For generations of UMMB members, MICCA has meant two things: performing and the Burger Burn.
MICCA—the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association—hosts marching band festivals for high school bands across the state. The UMMB traditionally appears in exhibition at the state finals each year, giving many young musicians their first chance to see the Minuteman Band live.
And a few hundred hungry band members need to eat.
That’s where the Burger Burn comes in. Band Parents fire up the grills and feed the band during the trip, with parents, alumni, staff, and friends pitching in and catching up along the way.
It’s simple, a little chaotic, and very UMMB: feed the band and have some fun doing it.