Fabian Center for Musical Excellence Presents Robert Blocker, Piano
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconThe final concert in the inaugural Fabian Center for Musical Excellence features Robert Blocker, pianist and the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music and Professor of Piano at the Yale School of Music. An internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Blocker performs throughout the world, appearing in recital and in chamber music and orchestral settings. Described…
Godsey Concert Series: Cabaret: Unmasked!
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconMartha Malone, soprano Timothy McReynolds, collaborative piano We're celebrating life, from the glorious to the absurd. In this program Tom Lehrer may rub elbows with Rodgers & Hammerstein; Johnny Mercer or Stephen Sondheim might make an appearance; Aaron Copland and Johann Strauss might show up for the party...and you're invited! This performance will take place in Neva…
McDuffie Center for Strings Chamber Music Gala
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconRobert McDuffie Center for Strings presents MUSIC FOR ALL! Spring Gala Concerts APRIL 13 and 14 7:00 p.m. FICKLING HALL, the program intertwines beautiful and superlative chamber music works from the past and present, and will be the debut of the innovative New Music Initiative for Black Voices project. This performance will take place in…
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 Wind Ensemble Presents “Eagles + Bears = Band”
Thomson Middle School 301 Thomson St., Centerville, GADr. Douglas Hill, conductor Dr. Nathan Gay, conductor Chuck Herron, conductor This evening of "soaring" special music will feature two of Middle Georgia's fine concert bands in a "bearish" presentation of wind music selected from the realm of classical band literature as well as 21st century works. Special guests: Northside High School, Chuck Herron, conductor. Thompson Middle School,…
TSM Honors Student Recital
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconThis performance will take place in Neva Langley Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon Campus. If unable to attend this performance it will be live streamed on Facebook.
The Dulcimer 55th Edition Release Party
McEachern Art Center 332 2nd Street, MaconGet a free copy of the Mercer literary magazine, The Dulcimer, at the 55th edition release party at the McEachern Center for the Arts! The event will be catered.
Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Milestones”
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconDr. Monty Cole, conductor Closing the season with a concert featuring works by Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, and Chick Corea. This performance will take place in Neva Langley Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon Campus. If unable to attend this performance it will be live streamed on Facebook.
Nikky Finney: Thomas Robinson Prize for Southern Literature
Presidents Dining Room 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconMercer University’s Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will award the 2022 Thomas Robinson Prize for Southern Literature to renowned poet, professor and author Nikky Finney. The prize will be presented April 23 at 1 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room inside the University Center on the Macon campus. “Words come and go.…
“One, No One and One Hundred Thousand.” Guise and disguise in the character piece
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconI believe that identity is a fluid that flows between diversity and uniqueness. It changes and adapts depending on the events and context. For its unpredictable and changing nature, the “character piece” is one of the composers' favorite devices for finding, embracing, transforming, or hiding their identity through music. This program proposes some of these…