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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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.
Dom the Composer – “If I Believe”
Seven Six Records artist Dom the Composer has released a new single, “If I Believe”, for Mental Health Awareness Month. He writes: “If I Believe is a song about dealing with your worst enemy: your mind. This is a video of my community opening up, being vulnerable and taking a stand. They were kind enough to take time out of their day, film these clips, and make this video possible. We want people who are watching this to know that they are not alone. Whatever you are going through will get better in time. You are strong, you are loved and you are enough!”
UML University Choir – “Let My Love Be Heard” by Jake Runestad
The UMass Lowell University Choir spent the end of this crazy Spring 2020 semester putting together a virtual choir performance of Jake Runestad’s “Let My Love Be Heard.” The performance is dedicated to everyone that has been effected by the COVID-19 outbreak in small and large ways, as well as the brave health professionals that are working so hard to keep us all safe.
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UML Chamber Singers – “The Road Home” by Stephen Paulus
“After wind, after rain, when the dark is done / As I wake from a dream in the gold of day / Through the air there’s a calling from far away / There’s a voice I can hear that will lead me home.” The UMass Lowell Chamber Singers recorded this and a number of other works at the end of the Spring 2021 semester in two approved outdoor recording sessions. Students that opted to participate virtually also submitted tracks and were added into the mix later.

3rd edition released of William Moylan’s critical listening book
Long used as a textbook for Dr. William Moylan’s Critical & Analytical Listening class, his “Understanding and Crafting the Mix: the Art of Recording” has been substantially revised, with 80% thoroughly rewritten and updated and now supplemented by a website.
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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A Virtual Conference Presentation by Gena Greher and Savannah Marshall
Professor Gena Greher and Instructor Savannah Marshall (UML ’13, ‘16) presented at one of the ISME 2020 Community Music Pre-Conference Seminars on July 14, 2020. The ISME Commission for Community Music Activity (CMA) has demonstrated strong leadership in the music education field with its longstanding commitment to the principles of inclusivity, equity, and hospitality, and their application in practice. Their members are critically conscious music facilitators and researchers, frequently working in complex social settings and always at the forefront of discussions around inclusive musical practices and equitable access.
Studio II Jazz Band Concert Spring 1980 Fred Buda Director
Studio II Jazz Band Concert Spring 1980 Part I
“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.