UMASS Amherst Music Faculty 1967-1972

The following individuals were members of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst Music Faculty from 1967-1972.  All of these members were also on the UMASS music faculty through at least the conclusion of the Spring 1972 Semester.

This is the UMASS music faculty membership between 1967-1972 sorted by last name on an alpha ascending basis. in alphabetical order.

Bob Amato UMASS-Amherst 1967-1972 practicing Selmer 4 piston valve piccolo trumpet outdoors in the fall of 1970.

Trumpet Player, Bob Amato who earned a BA in Trumpet Performance (and would have earned a BA in Music Education if he completed student teaching requirement) from UMASS during the 1967-1972 time frame.  Click on the name of a faculty member to gain some insight on Bob’s personal recollection and impression of each faculty member.

Bezanson, Philip Dr. (UMASS Music Department Head)
Alviani, Doric (Voice – Chorus Conductor)
Chesnut, Walter (Trumpet)
D’Armand, John B (Voice)
DuBois, Richard E (Associate Music Dept. Head)
Kaeser, Fernande M (Piano)
Fussell, Charles (Music Theory)
Haigh, Andrew “Andy” D. Music Dept. Librarian
Harler, Alan E. (Voice)
Harry, William (Applied Music Education Oriented Piano)
Humphrey, Jon C. (Voice)
Jenkins, John (French Horn, Symphony Band Director, Marching Band Director)
Krosnick, Joel (Cello)
Lehrer, Dr. Charles-David “Chick” (Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, Musicologist)
Mirliani, Jerry (Trumpet, Wally Chesnut Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Olevsky, Estela Kersenbaum (Piano)
Olevsky, Julian (Violin Artist in Residence)
Ornest, Dorothy (???)
Peltzer, Dwight (Piano – Artist in Residence)
Purcell, Douglas (Non-faculty but great Undergrad and Graduate Trumpet player)
Steele, Ronald (UMASS Symphony Orchestra Conductor- Applied Conducting Instructor)
Stern, Robert Lewis (Music Theory and Composition)
Tanner, Joanne (Flute)
Tanner, Peter H. (Percussion)
Tillis, Fred (Music Theory)
Weed, Larry Van (Concert Band and Asst. Marching Band Director, Trombone and Tuba)
Whaples, Miraim (????)