# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..."
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In the second concert of the Mason Bands' 55th Anniversary season, the Mason Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony reflect on perseverance, remembrance, and the radiant arrival of joy after struggle. Titled “But Joy Comes...,” this evocative program journeys through music that speaks to loss and longing, resilience and remembrance, light and triumph.

The Symphonic Band opens the evening with Brian Balmages’s Joy in All Things—an uplifting work that sets the tone with infectious energy and a message of gratitude. That spirit continues in Rossano Galante’s Life Eternal, a cinematic and deeply heartfelt tribute to enduring memory and love. Richard Saucedo’s Heroes Near and Far honors everyday acts of bravery and service, while Harrison Collins’s Unstoppable pulses with determination and optimism, capturing the drive of a new generation.

As the program deepens, the Wind Symphony offers Richard Wagner’s Trauersinfonie, a solemn and majestic work composed for large wind band. Written to commemorate the moving of composer Carl Maria von Weber’s body from London back to Germany, Wagner’s tribute draws its melodic material from Weber’s opera Euryanthe, transforming themes of lyrical beauty into a powerful meditation on loss, legacy, and national pride.

Shuying Li’s Luminance follows with striking contrast—its shimmering textures and propulsive rhythms illuminating the space between darkness and light. The concert culminates in John Mackey’s The Frozen Cathedral, a powerful sonic monument inspired by majestic landscapes and th. Towering, elemental, and transcendent, Mackey’s work closes the evening with a sense of awe and hope.

The Mason Bands are proud to welcome the Independence High School Wind Ensemble as a featured special guest for this concert, under the direction of Kyle Harrington (Mason BM – Music Education ’14). A dedicated educator and alumnus of George Mason University, Harrington brings his outstanding ensemble to share in this evening of reflection and renewal.

But Joy Comes... is a reminder that in the face of sorrow and silence, we continue to rise, to sing, to shine.

Tickets: $19 General Public, $14 Seniors, $9 Students
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fairfax/mason-bands-but-joy-comes/200028825017406
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, health-wellness, meditation
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Fairfax
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Center for the Arts at George Mason University
- **lat**: 38.829572038356
- **long**: -77.309264852078
- **full address**: Center for the Arts at George Mason University, 4373 Mason Pond Drive,Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..." being held?
  - **A:** MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..." takes place on Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Center for the Arts at George Mason University, 4373 Mason Pond Drive,Fairfax, Virginia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..."?
  - **A:** MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..." is organized by Mason Bands.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..." is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Fairfax, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If MASON BANDS: "But Joy Comes ..." sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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