All UMass and Five College students (not just Music majors) are welcome!
The UMass Amherst Bands are open to all students, subject to auditions held each semester, and appear in concert several times a year. The Bands have also represented UMass Amherst at venues such as Symphony Hall in Springfield, MA; the Washington, DC home of the Marine Band; and the Capitol Building in Boston.
Fall 2026: Auditions have taken place for most ensembles. If you would like to join the Concert Band (which doesn't require an audition), please contact conductor Hudson Moore at @email.
See below for band descriptions & conductor bios.
Band descriptions
Wind Band Conductors
Conductor of the Wind Ensemble
Matthew Westgate
Chair and Professor, Director of Wind Studies
Conductor of the Symphony Band
Lindsay Bronnenkant
Lecturer, Wind Studies
At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dr. Lindsay Bronnenkant directs the Symphony Band, teaches conducting classes, and leads a graduate conducting seminar. Prior to her appointment at UMass Amherst, Bronnenkant taught basic conducting at Nazareth College and led the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Community Wind Ensemble as she completed a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting degree at the Eastman School of Music.
Conductor of the Concert Band
Hudson Moore
Lecturer, Marching Band Winds Coordinator, Conductor
Hudson Moore is serving as conductor of the UMass Concert Band and Winds Instructor of the Minuteman Marching Band for the 2026-2027 year. She graduated from UMass in 2026 with her M.M. in Music Education with a concentration in conducting. During her graduate program, she was a graduate assistant for the UMMB and UMass Wind Studies and conducted the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, Concert Band, and Hoop/Ice Band.