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In-Person Tour Policy
The Dewberry School of Music offers in-person tour opportunities to prospective and incoming students and their families. Dewberry School of Music tours will be held every Monday at 1pm during Summer 2024. Please reach out to our Auditions and Recruitment Coordinator, Christina Ortiz, at cortiz21@gmu.edu to sign up for a tour of the Dewberry School of Music.
Virtual Tour Opportunities
We are continuing to offer virtual tour opportunities for those who are not able to come to campus. If you would like to see the music spaces in real time, you may schedule a “live” virtual tour that will be held over Zoom or FaceTime. Please contact our Auditions and Recruitment Coordinator, Christina Ortiz, at cortiz21@gmu.edu for more information.
A Virtual Tour of Our Spaces
Shadow Days
Get the experience of a George Mason music student for a day! Led by our George Mason Student Ambassadors, our Shadow Days feature opportunities to attend classes, watch and participate in ensemble rehearsals, meet faculty and current students, tour our facilities, learn about the audition process, and much more. All students are welcome to attend.
Instrument Days
The Dewberry School of Music is pleased to offer instrument days to middle and high schoolers and to the wider community at large.
Bring your instrument to George Mason and take part in engaging activities, including a chance to perform in an ensemble as well as attend masterclasses. All instrument days take place in the deLaski Performing Arts Building on the Fairfax campus. See below for the upcoming instrument days. Past instrument days have included: Brass Day, Clarinet Day, String Day, and Double Reed Day.
Join us for our annual Dewberry School of Music Flute Day on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9 am - 2:15pm in the deLaski Performing Arts Building.
Flute Day will feature guest artist Aaron Goldman, Principal flute of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Participants will have the opportunity to experience:
- Masterclasses and performances with Aaron Goldman, Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry, and Professor Thomas Wible**
- Flute exhibition with the opportunity to try new flutes and piccolos
- Opportunity for participants to play in a chamber music group with other flutists of similar levels
- Free mini-lesson with Dr. Mowry or Prof. Wible (Only 8 slots available, register early to get a spot!)
** Participants who would like to play in one of the public masterclasses will need to send in a 3-5min excerpt of their playing. Any solo piece is acceptable- accompaniment not required for recording.
This event is free and all ages are welcome. Participants should bring their flutes.
Registration is required by Sunday, March 30th at 5:00 p.m.
For questions, please contact our applied flute Professors, Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry (lmowry@gmu.edu) and Professor Thomas Wible (twible2@gmu.edu), or our Recruitment and Auditions Coordinator, Christina Ortiz (cortiz21@gmu.edu).
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Join us for our annual Dewberry School of Music Clarinet Day on Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 10am - 4pm!
This event is free and open to middle school, high school, college students, teachers, parents, and community members. Participants will have the opportunity to work on audition preparation, discuss career options in music and applying for music school, and perform in the Festival Clarinet Choir performance at the end of the day.
Clarinet Day will feature guest artist Lin Ma, principal clarinetist of the National Symphony Orchestra. Vendors will include Rice Clarinet Works, Foxes Music, Uebel Clarinets, and Pyne Clarion.
Registration is required by Friday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m.
For questions, please contact Dr. Kathy Gardiner Mulcahy, Director of Woodwinds, at kmulcah2@gmu.edu, or Christina Ortiz, Recruitment and Auditions Coordinator, at cortiz21@gmu.edu.
CANCELED DUE TO SNOW: Sunday, January 19, 2025
The All-Virginia Orchestra Audition Workshop for Strings on Sunday, January 19th from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the deLaski Performing Arts Building HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO SNOW.
For questions, please contact Professor June Huang, Director of Strings, at jhuang15@gmu.edu, or Christina Ortiz, Recruitment and Auditions Coordinator, at cortiz21@gmu.edu.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
The Mason Jazz Festival is an invitational event open to middle school, high school, collegiate and community Jazz ensembles. This festival will take place Saturday, February, 2025 on the George Mason University Fairfax campus.
Sponsored by Mason Jazz Studies participating groups will perform a 20-30 minute set, followed by a clinic by Mason Jazz faculty and special guests.
Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27, 2025
The Mason Jazz Camp, held on the George Mason University Fairfax Campus, is an inclusive, intensive program, for musicians (instrumental and vocal) of all levels, with a desire to advance their musical artistry and professionalism. (Responsible people of all ages are welcome to attend.)
The Mason Jazz Camp offers classes in improvisation, jazz theory, ear training, performance practice (big bands and combos), composition, arranging and jazz history. Students have the opportunity to study and participate in master classes and concerts with leading educators and performers in the Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland region.
CVPA Spotlight Days
For Admitted Students Only.
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Spotlight Days give you the opportunity to celebrate your admission to the university, connect with current CVPA students and faculty, learn about university life resources, and get guidance on your next steps to officially become a Mason Patriot.
Admitted students are invited to Spotlight Days after admissions decisions are released.
Check back in the Fall for more Spotlight Days. Find more information.