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A choral concert celebrating the bicentennial of the city of Macon featuring music from 1823 to present including music from Macon composers and artists.

Recitals are held in the Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College St., at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.  Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.

The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will present an evening of chamber wind music featuring voice: solo and choral. Sheila Dunn, Richard Koswoski, and Timothy McReynolds will be guest soloists. The Choral Society of Middle Georgia will be featured in a performance of Johannes Brahms’ Begräbnisgesang.

Solo, duo, and ensemble pieces performed by students of conductor Calista Anne Koch, also featuring the Middle Georgia Harp Ensemble.

Scotland-born artist Jamie Hood is recognized across the United States and Europe as a freelance educator, soloist, and conductor who performs exclusively on a Besson Prestige BE2028 cornet.

Conducted by Dr. Monty Cole, the Mercer Jazz Combo brings to life the music of the amazing Horace Silver and Art Blakey.

Join us for a thrilling evening with multi-talented actor/singer Omar Lopez-Cepero.

Townsend School of Music's associate professor of collaborative piano Dr. Kyung-A Yoo and guest artist Dr. Minhae Lee, assistant professor of piano at Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, introduce Rachmaninoff’s beautiful two piano suites. Students also will join Dr. Yoo to perform Rachmaninoff’s Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor.

Friday, November 10 Pure Prairie League Grand Opera House, 7:30 p.m. From their beginnings in mid-60’s Southern Ohio as a group of friends playing cover tunes to the present-day unit featuring founding member/innovative pedal steel guitarist John David Call, propulsive drummer/vocalist Scott Thompson, keyboard master/vocalist Randy Harper and featuring new members Jared Camic on bass…

Recital by Dr. Jack Mitchener, Professor of Organ & University Organist 3 p.m. • Newton Chapel • Free A celebration of the organ with the famous Toccata & Fugue in D minor by Bach and Widor’s Toccata from the 5th Symphony. Additional works by Saint-Saens, Clara Schumann, and spirituals by Hailstork. Re-dedication of the Plunkett-Sewell Memorial Organ (Built…

The memorable 17th season of the Fabian Concert Series brings the best of artists from around the globe in a fascinating look at chamber music, this performance featuring the world-renowned Ehnes Quartet: James Ehnes (violin), Che-Yen Chen (viola), Edward Arron (cello), and Mercer’s director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin).

The Mercer Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Monty Cole, will perform the music of Radiohead, Frank Zappa, Buddy Rich, and Marcus Miller. Dr. Marcus Reddick, associate professor of…

The Middle Georgia Harp Ensemble and the Middle Georgia Flute Choir, under the direction of Calista Anne Koch and the Middle Georgia Flute Choir conducted by Bastien Millo, will present…

Annual pre-Thanksgiving concert presented by the Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers, under the direction of Dr. Stanley Roberts, Arthur Lowndes Rich Professor of Choral Conducting and Townsend School of Music Associate Dean

The MMSO welcomes Filippo Ciabatti, winner of the 2020 American Prize in Conducting, in a program featuring one of the best known classical symphonies, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Then the symphony joins members of the cast of Theatre Macon’s 2022 production of The Color Purple back to the stage, in a reprise of hits from…

The Brass Band and Wind Ensemble take the stage to perform major works in the repertoire. The Brass Band, the newest ensemble in the band area, will open the evening.…