Mason’s 11th Season of the
Classical Music Series
Gala Holiday Fundraiser Concert
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2026 AT 6:30PM
M. BEVAN ECKERT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Tickets $50
Contact Cathy Terrell at 325-218-2353 or Cristi Slocum at 325-347-5446
Courthouse Community Concert
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2027 AT 7PM
MASON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
$30 Suggested Donation
Evening at the Odeon Concert
THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2027 AT 7PM
THE ODEON THEATER
Click Here to Purchase Tickets Online for $25
Tickets $30 at the Door on Concert Night
Education Program
Artisan String Quartet Annual “Young People’s Concert” at Mason High School
TBD 2027
This continues to be part of the MCMF’s mission to bring String music and quartets, both classical and pops, to the students of Mason.
Mason String Academy Summer Workshop
TBD 2027:
The Mason String Academy will hold the third annual Academy workshop in 2027 for students of all ages. String instruments supplied by the Academy will be available for students to use, and most sessions will be taught in group classes. For deeper learning, private lessons will be available. Director of the Academy, Amy Harris and her assistant Keenan Christensen Fletcher will serve as faculty for the Academy.
How Can You Help?
Donate to Mason Chamber Music Festival
Our Patrons make all things possible for the Mason Classic Music Series It is your support, and any grants won, that fund the Series each season. Your support is vital to make our season possible. Won’t you join us in continuing to bring high caliber small ensemble music performances to our community?
The Mason Classic Music Series falls under the umbrella of the Odeon Preservation Association and is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization.
Please Send Donation Checks to:
Odeon Preservation Association
(write MCMS in the Memo line)
P. O. Box 1605
Mason TX, 76856
or
Donate by PayPal
Watch our 2019 Guest Artist Ying Zhang play amidst the Mason wildflowers
A Message from the
Artistic Director
of the Mason Classical Music Series
Welcome to the 11th season of the Mason Chamber Music Festival….now re-branded as the MASON CLASSIC MUSIC SERIES. We have a new name but the only thing that is really changing is the fact that we now will offer world-class performances throughout the year instead of all during one weekend in the Spring.
In May 2015, the Odeon Preservation Association took a chance and presented the Artisan String Quartet, joined by Mason’s own Scott Haupert, performing the first-ever classical chamber music concert at the historic Odeon Theater. None of us knew then that the sold-out performance that evening would help launch the Mason Chamber Music Festival, now the Mason Classic Music Series. That is exactly what happened that evening, and this 11th season of world-class concerts for the people of Mason is a testament to the will of the Festival Committee and classic music lovers in the area who have helped sustain and grow this important organization. With the support of the Odeon Preservation Association, the Festival Committee, and many businesses and individuals in Mason and beyond, the Classic Music Series boldly plans for a future that promises continuing professional-level classic music concerts for years to come.
We are also delighted that the start of our 2nd decade highlights the establishment and growth of the Mason String Academy, led by our new Headmaster, Amy Harris. Amy is a force in the Austin teaching community and is all-in with her dedication to the Mason String Academy. Since the beginning of our existence, we have performed school concerts for band students almost every year at Mason High School and consider these events an essential part of our dual mission to both entertain and educate. This commitment to have a positive and lasting impact on the Mason community has now been fully realized with the creation of the Mason String Academy. Students of all ages participated in the 1st annual Mason String Academy Summer workshop in June of 2025 at the historic Seaquist House and we are now planning the 3rd annual Academy Workshop for June of 2027. Academy students of all ages performed Christmas songs along with the Artisan Chamber Players String Quartet at the “500 Years of Christmas Music” fundraiser in December 2025 to the delight of those gathered at the Library, and many of those students will again perform at the Gala Holiday Fundraiser Concert on December 8, 2026, at the Eckert Library.
The future of the Mason Classic Music Series and the Mason String Academy is bright starting with the Gala Fundraiser in December 2026, and the public concerts we have planned for the Spring and Summer of 2027. Our resident ensemble, the Artisan Chamber Players, will again anchor the lineup of great music…and musicians!
Enjoy the Experience of Live Classical Music!
Bruce Williams, Artistic Director