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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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!
Contemporary Electronic Ensemble – 12/5/2020 – Live on Twitch
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Originally broadcast on Twitch.tv/cee_stream
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Pink Floyd Ensemble – Dark Side Of The Moon
The UMass Lowell Pink Floyd Ensemble, directed by Alan Williams, performs Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. Recorded Nov. 13-15, 2020 at The Aviary, North Chelmsford, MA.
Creative Music Making at Your Fingertips
Creative Music Making at Your Fingertips: A Mobile Technology Guide for Music Educators
Edited by Gena R. Greher, Professor of Music Education at University of Massachusetts Lowell and Suzanne L. Burton, Professor of Music Education at the University of Delaware, Oxford University Press, 2021
Math, Science & Music
For Herbie Hancock, the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, inspiring young people to learn about math and science through music has been a life-long dream. For him, there is a profound connection across the disciplines and a way to ignite passion for challenging concepts through music. This was the foundation of the project of Math, Science and Music.
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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
“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.
Spring ’20 R&B Ensemble
Performers: Jacob Swain [SRT Grad 2020] (Vocals, Guitar, Keys),
Raphael Esguerra [SRT Student 2021] (Vocals, Guitar)
Will Britton [SRT Grad 2020] (Vocals, Bass)
Jake Riggert [SRT Grad 2020] (Drums)