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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.
| Spring 2008 |
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| January 2008: | ||
| Pep Band: Men vs. Towson | Saturday, January 5, 4:30pm | Patriot Center |
| Pep Band: Women vs. Delaware | Sunday, January 6, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Pep Band: Men vs. Northeastern | Saturday, January 12, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Pep Band: Women vs. Drexel | Sunday, January 13, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Graduate Placement Exams | Monday, January 14 | Performing Arts Building |
| CVPA Chairs Meeting | Wednesday, January 16, 10:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| Music Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, January 16, 11:30am | PAB Choral Room |
| CVPA Faculty Meeting | Wednesday, January 16, 12:30pm | Mason Hall |
| Music Ensemble Directors Meeting | Wednesday, January 16, 2:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Friends of Music Meeting | Thursday, January 17, 10:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| New Graduate CVPA Orientation | Thursday, January 17, 5:00pm | SUB II |
| Pep Band: Women vs. JMU | Thursday, January 17, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Entrance Auditions | Friday, January 18 | Performing Arts Building |
| Saxophone Symposium | Fri., Jan. 18 - Sat., Jan. 19 | PAB / HT / CH / GT III |
| Saxophone Symposium Concert | Friday, January 18, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Music Faculty Meeting (all faculty) | Saturday, January 19, 10:00am | PAB Choral Room |
| Dorothy Logan Music Ed Bassoon Recital * | Saturday, January 19, 8:00pm | Bellarmine Chapel |
| Saxophone Symposium Concert | Saturday, January 19, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - University closed | Monday, January 21 | |
| First Day of Classes | Tuesday, January 22 | |
| Music Department Convocation | Wednesday, January 23, 12:30pm | PAB Band Room |
| Roland Dyens Guitar Masterclass * | Wednesday, January 23, 2:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Pep Band: Men vs. ODU | Wednesday, January 23, 8:00pm | Patriot Center |
| GMU High School Honor Music Festival | Thurs., Jan. 24 - Sat., Jan. 26 | PAB / HT / CH |
| Pep Band: Women vs. William & Mary | Thursday, January 24, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| GMU HS Honor Music Festival Concert | Saturday, January 26, 1:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Vocal Institute Masterclass w/ Dr. Thomas Lanners * | Saturday, January 26, 2:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Faculty Artist Series: Rick Novak, Tenor * | Saturday, January 26, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Vocal Institute Masterclass w/ Leland P. Kimball (Opera DE) * | Sunday, January 27, 2:00pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Jessica Jones Graduate Flute Recital * | Sunday, January 27, 4:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Mimi Zwig String Pedagogy Masterclass * | Monday, January 28, 8:30am - 4:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Pep Band: Men vs. VCU | Tuesday, January 29, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Music Ed. Convocation Guest Speaker- Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser |
Thursday, January 31, 7:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| February: | ||
| Pep Band: Men vs. JMU | Saturday, February 2, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Pep Band: Women vs. VCU | Sunday, February 3, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Departmental Recital * | Monday, February 4, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Concerto Competition Auditions | Tuesday, February 5, 11:00am - 3:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Faculty Artist Series: Kelly Ker-Hackleman, piano; Peter Haase, violin; Loran Stephenson, cello * | Tuesday, February 5, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Graduating Students, Spring 08 Information Meeting (new to CVPA) | Wednesday, February 6, 7:00pm | Johnson Center Rm. E |
| Pep Band: Women vs. ODU | Thursday, February 7, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Departmental Recital * | Friday, February 8, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Kappa Kappa Psi Interest Meeting | Friday, February 8, 12:30pm | PAB Band Room |
| Byron Stripling Jazz Masterclass * | Friday, February 8, 3:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Metropolitan Jazz | Friday, February 8, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Entrance Auditions | Saturday, February 9 | Performing Arts Building |
| Clarinet Clinic: 2008 All-State Audition Music | Saturday, February 9, 1:00pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Brian Minnick Junior Vocal Recital * | Saturday, February 9, 7:30pm | St. George's UMC |
| Corinne Salada Junior Clarinet Recital * | Sunday, February 10, 1:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| University Singers w/ Ireland on Parade | Sunday, February 10, 3:00pm | NVCC |
| Bettye Cooley Graduate Lecture Recital * | Tuesday, February 12, 7:30pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Pep Band: Homecoming Pep Rally | Wednesday, February 13, 12:00pm | Johnson Center Atrium |
