Durgin Hall and Beyond
UMass Lowell’s Durgin Hall is the creative home for hundreds of musicians. Please enjoy the various projects collected here. You can select from our categories above, or select a more specific tag from the footer.
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Sleep by Leo Folan
Sleep by Leo Folan (music studies 2023) mixed by Brad Presta (SRT) is an instrumental concept album that is meant to take the listener on a journey through a full nights sleep. From the lullaby that puts you to sleep, the good dreams, a nightmare, and waking up. The artwork is done by Sarah Sullivan (studio art 2023) and fully captures the sound of a restless sleep through the tired eyes of the character .
Nathan Sharples – Running (II: Fallible)
“Running” is an original composition performed and composed by Nathan Sharples featured on his 2020 release “II:Fallible”. The album consists of six unique tracks available on all streaming platforms as well as hard copy CDs. Mixed by Dominic DiPalermo, Recorded by Ture Carlson (Wellspring Sound), Mastered by Azevedo Audio (Matt Azevedo). Artwork by Ben Sharples
Tensko’s “Identity”: An Exploration Of Being Human
Tristan Caswell-Riday composes the album “Identity” under their musical alias Tensko. Released early in the year on January 10th, the album is a collection of songs they have made over the past 3 years that explores the journey they’ve gone through to find themselves. All pieces were composed by them virtually throughout the years from both their home in Maine and during the short period of time they were on campus pre-covid. Working mainly under the dance and EDM style of music, they are an SRT major who will be graduating in 2023! Listen to their album and follow them on their journey as they learn more about themselves and the music they want to produce. Dancing and getting down to the tracks are also highly recommend, it is dance music after all!
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“Resplendent Sorrow”
UML Music Alum Derek Weagle (BM ’16) composed “Resplendent Sorrow”, a sonata for English horn and strings, for UML Music Coordinator and Oboe instructor, Amy Dinsmore. This performance took place on April 18, 2017 at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Derek Weagle conducts a student group from NEC as part of his graduate requirement in composition, with Amy Dinsmore, English horn solo.
Tutorial: Learning to hear loudness
This tutorial was presented by Dr. William Moylan to illustrate how to hear loudness relationships in a music mix. Several different versions of The Beatles’ song “Let It Be” are used to illustrate how to hear loudness levels and changes of levels. This video was recorded in the SRT program’s Critical Listening & Recording Studio, and was produced by SRT graduate students Becky ZuWallack (MM:SRT 2009) and Gavin Paddock (MM:SRT 2008).
Guitar Ensemble Concert at Durgin Hall 12-4-20
Sal’s Samba (Sal Salvador, 1925-99) arranged by Jon Wheatley.
Players on this track and the rest of the concert were Arturo Romero Ramos, Benjamin Burns, Kalia Casco, Dylan Gagnon, Frankie Marchione, Peter Trainor, Kevin MacDonald, Olin May, Andrew Ouellette, Michael Fetherston, Alex Murphy, Camren Benanti, Anthony Adario, Ryan Gaudette, John Papendorp, Jon Wheatley
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Weird Fishes/Arpeggi UML Percussion Ensemble (SP2015)
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Radiohead arr. David Schmacher UML Percussion Ensemble, Jeffrey Fischer, director AVP Final Project Sean Patterson, audio recording Karl Fleck, audio mastering Spring 2015 Matt Bruneau, glockenspiel Luca Provencal, xylophone Jared Logan, vibes Nate Weber, vibes Ben Lambert, marimba Jack Liebold, marimba Gabby Tober, marimba Mike “Brown” Bloniarz, bass Tim Grove, drums
Studio II Jazz Band Concert Spring 1980 Fred Buda Director
Studio II Jazz Band Concert Spring 1980 Part I
Lejos de Ti – Chamber Singers
The Umass Lowell Chamber Singers, Fall 2020, under the direction of Jonathan Richter, perform Manuel Ponce’s Lejos de Ti, arranged by UML Alumni Chris Rubén Winters. Students recorded audio tracks into Soundtrap, a web based DAW, and then files were exported and mixed in Garageband by Mark Andrews.