University of Massachusetts Lowell Marching Band

University of Massachusetts Lowell Marching Band
School	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Location	Lowell, Massachusetts
Founded	1979
Director	Daniel Lutz
Associate Director	Debra-Nicole Huber
Members	About 120 in its last season (2003)

The University of Massachusetts Lowell Marching Band had about 120 members and was directed by Daniel Lutz and assisted by Debra-Nicole Huber. In its last year (2004), the band acted as an exhibition band for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, performing for the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA), New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) and Musical Arts Conference (MAC) shows throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut. The band also frequently performed at events on campus and in surrounding communities, including parades.

In the band’s last 8 years, it has performed hits from classic rock and jazz artists such as Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Chick Corea, arranged by Lutz and percussion arranger Peter Furnari.

History

The trumpet section in 2001

The UMass Lowell Marching Band drew its members from virtually every department in each of the university's schools and colleges. The band has been a major ensemble of the Department of Music since 1979.

In its role as ambassador for the university, the marching band performed throughout New England at parades, clinics, exhibitions, and serves as an ambassador for the university and served as a source of entertainment at university activities. Past performances included exhibitions for United States President Bill Clinton, also for Governors of Massachusetts, and other state dignitaries as well as at band festivals and televised performances seen by audiences of thousands.

The marching band's musical program was specially arranged for the ensemble by Lutz, drawn from the classics, jazz, rock and popular idioms. Music and motion were combined through original visual design. In 2001, the band consisted of instrumentalists, including guitar, bass and synthesizer. The band did not have a color guard from 1979-1994.

In the Fall of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band got back together for only one year and it’s rehearsals were held virtually through Zoom, concluding with a video performance for a limited audience of UMass Lowell music students. For this virtual season, the band's numbers were a fraction of the size from years prior (70).

Instrumentation

The instrumentation consisted of piccolos, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, trumpets, mellophone, trombones, baritones, sousaphone, and a variety of percussion instruments.

Staff

Dan Lutz, director of the marching band

• Daniel Lutz – director and wind arranger
• Debra-Nicole Huber – associate director
• Peter Furnari – percussion arranger
• Gilles Ouellette – visual designer
• Eric Linsner – music instructor
• Josh Chapman – visual caption head
• Chris Fendt – visual instructor
• Kevin Webb - visual instructor
• Shah Salmi – visual instructor
• Eric Poster - visual instructor
• Jim Morris – percussion caption head
• Jim Felker - percussion instructor
• Eli Silverstein - percussion instructor
• Kristen McGuire (Sardynski)– percussion instructor
• Mike Newman – pit instructor

Student leaders

• 2020 - Kyle Watson - field conductor, Jackson Winders - assistant field conductor
• 2003 – Mike Reidy – field conductor, Theresa Sabina – assistant field conductor
• 2002 – Mike Reidy – field conductor, Ellen Campbell – assistant field conductor, Alexis Guay – color guard captain
• 2001 – Greg Davis – field conductor, Mike Reidy – assistant field conductor, Holly Sullivan – color guard captain
• 2000 – Aaron Goldberg – field conductor, Greg Davis – assistant field conductor
• 1999 – Aaron Goldberg – field conductor
• 1998 – Brendan LaFlamme – field conductor, Jamie Knapp – color guard captain

• 1994-Jim Felker - field conductor, Heather Erickson-assistant field conductor
• 1993-Jim Felker - field conductor, Karen Consalvi-assistant field conductor
• 1992 - Jim Felker - field conductor, Karen Consalvi-assistant field conductor
• 1984 - John Luciano - field conductor, Doreen Rivard - field conductor
• 1983 - Elaine Foley - field conductor, John Luciano - field conductor
• 1982 - Elaine Foley - field conductor, John Luciano - field conductor

Shows

A mellophone player in 2002

• 2003 – Channel One Suite – Bill Reddie, Third Wind – Pat Metheny
• 2002 – Tapestry of Nations – Gavin Greenaway, Reflections of Earth – Gavin Greenaway, Minuano – Pat Metheny, First Circle – Pat Metheny
• 2001 – Day One, Santorini, Baroque Samba, Episode, Back Home
• 2000 – Los Endos Suite – Phil Collins, Night Streets – Chick Corea, Concierto de Aranjuez – Chick Corea, La Fiesta/Celebration Suite – Chick Corea
• 1999 – Threshold – Patrick Williams, Spring – Matrix, The Musician – Chick Corea, Malagueña – Ernesto Lecuona
• 1998 – Malagueña – Ernesto Lecuona, Central Park – Chick Corea, My Spanish Heart – Chick Corea, Third Wind – Pat Metheny
• 1986 - Living in the Past - Ian Anderson, The Long and Winding Road - Lennon–McCartney, Meet the Flintstones - Hoyt Curtin
• 1985 - First Circle - Pat Metheny, Mata Hari - Al Di Meola, Olé - Slide Hampton, Starlight Express - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Get it On - Bill Chase & Terry Richards
• 1984 - The Musician - Chick Corea; West Side; The Devil is a Liar - Seawind; Percussion Feature: Spanish Fantasy; The Long and Winding Road - Lennon-McCartney
• 1983 - Eleanor Rigby - Lennon-McCartney; On the Boulevard - Manhattan Transfer; Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away - Chicago; Percussion Feature: Reground to Six
• 1982 - Music from Carmina Burana - Carl Orff; Corazòn - Carole King; Cuernos - Dan Lutz
• 1981 - Go Back Home; Smiling Phases - Blood, Sweat and Tears; The One That You Love - Air Supply; Whiplash
• 1980 - Howard Hanson: 2nd Symphony; In the Stone - Earth, Wind and Fire; I'm Running
• 1979 - Malagueña; Music from "SWAT"; Theme from "The Fox"; Ride, Captain Ride; Pavane; Marianne

External links

• University of Massachusetts Lowell Marching Band