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Charles Treger, Former UMass Violin Professor, Passes Away
Friday, January 20, 2023
On January 12, 2023, renowned violinist and former UMass music professor Charles Treger passed away at the age of 87.

"Kinetic Five" Jazz Ensemble Represents UMass at National Education Conference
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Students from the UMass Jazz & African American Music Studies (JAAMS) program were recently invited to perform at the Jazz Education Network’s national conference, which took place Jan. 4-7 in Orlando, FL.

Spiridopoulos, Wind Ensemble Release New CD
Friday, December 2, 2022
The UMass Wind Ensemble and trombonist Greg Spiridopoulos have a new CD on MSR Classics: SYNCHRONOUS: New Works for Trombone & Wind Ensemble, including concertos by UMass faculty.

LAB:SYNC Director Aston McCullough Presents at National HBCU Week Conference
Friday, November 18, 2022
Asst. Professor Aston K. McCullough, who directs the Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance, presented research innovations at the 2022 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference.

New Book Co-Edited by Lisa Lehmberg Released by Routledge
Monday, September 19, 2022
Professor of Music Education Lisa Lehmberg has co-edited a new book titled Meanings of Music Participation: Scenarios from the United States which was published in late August by Routledge.

Vocal Jazz Group is 2022 DownBeat Magazine Award Winner
Friday, September 9, 2022
Earlier this year, the UMass Vocal Jazz Group, directed by Catherine Jensen-Hole, was among the winners in the 2022 Student Music Awards sponsored by DownBeat Magazine.