Music and Dance | UMass Amherst

Play an instrument? Love to sing?

Don't leave those talents at home - make them part of your UMass experience!
We have a wide range of ensembles, open to all UMass & Five College students by friendly audition. More >

Play an instrument? Love to sing?

Don't leave those talents at home - make them part of your UMass experience!
We have a wide range of ensembles, open to all UMass & Five College students by friendly audition. More >
Music at UMass

The Music Program at UMass Amherst provides over 200 performance and concert opportunities, 17 instrumental ensembles, 6 vocal ensembles, and student solo and studio recital series. More..

Music at UMass

The Music Program at UMass Amherst provides over 200 performance and concert opportunities, 17 instrumental ensembles, 6 vocal ensembles, and student solo and studio recital series. More..
Dance at UMass

We seek to prepare students in both the technical & theoretical aspects of dance. The Dance Program offers BFA & BA degree tracks, and places equal emphasis on the idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz. More..

Dance at UMass

We seek to prepare students in both the technical & theoretical aspects of dance. The Dance Program offers BFA & BA degree tracks, and places equal emphasis on the idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz. More..
Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

Interested in joining the Music or Dance program? Find out more about our degree offerings and audition process.

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

Interested in joining the Music or Dance program? Find out more about our degree offerings and audition process.

Felipe Salles' "New Immigrant Experience" Premieres in Old Chapel

April 22, 2019

When UMass Associate Professor Felipe Salles met Tereza Lee while earning his doctorate at the Manhattan School of Music, he could not have guessed he was receiving the flicker of inspiration that would become a Guggenheim grant-supported musical composition. On April 9, Salles’s multimedia production, The New Immigrant Experience, had its sold out world premiere in the Old Chapel.

Bach Festival & Symposium Returns to UMass in April

March 17, 2019

Highlights include a full performance of Bach’s epic St. Matthew Passion led by Andrew Megill (pictured), conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and a full-day Symposium on April 13 featuring an international roster of scholars and a keynote by Columbia University’s Lydia Goehr. Website>

More News »

Events

Apr

The Five College Collegium

Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College
7:30 pm

Apr

26-27

WInd Ensemble & Studio Orchestra, 4/27

Real Cool! - Wind Ensemble & Studio Orchestra, April 27, click for details/tix

View (pdf): Fanfare Magazine 2018
Spring Event Calendar
Visit our new Dance Events webpage

Current Students and Faculty Resources
Find them in the Footer Menu & Useful Links
Tues AM - Wed PM Student Recital sign-up

Job Openings:
Dance Program Lecturer (Non-TT)

Play an instrument? Love to sing?

Don't leave those talents at home - make them part of your UMass experience!
We have a wide range of ensembles, open to all UMass & Five College students by friendly audition. More >

Music at UMass

The Music Program at UMass Amherst provides over 200 performance and concert opportunities, 17 instrumental ensembles, 6 vocal ensembles, and student solo and studio recital series. More..

Dance at UMass

We seek to prepare students in both the technical & theoretical aspects of dance. The Dance Program offers BFA & BA degree tracks, and places equal emphasis on the idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz. More..

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

Interested in joining the Music or Dance program? Find out more about our degree offerings and audition process.

Felipe Salles' "New Immigrant Experience" Premieres in Old Chapel

Bach Festival & Symposium Returns to UMass in April

The Five College Collegium

Junior Choreography Projects: What Keeps Us Moving

Symphony Band: Symphonic Landscapes

Wind Ensemble and Studio Orchestra: Real Cool!

Play an instrument? Love to sing? Don't leave those talents at home - make them part of your UMass experience! We have a wide range of ensembles, open to all UMass & Five College students by friendly audition. More >

Music at UMass The Music Program at UMass Amherst provides over 200 performance and concert opportunities, 17 instrumental ensembles, 6 vocal ensembles, and student solo and studio recital series. More..

Dance at UMass We seek to prepare students in both the technical & theoretical aspects of dance. The Dance Program offers BFA & BA degree tracks, and places equal emphasis on the idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz. More..

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance Interested in joining the Music or Dance program? Find out more about our degree offerings and audition process.

Felipe Salles' "New Immigrant Experience" Premieres in Old Chapel

Bach Festival & Symposium Returns to UMass in April

The Five College Collegium

Junior Choreography Projects: What Keeps Us Moving

Symphony Band: Symphonic Landscapes

Wind Ensemble and Studio Orchestra: Real Cool!

Play an instrument? Love to sing?

Don't leave those talents at home - make them part of your UMass experience!
We have a wide range of ensembles, open to all UMass & Five College students by friendly audition. More >

Music at UMass

The Music Program at UMass Amherst provides over 200 performance and concert opportunities, 17 instrumental ensembles, 6 vocal ensembles, and student solo and studio recital series. More..

Dance at UMass

We seek to prepare students in both the technical & theoretical aspects of dance. The Dance Program offers BFA & BA degree tracks, and places equal emphasis on the idioms of ballet, modern dance, and jazz. More..

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

Interested in joining the Music or Dance program? Find out more about our degree offerings and audition process.