| Music Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, February 13, 12:30pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Norma Zimdahl Guest Artist Piano Masterclass * | Friday, February 15, 12:30pm | TheatreSpace |
| Drop-In Musicology with Steve Gerber "Wonderful World of Facsimiles: Next-Best Thing to Being There" |
Friday, February 15, 1:30pm | JC Library 228 |
| Mark Morris Dance Company w/ University Singers | Friday, February 15, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Entrance Auditions | Saturday, February 16 | Performing Arts Building |
| Mark Morris Dance Company w/ University Singers | Saturday, February 16, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Pep Band: Men vs. UNCW - Homecoming | Saturday, February 16, 6:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Pep Band: Women vs. UNCW | Sunday, February 17, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Rebekah Lewis Junior Voice Recital * | Sunday, February 17, 7:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| GMU Symphony & Chamber Orchestra Concert - feat. Norma Zimdahl, piano | Sunday, February 17, 7:00pm | Concert Hall |
| CVPA Alumni "Arts in the Real World" Career Evening | Wednesday, February 20, 6:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Pep Band: Men vs. Delaware | Wednesday, February 20, 9:00pm | Patriot Center |
| GMU Clarinet Festival | Saturday, February 23, 9:00am-4:00pm | Performing Arts Building |
| Carrie Ann Delaney Graduate Conducting Recital * | Saturday, February 23, 2:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| Erik Kamenski Senior Clarinet Recital * | Saturday, February 23, 3:00pm | TheatreSpace |
| Pep Band: Women vs. Towson | Sunday, February 24, 2:00pm | Patriot Center |
| GMU Jazz & Vocal Jazz Ensembles, feat. Berlin Musikhochschule Jazz Choir | Sunday, February 24, 3:00pm | Vienna Baptist Church |
| Anne O'Dell Graduate Vocal Recital * | Monday, February 25, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| GMU Wind Symphony / Symphonic Band Winter Concert | Tuesday, February 26, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Pep Band: Men vs. William & Mary | Wednesday, February 27, 9:00pm | Patriot Center |
| NATS Conference | Thursday, Feb. 28 - Saturday, March 1 | Virginia Tech University |
| Piano Pedagogy Masterclass, with Gail Berenson, National MTNA President * | Thursday, February 28, 10:30am | CH Grand Tier III |
| High School Band Clinic w/ Prof. Mark Camphouse | Friday, February 29, 10:00am | Concert Hall |
| CMENC Lecture: Surviving Your First Year As A Choral Teacher, with Michael Ehrlich * | Friday, February 29, 12:00pm | PAB Band Room |
| March: | ||
| Entrance Auditions | Saturday, March 1 | Performing Arts Building |
| High School Choral Clinic w/ Dr. Lisa Billingham | Monday, March 3, 7:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Faculty Artist Series: Dale Underwood, saxophone * | Tuesday, March 4, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Jazz Combos | Tuesday, March 4, 8:00pm | JC Bistro |
| Music Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, March 5, 12:30pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Josh Flores Student Saxophone Recital * | Wednesday, March 5, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: Women vs. Northeastern | Thursday, March 6, 7:00pm | Patriot Center |
| Band Clinic w/ Prof. Anthony Maiello | Friday, March 7, 9:00am | Concert Hall |
| Voice Recital Hearings | Friday, March 7, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Pep Band: Men's CAA Tournament | Friday, March 7 - Monday, March 10 | Richmond, VA |
| NVMTA Sightreading & Keyboard Skills Day | Saturday, March 8, 9:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| Entrance Auditions | Monday, March 10 | Performing Arts Building |
| Spring Break | Monday, March 10 - Friday, March 14 | |
| Jan Siegfried Graduate Conducting Recital * | Thursday, March 13, 7:00pm | Paul VI High School |
| Pep Band: Women's CAA Tournament | Thursday, March 13 - Sunday, March 16 | Newark, DE |
| National Trumpet Competition | Thursday, March 13 - Sunday, March 16 | PAB / HT / CH |
| NTC Concert | Friday, March 14, 7:00pm | Concert Hall |
| NTC Concert (Army Blues & Jazz) | Saturday, March 15, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Behzad Habibzai Flamenco Guitar Class | Tuesday, March 18, 9:00am | PAB Choral Room |
| CVPA Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, March 19, 12:30pm | Mason Hall |
| Jazz Ensemble Concert | Wednesday, March 19, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Drop-In Musicology with Steve Gerber "Showdown: Google Scholar vs. A&H Citation Index" |
Friday, March 21, 1:30pm | JC Library 228 |
| Faculty Artist Series: Dr. Glenn Smith, composition * | Friday, March 21, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| South Indian Music Festival | Saturday, March 22 | Harris Theatre |
| Entrance Auditions | Monday, March 24 | Performing Arts Building |
| Departmental Recital * | Monday, March 24, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Ilker Eginli Graduate Voice Recital * | Wednesday, March 26, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Voice Recital Hearings | Friday, March 28, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Alison Cramer Senior Voice Recital * | Friday, March 28, 7:00pm | Providence Presbyterian |
