Events

The Department of Music and Dance presents a wide range of events featuring our talented student musicians and dancers, our acclaimed faculty, and renowned guest artists and scholars. We also host special events, master classes, and clinics regularly, many of which are open to the public.

Music Events
UMass Wind Ensemble performing outside on a fall day

Music Events

Dance Events
student dancers in costume perform on stage

Dance Events

Full Events Listing
A conductor directs a brass section at a concert with the image of a city projected in the background of the Old Chapel at UMass Amherst

Full Events Listing
Cello-Piano Recital

Music & Dance Student Recitals and Performances

Music Student Recitals and Dance Student Performances are listed separately. Find more information here:

Info on Student Recitals & Performances Info on Student Recitals & Performances
student trumpet players perform as part of the wind ensemble

Tickets & Admission

A large portion of our events are free and open to the public. Ticketing for events with paid admission is handled by the Fine Arts Center Box Office, located in the Bromery Center lobby (phone 413-545-2511).

Pond-side view of the Bromery Center for the Arts

Performance Venues

Our main performance spaces include Bezanson Recital Hall and Tillis Performance Hall, both located in the Bromery Center, along with Bowker Auditorium (located in Stockbridge Hall) and for dance performances, Totman Performance Lab (formerly Totman Gym).

Find more information and photos of our performance venues on the Visit Us page.

Parking

On weekdays from 5:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. and on weekends, visitors may park free in any campus lot not listed as “24-hour restricted.” Metered spaces are free after 7:00 p.m. For Bowker Auditorium, use the adjacent Campus Center Garage. More information on visitor parking, including a searchable map, can be found here.

Directions

Bezanson Recital Hall and Tills Performance Hall are part of the Bromery Center for the Arts, located at 151 Presidents Dr., Amherst MA, 01003.

Bowker Auditorium is in Stockbridge Hall, located at 100 Holdsworth Way, Amherst MA, 01003.

Totman Performance Lab is located at 30 Eastman Lane, Amherst, MA 01003.

More information on traveling to UMass Amherst is available at the main campus Visitor Information page.

Accessibility

The FAC Box Office has compiled this list of accessibility services available for most of our venues, including ADA parking locations. Additional information on accessible parking elsewhere on campus can be found using this Interactive Parking Map.

Live streams of events

Follow us on YouTube to get notifications on upcoming live streams of selected events, primarily those taking place in Bezanson Recital Hall or Totman Performance Lab.

Jazz Faculty from concert on Feb. 6, 2024

Past Events

Check out the list of our Music and Dance events dating back to Fall 2023.

Past Events Past Events