Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
The Piedmont Grand Opera House 651 Mulberry Street, MaconWard Stare, conductor The newly formed Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra begins its inaugural season with a blockbuster concert featuring the Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1 (Classical Symphony), Beethoven Symphony No. 7, and Otis Redding Foundation students and campers. Prokofiev's work premiered in 1918 and has become one of his most popular compositions. In composing the Classical Symphony,…
Mercer Wind Ensemble presents “Dance Music from Across America”
Dr. Douglas Hill, conductor Dr. Nathan Gay, conductor Todd Howell, conductor The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will join musical forces with the Warner Robins High School band in a concert featuring music of the dance from around the country. Special guest: Warner Robins High School Symphonic Band, Todd Howell, conductor. The concert is performed at…
Postponed Until 2022/2023 School Year: Guest Artist Recital: Diane Huling, Piano
Details to come at a later date.
McDuffie Young Artist Concert
Bell House Jennings Salon 315 College Street, MaconRecitals are held in the Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.
Mercer University Opera presents “Dido and Aeneas”
Dido and Aeneas By Henry Purcell Martha Malone, director Richard Kosowski, conductor The exquisite music of Dido and Aeneas contains all the drama and variety of a much longer work. The opera is by turns graceful, romantic, bawdy, suspenseful and grief-stricken. This is music that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. Come to experience…
Fabian Concert Series: Oktoberfest
We continue the season with a concert highlighting several of the talented principal players of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the intimacy of a chamber music setting. Joining flutist Christina Smith, clarinetist Laura Ardan, bassoonist, Andrew Brady, oboist, Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson, and McDuffie Center director and curator of the Fabian Series,…
Gothic Festival
Mercer University will host the very first Gothic Festival this Fall semester. The festival will include several events celebrating Gothic culture during the last week of October. One of the important events of the festival will be an art contest. Students can participate by submitting poems, stories, drawings, photography or short movies, all related to…
Mercer Jazz Combo Concert
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconDr. Monty Cole, conductor The students of the Mercer Jazz Combo continue their exploration of the music of great American Jazz Artists. Join us for an evening of John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Eddie Harris.
Godsey Concert Series: Have You Heard This One?
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconTimothy McReynolds, collaborative piano Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano R. Timothy McReynolds, celebrated vocal collaborator and new faculty member of Mercer's Townsend School of Music, joins Georgia College and State University faculty member and internationally acclaimed soprano, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, champion of American women composers in presenting a recital of new music by living composers.
Dueling Harps and Flutes
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconCalista Koch, conductor Kelly Via, conductor An evening of harp and flute transcriptions will fill Fickling Hall with unforgettable sounds!