Michael J. Garasi

Making my handbell debut!!!

Come see what’s happening in the @UMHB Music Department! 🎶🎼🎵

A happy and blessed New Year 2024, to all of our friends and family.

Merry Christmas from The Garasi Gang in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

My heart is full as I reunited with the musicians of the Florida Lakes Sym. which I had the privilege of conducting for 8 seasons. Thank you to these talented and hard-working musicians for making this reunion so special.

Going "Home" next week to return to conducting the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra in their holiday concerts. Very excited to see old friends.

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful birthday wishes. It’s so nice to hear from many of you that I haven’t heard from in quite a long time. Wishing you all a musical holiday season! 😊🎶🎵

Thank you Erik Reynolds and Daniel Young (@UMHB Alumnus), band directors at Ellison High School, for having me out to work with their bands today.

Our December 2023 Holiday Concert with the @BrassBandofBC in the Kellogg Auditorium in Battle Creek, Michigan.

We loved performing for around 1,000 elementary students this morning at the December 2023 @BrassBandofBC Young People’s Concert.

Traveling to Michigan today to conduct the mighty @BrassBandofBC On our concert is the spectacular “Music of the Spheres” by Philip Sparke.

There is a little something for everyone in tonight’s @UMHB Christmas Festival. Beautiful artwork exhibit and sale, the Amahl and the Night Visitors opera, and our Wind Ensemble presenting a concert of classic favorites, including a special something for the child in all of us.

First full dress rehearsal for “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at @UMHB. Second dress rehearsal is tonight!

Conducting two performances on November 9 and 10 here at @UMHB

El Cumbanchero! What a fabulous night of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through Music…..muy bien, @UMHB Wind Ensemble.

This Friday our @UMHB Wind Ensemble and String Ensemble will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through Music!!!

After months of planning, preparation and anticipation, our Week of Creativity is off to a fabulous start here at @UMHB. Thank you, Joseph Martin for a” creative first day.” Thank you also, to our special guest’s, Sue Martin, Brad Nix, and Cherry Garasi. Day 2 , her we go …

Flying to Michigan for the Summer 2023 @BrassBandofBC Youth Brass Band Camp. Looking forward to a great week of teaching with some of my colleagues from the Brass Band of Battle Creek.

Look at what our @UMHB campus store created for our band program! Be sure to get yours in our @UMHB campus store.