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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Daniel MacDonald – CEE Project Spring 2021 – PSP Go Dock 存在する
This project was performed at the Contemporary Electronic Ensemble Twitch stream on 4/27/21. Countless hours were spent crafting the music and 3D environment for you to enjoy so if you like it, be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out when the 360º version is uploaded!!!
Off Broadway- Kick it To Me
This performance of Sammy Rae’s “Kick it To Me” was performed by the group Off Broadway. The band consists of current and past UML students including Mia Farwell on vocals, Peter Lavina on guitar, Jake Mall on drums, Justin Hahn on trombone and engineering, Tim Weisman on bass, and Brad Aiken on tenor saxophone.
“Sunrise” – Live Playthrough by Mark Tully
This is a live vocal and guitar performance of an original song by Mark Tully called “Sunrise” from his debut album, Origin, which was released on all streaming services on March 5, 2021. It was recorded in Durgin Hall room 112 in March for the Seven Six Records student showcase held in April, and later posted to his YouTube channel. Mark Tully is a senior in Sound Recording Technology at UML and will be graduating in May 2021.
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UML University Choir – “The Blue Bird” – Stanford
The UML University Choir performs Charles Villiers Stanford’s “The Blue Bird” in approved outdoor recordings in April 2021. Featuring soprano soloist Jailene Velazquez, Music Studies ’23.
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.
Born Under a Bad Sign – F20 Blues Ensemble
A Fall 2020 semester project for the UMass Lowell Blues Ensemble by Dirty River Blues Band.
Anthony Adario – Guitar, Keys
Alexis Csicsek – Vocals
Jesse Green – Guitar
Joe Milia – Drums
Caleb Rawlinson – Bari Sax
Spencer Roach – Bass
Evan Smith – Tenor Sax
Rachel Sullivan – Flute
Jackson Winders – Trumpet
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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
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.
“Siegmund heiß ich” – Die Walküre
UML Music Alum Peter Furlong (BMus ’92) played Siegmund in a February 2020 co-production of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” presented by Berlin Wagner Gruppe (Germany) and Opera by Request (Toronto) in Toronto, Canada. While this was to be the first performance of a very full 2020 schedule, sadly, it also ended up being the last.