Dr. Peter Rubardt, Music Director of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, and Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt, Distinguished University Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of West Florida, will discuss the importance of networking, relationship building, and community outreach in the music profession. Free and open to the public.

Welcome back Mercer alumnus Keitaro Harada, artistic director of the Savannah Philarmonic and winner of the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, for the most romantic date in town before Valentine’s Day. Swoon over an eclectic international program, with Maestro Harada leading the MMSO through pieces from Italian, French, Mexican, Japanese, and Argentinean composers including…