UMass Band to break ground on new facility at Homecoming 2009!

One of the vast army of UMass Blog reporters sent me a copy of George Park's latest news on the the UMass Marching Band's new facility.

Congrats to the Power and Class of New England!

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Dear Friends, Alumni and Members of the Minuteman Marching Band.

It has been far too long since I have been in contact with you. (Although, for many, I am sure you welcomed the silence, particularly after last years deluge of requests). However, many have been wondering about the status of our potential new band building.

Well we finally have some news. AND, IT IS GREAT NEWS.

A few weeks ago, Chancellor Holub and his executive committee approved new revised plans for the new Band Building!

A lot has changed since our last communication about the building. We have worked very hard during this past semester, and I am very excited about the work that has been done. The new building will be built closer to the center of campus. In the new facility we will keep Grinnell, and build the new building adjacent to it. Combining Grinnell with the new facilities will finally give the Minuteman Band a great home that we all can be very proud of. Of course, we could not have done this without the love and dedication of so many Band Alumni and loyal friends and fans.

Please visit this site to see the new plans: http://umassband.com/

AND HERE is one of the most exciting things:

In order to thank our friends and alumni, we are planning a GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY for HOMECOMING DAY, 2009!!!

Yes, October 17, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. followed by the Homecoming Football Game at 3:30.

We hope you can consider joining us for that historic day. Let us make this the most memorable ground breaking ceremony ever! It will be the only ground breaking on this campus that has occurred with a full 380 member band providing the live music! With over 650 people on the Wall of Power and Class, I can only imagine that this could be the largest ground breaking ceremony we have seen! "