Béla Fleck likes UMass Marimbas
An arrangement of “Big Country,” written by alumnus Olin Johannessen and performed by the UMass Marimba Band, is being heard around the country after it caught the ear of well-known banjo player and jazz musician Béla Fleck.
UMass Amherst commits $4.5 million to Band Building Campaign
Chancellor Thomas Cole commits $4.5 million to the Band Building Campaign, challenges band alumni and friends to match those funds.
Minutemen march on with Peavey
University of Massachusetts musical arranger Michael Klesch needed a flexible audio solution that could project every member of the school’s historic, 390-member Minutemen Marching Band with clarity.
Vic Firth salutes the Minuteman Band
Shot live at BOA Grand Nationals, these "In the Lot" photos & videos showcase the Minuteman Band.