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Zoe Stinson, Presser Award winner

UMass Music & Dance Holds 2019-20 Convocation Via Videoconference

Thursday, April 30, 2020

To wrap up a most unique academic year, the Department of Music & Dance held its annual Convocation on April 27, via Zoom videoconference, to honor its music scholarship award winners and graduates. The event featured moving pre-recorded musical performances by students, alumni and faculty, and the announcement of scholarship award recipients.

Torquato Tasso, 16th century poet

UMass Tasso and Music Symposium, Concert Proceeds in Video Format

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tasso and Music Symposium takes place via Zoom video conference during the April 17-19 weekend (9:30am-12:30pm each day). Over a dozen music historians and literary scholars from North America and Europe present papers on the musical legacy of 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso.