Nashoba Regional High School

Friends of Music

Band Day @ UMass Amherst
Saturday, 25 October 2008

Click to hear and see UMMMB in action

 

 

Save this date!  Pep/Concert Band will be participating in Band Day 2006 @ UMass Amherst. 

Each fall, dozens of high school bands come to UMass to learn from and perform with the Power and Class of New England, the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band!

On Band Day, students will have the opportunity to work with three of the nation's most recognized marching band specialists. Director George N. Parks, Associate Director Thomas P. Hannum, and Assistant Director Michael J. Klesch have earned national reputations for their work with marching bands and competitive drum and bugle corps.

Beginning early in the morning, bands from all across New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania join the Minuteman Band in an intense rehearsal for the program which will be performed four hours later before a crowd of 17,000 fans at the UMass Minutemen vs. Bryant Bulldogs football game!

Not only is this great fun for all participants, it offers high school musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a college audience. You don’t need to be in a marching band to participate in band day………take a look at the 2008 performance (below)……..the only marching involved is what gets everyone onto and off of the football field.

 

·           Bands on the field

·           Chieftain band going to the field

·           Mr. OToole with the Chicken!

Assorted individual/group shots:

A    B    C    D    E    F    G

 

Band Member Information

·         Permission slips will be available soon!

·         For rehearsals: Dress appropriate to weather conditions (Inclement weather may cause rehearsals to move indoors)

·         For performance: Marching Band Attire appropriate to weather conditions (DressCode)

·         Arrive @ NRHS 6:45 AM to load buses

·         Buses leave @ 7:00 AM sharp

·         Bring a lunch

·         Game time: 1:00 PM

·         Return to NRHS will be around 6:00 PM depending on the game and traffic conditions.

·         Have Fun!

Band Family and Friends

Family and friends are encouraged to come for the game and enjoy the spectacle. Several Nashoba alumni currently perform with the Minuteman Band! Come on out early and tailgate. Don’t miss the Minuteman Band’s pre-game show.  In addition to the Band Day massed bands performance at half time, you can stay for the Minuteman Band’s full post-game show! The UMMB performance this year features music by Stevie Wonder and the music from

Game Information

·         UMass Minutemen vs. College of William & Mary (The Tribe)

·         1:00 @ Alumni Stadium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

·         General Admission available at gate $10.00; Seniors 65 and over $8.00; Children 18 and under $6.00

·         Reserved seats are $12…To contact the ticket office, call 413-545-0810 or 866-UMASS-TIX.

·         Or, visit the UM ticket website: http://umassathletics.cstv.com/genrel/041100aaj.html

Directions to Alumni Stadium – Driving Time: Approx. 90 minutes

·         Route 2-W to Exit 16 (Route 202 Amherst, Pelham)

·         Bear right off exit

·         14 miles to right turn onto Rt 9/16 to Amherst

·         5 miles to first traffic light; continue straight through intersection

·         ˝ mile to 2nd traffic light @ Triangle Street

·         Turn right onto Triangle Street

·         ˝ mile to 1st traffic light; continue straight through intersection

·         ˝ mile to 2nd traffic light @ Fearing Street

·         Turn left onto Fearing Street

·         ˝ mile to end of Fearing Street (Southwest High Rise dormitory complex on your right)

·         Turn left – stadium and parking entrance 300 yards on the right

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