Performances

Christmas at the Odeon Theater

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THE ODEON THEATER
AT 2PM, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Artisan Quartet

Patrice Calixte, violin
Caleb Hans Polashek, violin
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

Celebrate the Holiday Season With Traditional Christmas Music performed by the Mason Chamber Music Festival’s artist-in-residence The Artisan String Quartet. Admission is free. Donations are gratefully appreciated.

Annual Gala Holiday Fundraiser

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ECKERT MEMORIAL LIBRARY

AT 6:30PM, DECEMBER 8, 2026

The Artisan Chamber Players String Quartet
Patrice Calixte & Mariama Alcântara, violins
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

PLUS, A Special Performance by the students of the 2026 Mason String Academy

“The Many Moods of Christmas”

 

We are delighted to again present this popular concert for our Annual Gala Holiday Fundraiser. The Artisan Chamber Players String Quartet will perform Arcangelo Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto” subtitled by the composer, “Made for the night of Christmas.” Also on the program are songs and carols from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, along with 20th century classics like “White Christmas” and “Blue Christmas.”

Enjoy sweet treats and wine compliments of the Festival Committee, wear red and green, and be ready to sing along at this festive and colorful evening to celebrate the Season.

Tickets $50: contact Cathy Terrell at 325-218-2353 or Cristi Slocum at 325-347-5446 for additional Information and to reserve seats. Please make checks payable to the Odeon Preservation Association with MCMS in the memo line.

Community Courthouse Concert

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MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE

FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2027 AT 7PM

The Artisan Quartet
Patrice Calixte & Mariama Alcântara, violins
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

“Two, Three, Four”

Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935), Pasacallia on a theme by George Friedrich Handel for Violin & Cello

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Opus 8

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), String Quartet Opus 96 the “American”

 

Our annual Community Courthouse Concert returns to the beautiful setting inside the Mason County 2nd floor Courtroom with a concert we have titled “Two, Three, Four.” Enjoy the Artisan Chamber Players String Quartet as they split into groups of two, three, and four players, which explains the title of this memorable program.

The evening will begin with a short but impressively virtuosic duet by the Norwegian Composer Johan Halverson based on a theme by George Friedrich Handel. We then add a third performer to play the delightful Serenade for String Trio Opus 8, one of Beethoven’s earliest compositions. After intermission, the evening culminates with the iconic String Quartet, Opus 96 by Antonin Dvořák subtitled the “American.”

$30 suggested donation at the door on concert night. Please make checks payable
to the Odeon Preservation Association with MCMS in the memo line.

Mason High School Performance

To Be Announced

The Artisan Quartet

Patrice Calixte, violin
Caleb Hans Polashek, violin
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

Opus 29 Viola Quintet

Jeff Hellmer Jazz Quartet

& Steve Girko

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AT LEA LOU CO-OP
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MASON SQUARE
To Be Announced

Jeff Hellmer Jazz Quartet & Steve Girko

Evening at The Odeon

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THE ODEON THEATER

THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2027 AT 7PM

The Artisan Chamber Players Brass Quintet

“American Brass”

 

Celebrate America’s 251st birthday as the Odeon resonates to the sounds of patriotic favorites and familiar tunes from the Great American Songbook.

Tickets available at https://www.theodeontheater.com/ $25 online or $30 at the door on concert night. Please make checks out to the Odeon Preservation Association with MCMS in the memo line.

Sandstone Chamber Series

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, MASON

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026 AT 2 O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON

The Artisan Quartet
Patrice Calixte & Mariama Alcântara, violins
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

“Viennese Classics”
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet opus 74, No. 1
Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 1

 

Free Performance, Donations Appreciated

The Sandstone Series at First United Methodist Church was created to honor the Sandstone Winery and Wine Bar, and to acknowledge Scott Haupert for his enthusiastic support of, and participation in the Mason Chamber Music Festival from the very beginning! Now celebrating our Gala tenth year anniversary, the Sandstone Series presents “Viennese Classics” featuring monumental works from two of that city’s most beloved composers, Johannes Brahms and Franz Joseph Haydn.

We love this program because both these string quartets were performed in the very early days of the Mason Chamber Music Festival.

The Brahms was part of a sold out concert at the Odeon that welcomed Scott as our guest artist with the Artisan String Quartet May 2, 2015, an event that actually pre-dated the creation of the Festival. Most importantly, it was that evening after the concert while visiting the wine bar and learning just how much people appreciated our effort, that we decided to pursue creating this Festival for the people of Mason. The Haydn was the very first piece performed on the newly minted Festival early in 2016 at a Fundraiser in the home of Scott Zesch. The Artisan String Quartet performed on this first official event to a very full room of music lovers at his house on the river. These two important rest is history!

These two important string quartets in the history of the Mason Chamber Music Festival now launch our next ten years of world class chamber music offerings to the people of Mason.