McDuffie Center Masterclass: Edward Arron, Cello
Bell House Jennings Salon 315 College Street, MaconMaster classes allow Center students to interact with and learn from our talented guest artists, in the intimate setting of the Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street. The classes are free and open to the public. Please call (478)301-2886 for times.
Guest Artist Recitals: Diana Thompson, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
McCorkle Music Building Choir Room 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconLauded for her musical confidence and "sparkling vocal pyrotechnics," lyric coloratura soprano Diana Thompson will perform a beguiling program of art songs, arias, and Broadway standards guaranteed to delight. Featured on the program will be Ms. Thompson's haunting portrayal of the "Mad Scene" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Townsend Masterclass: Diana Thompson, Voice
McCorkle Music Building Choir Room 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconDiana Thompson will lead a select group of Mercer University voice majors in a master class that touches on vocal technique, acting for vocalists, lyric diction, vocal artistry, musicianship, and other areas of interest pertinent to the development of the pre-professional voice. The master teacher's instruction will be specifically tailored to the needs of the…
Fabian Concert Series: Chart-topping Czechs
McCorkle Music Building Choir Room 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconAmy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Emily Brandenburg, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Jeffrey Turner, bass; and McDuffie Center Young Artists Center Distinguished Bassist Jeffrey Turner, known for his versatile career as an orchestral musician, chamber musician and teacher, brings his wealth of knowledge, joining forces with guest artist cellist Edward Arron, McDuffie Center Faculty and young artists…
Mercer Percussion Ensemble Concert
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconThe Mercer Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel are certain to invigorate the audience with their high energy concert of rhythm and percussion timbres.
Wind Band Sounds of Middle Georgia: Dr. Douglas Hill, conductor
Southwest High School Auditorium 1775 Williamson Road, MaconThe Mercer University Wind Ensemble will join musical forces with the Rutland High School Symphonic Band in a concert featuring masterworks from the wind band's repertory of lighter fare. The concert is performed at Southwest High School due to renovations currently in process at Rutland High School. Special guest: Rutland High School Symphonic Band; Sara…
Classics from Early Jazz to Modern: Dr. Monty Cole, Conductor
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconFrom the earliest Ellington to the modern works of Carla Bley, the Mercer Jazz Ensemble takes a musical journey through the first century of music for jazz orchestra.
Townsend School of Music Homecoming Showcase
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconConcert showcasing the students of the School of Music. This is a special Kaleidoscope concert in conjunction with Mercer's annual Homecoming celebrations.
Gary Thor Wedow Baroque Music Residency
McCorkle Music Building 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconA member of the Vocal Arts faculty at the Julliard School in New York City, and a pre-eminent Baroque scholar and conductor, Gary Thor Wedow will lead a four-day workshop for Mercer University Townsend School of Music voice students in the art of Baroque Performance Practice. The workshop will also feature instrumental study students, culminating…
Townsend Masterclass: Gary Thor Wedow, Baroque Music
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconA member of the Vocal Arts faculty at the Julliard School in New York City, and a pre-eminent Baroque scholar and conductor, Gary Thor Wedow will lead a four-day workshop for Mercer University Townsend School of Music voice students in the art of Baroque Performance Practice. The workshop will also feature instrumental study students, culminating…