Dear Mason Music Family,

We invite you to join us for a stellar Faculty Artist Showcase Recital on Sunday, October 20 at 3 pm in Harris Theater. This not-to-be-missed concert is an annual highlight of our Fall Concert Series and features extraordinary faculty artists performing a wide variety of compositions, including a work by Dr. Andrea Reinkemeyer, Mason's Director of Composition. 

As we celebrate American composer Charles Ives' 150th birthday, we are thrilled to present the Spheres Project on Sunday, October 20 at 7 pm with a beautiful performance of Ives String Quartet No. 1. Insightful remarks will be given by Dr. Tom C. Owens, internationally regarded as an expert on Charles Ives’s life and music. 

How excited we are to feature Mason Opera Scenes on Monday, October 21at 8 pm in Old Town Hall, Fairfax.  Experience drama and romance in a memorable evening of beloved opera scenes with our terrific Mason opera cast! 

Come join us for the Woodwinds Chamber Ensemble Concert (free admission) on Wednesday October 23.  Please purchase your tickets now for our Mason Jazz Ensemble Concert on Thursday October 24 at 8 pm. 

We hope to see you at Mason Madness featuring  Doc Nix and the Green Machine on Friday October 18 at 7 pm in the Eagle Bank Arena!  

What a line-up of spectacular music in these upcoming weeks!  We look forward to sharing the joy of music-making with you!  Thank you for your support of our amazing students!

Warmest regards,

Dr. Linda A. Monson, Director

Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music

Dewberry School of Music

Faculty Artist Showcase

Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 p.m.

Free Admission

This not-to-be-missed concert is an annual highlight of our Fall Concert Series and features extraordinary faculty artists performing a wide variety of compositions, including a work by Dr. Andrea Reinkemeyer, Mason's Director of Composition. View program below.

Dewberry School of Music Strings Area

Spheres Project: Free Concert

Sunday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m.

The Spheres Project is a collaborative chamber music experience for Mason strings faculty and students. In honor of Charles Ives' 150th birthday, the ensemble will be performing String Quartet No. 1 with melodies paraphrased from hymns reminiscent of American traditions. Don't miss this nostalgic experience on Sunday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Harris Theatre.

Performers: June Huang and Telah Harper, violins; Alyssa Cabassa, viola; Gerald Fowkes, cello; Tom C. Owens, speaker

Mason Opera Scenes

Monday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m.

Old Town Hall, Fairfax

Calling Opera lovers! Come for a night of drama and romance featuring favorite scenes from the world's most beloved operas! Free performance at the historic Old Town Hall: 3999 University Dr., Fairfax, Virginia.

Scenes include:

"Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio" from Madama Butterfly

"Ange adorable" from Romeo and Juliet.

Medley from Faust

"Quoi! vous m'aimez" from La Fille du Regiment

"Mir ist so wunderbar" from Fidelio

"Belle nuit" from The Tales of Hoffman

"There stands a little Man" from Hansel and Gretel

"Love Duet" from The Merry Widow

"Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof

Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Concert

Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m.

We invite you to our Woodwind Chamber Ensembles Concert on Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. Join us for this performance in Harris Theatre for an evening of flowing melodies coordinated by Mason Music Faculty Dr. Kathy Mulcahy, Director of Woodwinds. This concert is free and open to the public. MUSI 300 credit offered.

Mason Jazz Ensemble

Thursday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m.

Ticketed Event

The Mason Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jim Carroll, offers opportunities for improvisation, performance, recording, writing, leadership and service. This ensemble has performed at venues including the Shanghai Concert Hall (Beijing, China), Center for the Arts, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Jazz4Justice™ concerts, Blues Alley, Chantilly Jazz Festival, Law Day and the Jazz Education Network/ JENerations Jazz Festival (New Orleans, LA and Orlando, FL).

Tickets: $15 General Public, $10 Seniors, $5 Students

Dewberry School of Music

Fall 2024 Concert Series

University Athletics: Mason Madness

Green Machine Performance

Friday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Eagle Bank Arena

The Green Machine Ensembles are excited to kickoff another basketball season in EagleBank Arena on Friday, October 18th at 7pm! Enjoy an electrifying floor show from the Green Machine Pep Band, Spirit Drumline, The Emeralds, Mason Winter Guard, The Masonettes and Mason Cheer as well as other fun activities with the Mason Men's and Women's Basketball teams to get Mason Nation ready for the 2024-2025 basketball season!

Departmental Recitals and Student Recitals

Save the Date: Fall Musical

110 in the Shade

Preview: October 31; Performances: November 1-3

Sharply intelligent Lizzie Curry is considered unlucky in love by her father and brothers but remains unwilling to settle for a man who can’t live up to her standards. As her family schemes to change her fortunes amid a blistering hot summer in the Dust Bowl, a smooth-talking stranger arrives in town, promising to bring down the rain within 24 hours. As the town waits for the skies to open, Lizzie considers how to find the place between what is possible and what she dreams could be. Nominated for multiple Tony Awards during its original 1964 Broadway production and the 2007 Broadway revival, this lyrical and heartfelt musical set in 1936 is an inspiring story of looking past your pain to what the future can hold.

Directed by Erin Gardner and Musical Direction by Joe Walsh.

$35 General Public $15 Students, Staff, Seniors, and Groups 

Performance Highlights

Grand Piano Celebration Mason Music faculty and student artists on Sunday, September 22

photo credit: Lauren Rigby

Mason Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band with U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" on October 1

Photo Credit: Ashish Muppidi