromery Center for the Arts—East Wing

• 200 seats
• Primarily for solo recitals and chamber ensembles
• Located on Level 2 of the East Wing. Parking and Map information.
• Accessibility Parking available in Lot 62 (between the Morrill Greenhouses and Olver Design Building)

Bowker Auditorium

Stockbridge Hall, 100 Holdsworth Way

• 700 seats
• Primarily for dance, chamber, and large ensembles
• Click here for Accessibility Information and Parking Information.

In addition to department performances, the UMass Fine Arts Center hosts events throughout the year.

Music Program
Bromery Center for the Arts
151 President's Drive, Amherst MA 01003-9330

• All music faculty offices, staff offices, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces and most classrooms are in the East Wing of the Bromery Center.
• Main office: Room 273 (Level 2)
• Admissions office: Room 351 (Level 3)
• For a detailed look on parking for the East Wing, please refer to the PDF map with directions to the East Wing.
• The Arts Bridge (Level 4) is a multidisciplinary arts space which includes an enhanced music education classroom, seminar spaces, and the Julie C. Hayes and Claude Bersano Recording Studio. Learn more about the Arts Bridge and History of the Bromery Center.

Dance Program
Wilder Hall: 221 Stockbridge Road, Amherst MA 01003

• Dance classrooms, studios, and rehearsal/performance spaces are being relocated in summer 2026 from the Totman Building to a renovated space at 472 N. Pleasant Street.
• The main office and faculty offices for the Dance Program are located on the 1st floor of Wilder Hall.
• Dance Administrative office: Wilder Hall, Room 105

Marching Band
George N. Parks Marching Band Building
110 Grinnell Road, Amherst MA 01003-9365

• While not regularly used as a performance venue, is a major location for rehearsals and classes as well as the center of Marching Band activities on campus.
• Located on the west side of campus, behind the Recreation Center and close to Hicks Way.
• Marching Band staff contact information.
• Parking: For public parking during work hours, the Campus Center Parking Garage is closest. Permit and after-hours parking is available in Lot 64, which is located between the Marching Band Building and the UMass Recreation Center.
• The GNP Building is highlighted on the PDF map to the East Wing.