| Tim Roberts Faculty Saxophone Recital * | Friday, March 28, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Katelyn Sexton Junior Vocal Recital * | Saturday, March 29, 7:30pm | Bellarmine Chapel |
| Brawley Memorial Concert * | Sunday, March 30, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Joe Diliberti Junior Oboe Recital * | Sunday, March 30, 3:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Ben Pereyra Music Ed Viola Recital * | Sunday, March 30, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Ellena Anderson Student Voice Recital * | Monday, March 31, 4:30pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Allen Smithson & David Anderson Student Horn Recital * | Monday, March 31, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| April: | ||
| Elefthria K. Guitar Masterclass * | Tuesday, April 1, 10:30am | CH Grand Tier III |
| CVPA Alumni Board Meeting | Tuesday, April 1, 6:00pm | Mason Hall |
| April Fool's Day Chamber Concert * | Tuesday, April 1, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Music Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, April 2, 12:30pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Chris Singleton / Bram Smith Music Ed Euphonium / Trumpet Recital * | Wednesday, April 2, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| CVPA 08-09 Season Press Conference | Thursday, April 3, 12:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Robert Fenn Music Ed Trumpet Recital * | Thursday, April 3, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Symphony Orchestra "Music for Medicine" Pops Concert | Thursday, April 3, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional NATS | Friday, April 4 - Saturday, April 5 | Old Dominion University |
| Saxophone Ensemble Concert * | Sunday, April 6, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Chamber Orchestra Concert | Sunday, April 6, 6:00pm | Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center, Washington DC |
| Percussion Ensemble Concert * | Sunday, April 6, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Departmental Recital * | Monday, April 7, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Piano Departmental Recital * | Tuesday, April 8, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Piano Departmental Recital * | Wednesday, April 9, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Drop-In Musicology with Steve Gerber "Performance Anxiety: A Biblio-video-webliography of Resources" |
Friday, April 11, 1:30pm | JC Library 228 |
| Katherine Bohannon Graduate Cello Recital * | Saturday, April 12, 2:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Rebecca Roberts Graduate Vocal Recital * | Saturday, April 12, 4:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| University Singers & Select Women's Chorale Concert * | Sunday, April 13, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Dr. Kathryn Hearden Faculty Vocal Recital | Sunday, April 13, 6:30pm | National Gallery of Art |
| Jordan Kitts Steinway Dinner Tour | Monday, April 14, 5:30pm | CH / HT / PAB / GT III |
| GMU Jazz Ensemble Concert | Monday, April 14, 8:00pm | Blues Alley, Washington DC |
| GMU Jazz Ensemble Concert | Monday, April 14, 10:00pm | Blues Alley, Washington DC |
| M3E Mason Modern Music Ensemble Concert * | Wednesday, April 16, 8:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Jessica Jones Graduate Lecture Recital * | Thursday, April 17, 8:00pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Workshop Jazz Band Concert * | Thursday, April 17, 8:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Amanda Cook Student Flute Recital * | Friday, April 18, 3:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Ava Salehi Music Ed Piano Recital * | Friday, April 18, 5:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Graduate Exit Exams | Saturday, April 19, 9:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| Wayne Jennings Junior Vocal Recital * | Saturday, April 19, 4:30pm | St. George's UMC |
| GMU Open House | Sunday, April 20, 12:30pm | Patriot Center |
| Various Chamber Ensembles * | Sunday, April 20, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Katara Wright Junior Viola Recital * | Sunday, April 20, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Mindy Choi Senior Voice Recital * | Sunday, April 20, 6:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| Faculty Artist Series: Anna Balakerskaia & Friends * | Sunday, April 20, 7:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Jesse Guessford Faculty Composition Recital * | Sunday, April 20, 8:00pm | JC Cinema |
| Charlie Mitchell Graduate Trumpet Recital * | Sunday, April 20, 8:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Departmental Recital * | Monday, April 21, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Mark Camphouse Band Clinic | Monday, April 21, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Choral Concert (Pops/Broadway) | Tuesday, April 22, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Various Chamber Ensembles * | Wednesday, April 23, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Voice Recital Hearings | Friday, April 25, 3:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Stan Curtis Trumpet Studio Recital * | Friday, April 25, 8:00pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Brach Cobb Graduate Saxophone Recital * | Saturday, April 26, 2:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Hyun Jung Lee Graduate Piano Lecture Recital * | Saturday, April 26, 2:00pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Andrea Lively Junior Violin Recital * | Saturday, April 26, 4:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Sarah Mayo Graduate Vocal Recital * | Sunday, April 27, 6:30pm | St. George's UMC |
