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UMass Jazz Faculty Quartet - HGTS - Releases New CD
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Instrumental jazz faculty members Jeff Holmes (piano/trumpet), Tom Giampietro (drums), Fumi Tomita (bass) and Felipe Salles (saxophones) have released a new CD of their original music on Summit Records. The group is called HGTS, an acronym of their last names, and the title is taken from one of the Holmes tunes, “..and then they played...”.
FAQ’s for Music & Dance Students: Fall 2020
Monday, July 27, 2020
Frequently updated information for music and dance students on courses, ensembles, safety protocols and expectations of students for the fall 2020 semester.
New CDs by Music Faculty: du Toit, Guarrine & Berlin/Spiridopoulos
Monday, June 15, 2020
Flute Professor Cobus du Toit has released 3 CDs of the complete flute chamber works by French composer Jacques Castérède, on Naxos.
Voice Professor Jamie-Rose Guarrine’s debut CD of songs set to poems by Dickinson, Whitman & Emerson was released on Navona.
Music faculty Eric Berlin (trumpet), Greg Spiridopoulos (trombone), and Ludmila Krasin (piano) are featured on a new CD on MSR Classics, Along the Continuum.
Meet Our New Music & Dance Faculty for Fall 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020
For the upcoming school year, the Department of Music and Dance has added three new faculty members - Assistant Professor of Music Theory Miriam Piilonen (pictured), Jazz Dance Lecturer Lauren Cox, and Five College Visiting Assistant Professor Evan MacCarthy (Music History)– and also promoted current Bassoon Lecturer Rémy Taghavi to the position of Assistant Professor.
UMass Dance Program Hosts Virtual Senior Recognition Ceremony
Friday, May 15, 2020
The Dance Program’s senior recognition online event was held on May 8. Hosted by program director Tom Vacanti, it included short statements from all 17 graduating seniors. Robert Lynch ‘71, CEO of Americans for the Arts, and award-winning choreographer David Dorfman, as well as dance faculty, shared their personal insights and congratulations. Video
Frederick C. Tillis, Renowned Composer, Performer, Arts Administrator, Dies at Age 90
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Dr. Frederick C. Tillis - composer, performer, poet, educator, and arts administrator - died Sunday, May 3 at age 90 due to complications following hip surgery. In addition to being professor emeritus in the Department of Music and Dance, Tillis was also director emeritus of the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center and co-founder and director emeritus of the Jazz in July program. Legacy Concert highlights
