Music scene · George Mason

George Mason is a Fairfax County community named for the nearby university, where school bands, chamber groups, church choirs, and student performers provide music for campus and community events. Washington DC-area musicians frequently drive west for small hall and restaurant gigs.

Listeners find live music at university performance spaces, local restaurants and cafes, church fellowship halls, and the community center. The high school auditorium hosts student concerts and recitals.

Local and regional artists perform in George Mason, with musicians from the nearby Washington DC scene occasionally passing through for university and community events.

Musicians in George Mason can join school ensembles, connect with the university music department, look for open mic nights at local cafes, and travel to Washington DC or Arlington for bigger stages.