Kyle Harrington, band director for Independence High School, was welcomed along with his Wind Ensemble as a featured special guest for The Mason Bands concert But Joy Comes... in December 2025. This was the second concert of the Mason Bands' 55th Anniversary season, where the Mason Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony reflected on perseverance, remembrance, and the radiant arrival of joy after struggle.
List of Our Alumni
2005, BM Music Education
Jessica graduated from Mason in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, playing French horn in multiple ensembles.
2016, BM Music Education
Ocie S. Banks is the Director of Choirs at Thomas G. Pullen K-8 Creative & Performing Arts ! School in Prince George’s County. He previously taught at Samuel Ogle Middle and Rosaryville Elementary, achieving Superior Ratings with his choirs.
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), '25
George Mason alum Paul Bratcher is a native of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and began playing piano at age 11. He began his study of jazz at Bishop McDevitt High School where he played in the Jazz Band under the direction of David Knott.
Instruments in the Attic (IiA) Coordinator, Mason Community Arts Academy, CVPA
Alumna, Dewberry School of Music, DMA in Conducting, '23
Dr. Samantha Clarke, conductor and flutist, is a Long Island native of East Rockaway, New York. She has a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in conducting from George Mason University.
2015, BM Performance
In May 2017, Andrew graduated with an MM in Music Performance from the University of Maryland where he studied with David Fedderly, and in 2015 he completed a BM in Music Performance at George Mason University where he studied with Andrew Hitz.
BA Music with a concentration in String Pedagogy (Cello), 2020
Mark Evans is a recent graduate (2022) in BA Music with a concentration in string pedagogy. He is currently teaching across the Northern Virginia and Washington D.C area with various Academies and Non-profit organizations.
2019, MM in Vocal Performance
2016, BM Music“The Peterson Endowment in Vocal Arts has made it possible for me to attend the program that met all my criteria.
BM, Music Education, 2014
Kyle Harrington is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Education from George Mason University in 2014.
BA in Music/Viola, minor in Arts Management, 2018
Sophie Heeden is currently the Concert Operations Coordinator for the Boston Symphony Orchestra where she works with the BSO, Boston Pops, and with their operations at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA.
Violin Performance, 2019
Hannah Keefe enjoys teaching individual and group violin lessons as well as freelance performing. Her favorite memory of her time at Mason is the spirit of camaraderie formed in the strings studio.