Celestial Graces: A Remembrance of Nadine Shank
January 12, 2021
On Sunday, Jan. 31 at 3 PM, the Department presents a virtual concert featuring our beloved colleague, long-time piano professor Nadine Shank, who passed away in October.
Jazz Faculty Tom Giampietro Releases CD on Ear Up Records
December 18, 2020
UMass jazz faculty Thomas Giampietro has released a CD, A Thru-Composed Life, with Giampietro on drums, Jonathan Kreisberg, guitar; Gary Versace, organ and guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.
New CD by UMass Wind Ensemble Released on MSR Classics
December 17, 2020
MSR Classics has released a CD, Quicksilver, by the UMass Wind Ensemble, led by Matthew Westgate, featuring world premiere recordings of three works, with soloists Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone and the late Nadine Shank, piano.
Faculty Recital: Kathryn Lockwood, viola
Livestream via YouTube
7:30 pm
"Standing Together" Series #6 - Wind Ensemble plays Raum, Vaughan Williams
Online via YouTube
7:30 pm
Dance Program Open House, Spring '21
Online via Zoom
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
"Standing Together" Series #7 - Wind Ensemble plays Kurt Weill
Online via YouTube
7:30 pm
For comprehensive resources and updates regarding the University's response to COVID-19, please visit the UMass Amherst Coronavirus website.

Kathryn Lockwood Recital Livestream,
Fri 1/22, 7:30pm
Open letter from Chair Macchia
to the UMass Music & Dance community
CLARIconNEcT: Clarinet Day, Feb. 21
Dance Conference: Beyond the Proscenium, Mar 13
Our Videos: Video page YouTube channel
Videos for Prospective students:
Jazz Studies String Studies
Herald Emeritus Fanfare video
Listen to Studio Orchestra performing Oliver Nelson's There's A Yearnin'
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