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UMass Amherst Bach Festival & Symposium, April 12-14, 2019

Fri. April 12, 4pm: Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Fri. 7:30pm & Sat. all day: Scholarly Symposium

Sat. April 13, 7pm: Concert, Bach's St. Matthew Passion

Sun. April 14, 11am: Coffee Cantata
3pm: Alumni Cantata Concert

See website for details >

UMass Amherst Bach Festival & Symposium, April 12-14, 2019

Fri. April 12, 4pm: Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Fri. 7:30pm & Sat. all day: Scholarly Symposium

Sat. April 13, 7pm: Concert, Bach's St. Matthew Passion

Sun. April 14, 11am: Coffee Cantata
3pm: Alumni Cantata Concert

See website for details >
World Premiere by Felipe Salles

Tues, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel (Panel discussion at 6pm) Buy Tickets More info >

World Premiere by Felipe Salles

Tues, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel (Panel discussion at 6pm) Buy Tickets More info >
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.
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..

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>

UMass Amherst to Host World Premiere Performance of "The New Immigrant Experience"

March 17, 2019

On April 9 at 7:30 PM, UMass Amherst hosts the world premiere of The New Immigrant Experience, a multi-media work (music and video projection) created by Associate Professor Felipe Salles. Both the performance and the pre-concert panel discussion take place in the University’s historic Old Chapel. Details>

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Saxophone Festival Guest Artists

New England Saxophone Festival, March 30

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World Premiere by Felipe Salles

Tues, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel (Panel discussion at 6pm) Buy Tickets More info >

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

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

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..

Bach Festival & Symposium Returns to UMass in April

UMass Amherst to Host World Premiere Performance of "The New Immigrant Experience"

Masterclass by Sandbox Percussion

Guest Artist Concert: SoundMind Ensemble

Guest Artist Concert: Feathery Jazz Quartet

Research in Music Series: A Talk by Erinn Knyt

World Premiere by Felipe Salles Tues, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel (Panel discussion at 6pm) Buy Tickets More info >

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

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..

Bach Festival & Symposium Returns to UMass in April

UMass Amherst to Host World Premiere Performance of "The New Immigrant Experience"

Masterclass by Sandbox Percussion

Guest Artist Concert: SoundMind Ensemble

Guest Artist Concert: Feathery Jazz Quartet

Research in Music Series: A Talk by Erinn Knyt

World Premiere by Felipe Salles

Tues, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel (Panel discussion at 6pm) Buy Tickets More info >

Apply & Audition: Music or Dance

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

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..