How can we process what humanity has been through since early 2020? We are all scarred by loss, fear, grief, and division, even as we all turn our eyes to see a brighter future.

We invite you to an understanding beyond words in an extraordinary new season of themed programs conveying Hope, Remembrance, Endurance, Faith and more. Join us for Mount Vernon Music’s remarkable 16th season of Ways Forward.

Please go to our Season Brochure page to view the brochure of the 2021-2022 season, or click on the image on the right.

At this time, in keeping with industry standards for the safety of our performers and you, our audience members, we respectfully request and require that you wear a mask/face covering in Mount Vernon Music Hall, including during performances, regardless of vaccination status. Masks/face coverings must be worn over both the mouth and nose. Mount Vernon Music will provide disposable masks for attendees if needed.

Please note that acceptable masks exclude the following:

Masks with slits, exhalation valves, or punctures

Face shields 

Bandanas, scarves, ski masks, or balaclavas

Shirt or sweater collars (e.g., turtleneck collars) pulled up over the mouth and nose

Masks made from a single layer or thin fabric that do not block light

North Texas Giving Day is September 23, 2021 

Support music for the good of our communities!

With our 16th season of concerts, Mount Vernon Music explores Ways Forward, a collection of extraordinary concerts to help us process this extraordinary time we are living through.

Your donations to MVM this North Texas Giving Day will support performances of these incredible programs in the DFW area, starting with

Reflection: What Makes Us Strong, performed in Farmers Branch October 17 and Fort Worth October 18

Remembrance November 10 in St. Rita Catholic Church, Dallas

Challenges and Opportunities January 23 in Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas and more.

There is less than one week until this big day of online giving facilitated by the Communities Foundation of Texas. But early giving is already possible.

Your gift matters! Live music is the lifeblood of our culture, and we need it now more than ever in our communities. Please give as generously as you are able. Thank you!

Upcoming concerts in October

Reflection: What Makes Us Strong

American music for clarinets, strings and piano

Chick Corea –  Addendum for violin, cello and piano

Benedikt Brydern – Appalachian Trail for two violins

Mason Bates – Ford’s Farm for violin and piano

Kenji Bunch – Dies Irie for violin, cello and piano

Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 4

            Intermission

Till Meyn – Canzoni di Fiori for two clarinets and string quartet WORLD PREMIERE

George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue for piano and string quartet

Victoria Luperi and Ivan Petruzziello, clarinets; Mark Miller and Elizabeth Beck, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Laura Ospina, cello; Evan Mitchell, piano