| Departmental Recital * | Monday, April 28, 12:30pm | Harris Theatre |
| Kenny Kohlhaas Junior Guitar Recital * | Monday, April 28, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| GMU Lab Band Concert | Monday, April 28, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| GMU Wind Symphony / Symphonic Band Spring Concert | Tuesday, April 29, 8:00pm | Concert Hall |
| NVMTA Meeting | Wednesday April 30, 9:15am | PAB Choral Room |
| Music Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, April 30, 12:30pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Christian Perez Junior Guitar Recital * | Wednesday, April 30, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Matt O'Keefe Junior Cello Recital * | Wednesday, April 30, 8:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| May: | ||
| Vocal Performance Seminar * | Thursday, May 1, 3:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Brian Thomas Graduate Tuba Recital * | Thursday, May 1, 8:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| GMU Opera "Tartuffe," by Mechem | Friday, May 2, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Larry Snitzler Faculty Guitar Recital | Friday, May 2, 8:00pm | Lyceum (Alexandria, VA) |
| MM Placement Exams (Summer '08) | Saturday, May 3, 9:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| GMU Opera "Tartuffe," by Mechem | Saturday, May 3, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Britney Polites Student Flute Recital * | Sunday, May 4, 2:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Scholarship Concert | Sunday, May 4, 7:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Adrianna Sgarlata Graduate Voice Recital * | Monday, May 5, 4:30pm | Fairfax Old Town Hall |
| Yuka Harimoto Graduate Flute Recital * | Monday, May 5, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Paul Fadoul Senior Percussion Recital * | Monday, May 5, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Andrew Walters & Ben Malick Student Trumpet Recital * | Tuesday, May 6, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Lauren Babicz Music Ed Bass Recital * | Tuesday, May 6, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Brandon Harris Senior Bass Recital * | Tuesday, May 6, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Jazz Combos | Tuesday, May 6, 8:00pm | JC Bistro |
| CVPA Faculty Meeting (voting faculty only) | Wednesday, May 7, 12:30pm | Mason Hall |
| Dennis Edelbrock Trumpet Studio Recital * | Wednesday, May 7, 7:00pm | PAB Band Room |
| Emi Ishiwata Graduate Piano Recital * | Wednesday, May 7, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Kim Farhood Student Flute Recital * | Thursday, May 8, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Alex Harris Music Ed Tuba Recital * | Thursday, May 8, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Ilker Eginli Graduate Vocal Lecture Recital * | Friday, May 9, 4:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Mary Ellen Bock Piano Lecture Recital * | Friday, May 9, 6:30pm | PAB Choral Room |
| Ji Yoon Park Junior Piano Recital * | Friday, May 9, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Mike Bandy Graduate Trumpet Recital * | Friday, May 9, 8:00pm | 4th Presbyterian Church |
| ASTA Violin Masterclass w/ Elmar Oliveira * | Saturday, May 10, 10:00am - 12:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| Laura Riski Graduate Piano Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 2:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Hearden Vocal Studio Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 3:00pm | Church of the Good Shepherd |
| Injung Kim Graduate Violin Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 4:00pm | St. George's UMC |
| Shavawn Dowling Graduate Voice Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 4:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Alex Hodge Graduate Guitar Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Hyun Jung Lee Graduate Piano Recital * | Saturday, May 10, 8:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| GMU Honors Recital * | Sunday, May 11, 3:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Jennifer Peters Senior Vocal Recital * | Sunday, May 11, 6:00pm | Harris Theatre |
| Elisabeth Bacon Student Violin Recital * | Sunday, May 11, 6:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
| Entrance Auditions for admitted, transfer, and graduate students only |
Wednesday, May 14 | Performing Arts Building |
| CVPA Convocation | Friday, May 16, 2:00pm | Concert Hall |
| Jonathan Hoffman Senior Vocal Recital | Friday, May 16, 7:00pm | Church of the Good Shepherd |
| GMU Commencement | Saturday, May 17, 10:00am | Patriot Center |
| NVMTA Sonata Festival | Sunday, May 18, 9:00am | Performing Arts Building |
| Jordan Kitts Piano Sale | Friday, May 23 - Monday, May 26 | Performing Arts Building |
| NVMTA Honor Recital | Sunday, May 25, 2:00pm | CH Grand Tier III |
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