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Concerts, Recitals & Events
Performance opportunities abound at George Mason University. Students and faculty present hundreds of concerts, recitals, master classes, workshops, and seminars each year. Student ensembles include Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, Symphonic Chorus, Chamber Singers, Women’s Chorus, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Opera Theater, and numerous Chamber Ensembles. Please browse our extensive concert calendar, and check back frequently for updates. For events that have already passed, please view our archives.
Students: events with a * denote available Music 300 credit.
| Fall 2008 |
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| August: | ||
| First Day of Classes | Monday, August 25 | |
| Instrumental Ensemble Auditions | Tuesday, August 26, 3:00pm - 8:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Pep Band: Spirit Day (Welcome Week) | Wednesday, August 27, 12:00pm | Johnson Center Plaza |
| Music Department Convocation | Wednesday, August 27, 12:30pm | PAB Band Room |
| Instrumental Ensemble Auditions | Wednesday, August 27, 3:00pm - 8:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Music Education Convocation | Friday, August 29, 12:30pm | PAB Choir Room |
| Vocal 3-Credit Auditions | Friday, August 29, 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| September: | ||
| Labor Day- No Classes | Monday, September 1
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| Pep Band: Men's Soccer vs. University of Virginia | Friday, September 5, 7:00pm | George Mason Field |
| Pep Band: Football vs. Walter Reed Med. College | Saturday, September 6, 5:00pm | Robinson Field |
| Last day to add classes | Tuesday, September 9 | |
| Music Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) | Wednesday, September 10, 12:30pm | PAB Choir Room |
| MTEC Exams | Friday, September 12, 8:00am - 1:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| MTEC Exams | Friday, September 12, 3:00pm - 8:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Faculty Showcase Recital featuring GMU Music Department Faculty |
Friday, September 12, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Vocal Convocation | Saturday, September 13, 10:00am - 3:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| A "Grand" Piano Celebration feat. Mason Piano Faculty and Students Jean Carrington Cook Mem. Scholarship Concert |
Sunday, September 14, 4:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Retirement Ceremony for Dr. Beth Bullard | Wednesday, September 17, 3:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| MTEC Woodwind Fingering Tests I | Friday, September 19, 8:00am - 1:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Mock Honor Choir | Saturday, September 20, 9:00am - 4:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: Football vs. Newport News Apprentice | Saturday, September 20, 5:00pm | Robinson Field |
| Wind Symphony "Young People's Concert" | Wednesday, September 24, 10:00am | Concert Hall |
| Last day to drop classes | Friday, September 26 | |
| Voice Recital Hearings / Vocal 3-Credit Auditions | Friday, September 26, 3:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| Arts By George! | Saturday, September 27, 5:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Wind Symphony Concert | Sunday, September 28, 3:00pm | Concert Hall |
| October: | ||
| MTEC Brass Fingering Tests I |
Wednesday, October 1, 10:00am - 1:00pm |
Performing Arts Building |
| Pep Band: Light the Night Walk (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) |
Saturday, October 4, 7:00pm | Reston Town Center |
| MTEC Percussion Tests I |
Monday, October 6, 11:00am - 1:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Music Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) |
Wednesday, October 8, 12:30pm | PAB Choir Room |
| Pep Band: Football vs. Williamson Tech |
Saturday, October 11, 3:00pm | Robinson Field |
| Columbus Day- No Classes |
Monday, October 13 | |
| Monday classes meet today |
Tuesday, October 14 | |
| GMU Opera (Trouble in Tahiti & scenes from Elixir of Love) |
Friday, October 17, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Wind Symphony Concert (NVCC Alexandria) |
Friday, October 17, 8:00pm | N VA Comm. College |
| Pep Band: Midnight Madness |
Friday, October 17, 9:00pm | Patriot Center |
| GMU Opera (Trouble in Tahiti & scenes from Elixir of Love) | Saturday, October 18, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: Fundraising Event |
Sunday, October 19, 4:00pm | Oakton, VA |
| Faculty Artist Series: John Kilkenny, Percussion |
Sunday, October 19, 7:00pm |
Harris Theatre |
| MTEC Strings Tests I |
Tuesday, October 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Performing Arts Building |
| CVPA Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) |
Wednesday, October 22, 12:30pm | Mason Hall |
| Symphony & Chamber Orchestra Concert |
Wednesday, October 22, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| MTEC Exams II |
Friday, October 24, 9:00am - 12:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Pep Band: Football vs. Radford University |
Saturday, October 25, 5:00pm | Robinson Field |
| Pep Band: Marine Corps Marathon |
Sunday, October 26, 11:00am | Washington, DC |
| Select Women's Chorale, University Chorale & Singers Concert |
Sunday, October 26, 7:00pm | Providence Presbyterian |
| Wind Symphony Fall Concert (with Fairfax Wind Symphony) |
Tuesday, October 28, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Voice Recital Hearings | Friday, October 31, 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| MTEC Woodwind Fingering Tests II | Friday, October 31, 9:00am - 12:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| November: | ||
| MTEC Brass Fingering Tests II | Wednesday, November 5, 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Performing Arts Building |
| Music Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) | Wednesday, November 5, 12:30pm | PAB Choir Room |
| Pep Band: Football vs. Hargrave Military Academy | Saturday, November 8, 1:00pm | Robinson Field |
| Various Chamber Ensembles Concert | Sunday, November 9, 2:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Percussion Ensemble Concert | Sunday, November 9, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| MTEC Percussion Tests II | Monday, November 10, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Symphonic Band Concert | Tuesday, November 11, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Faculty Artist Series: Stan Curtis, Trumpet | Wednesday, November 12, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Workshop Jazz Band Concert | Thursday, November 13, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Faculty Artist Series: Glenn Smith, Composition feat. Guest Artist Stephan Nachomanovich |
Friday, November 14, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: GMU Open House | Saturday, November 15, 1:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Vocal Jazz Concert | Sunday, November 16, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: Men's Basketball vs. Brown | Monday, November 17, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| VMEA | Thurs., Nov. 20 - Sat, Nov. 22 | Hot Springs, VA |
| Voice Recital Hearings | Friday, November 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Grand Tier III |
| Jazz 4 Justice | Friday, November 21, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Various Chamber Ensembles Concert | Sunday, November 23, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Saxophone Ensemble Concert | Sunday, November 23, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Wed., Nov. 26 - Sun., Nov. 30 | |
| December: | ||
| Vocal Performance Seminar | Tuesday, December 2, 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Grand Tier III |
| MTEC String Tests II | Tuesday, December 2, 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Performing Arts Building |
| CVPA Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) | Wednesday, December 3, 12:30pm | Mason Hall |
| Vocal Performance Seminar (w/ reception) | Thursday, December 4, 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Grand Tier III |
| GMU Opera Recital (Street Scene) | Friday, December 5, 8:00pm | TBA |
| Last day of classes | Friday, December 5 | |
| GMU Holiday Concert | Sunday, December 7, 7:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Lab Band Concert | Monday, December 8, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Entrance Auditions | Monday, December 8 | Performing Arts Building |
| Graduate Student Conductors w/ Wind Symphony & Chamber Orchestra | Tuesday, December 9, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Final Exams | Tues., Dec. 9 - Wed., Dec. 17 | Performing Arts Building |
| Juries | Tues., Dec. 9 - Wed., Dec. 17 | |
| Music Faculty Meeting (FT & Voting) | Wednesday, December 10, 1:30pm | PAB Choir Room |
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