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Treble Voices Unite!
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconA collaborative concert with the Mercer Women's Choir, Mary Persons High School Intermediate/Advanced Treble Choir, and the Farragut High School (TN) Advanced Women's Chorale
Women’s Rights are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination
Plunkett Gallery, Hardman Hall GAThe Art Department is proud to present this powerful poster exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Resnick, Professor Emerita, Graphic Design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Please join us for the opening reception on Nov. 8, between 2 and 5 p.m. For more information about the exhibition, please visit www.womensrightsarehumanrights.org.
Guest Artist Composition Recital: Alan Schmitz, Composer
Guest composer Alan Schmitz will be honored for his 70th birthday in a concert of his solo/chamber music. Schmitz earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of New Mexico and Ph.D. in music theory and composition from Rutgers University. Recordings of his music are available on PARMA Records' Ravello Label.
Student Composition Recital
The Mercer University composition studio will present several new and exciting works to the public. Enjoy a variety of sonic adventures for vocal, instrumental, and electronic music.
Macon Pops: Gershwin’s Greatest
The Piedmont Grand Opera House 651 Mulberry Street, MaconThis show will spotlight the songs and melodies of America’s greatest composer, George Gershwin. Our special guests will be pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, saxophonist Mike Burton and vocalist Michelle Amato. The performance will include our very own Matt Catingub’s Juno nominated arrangement of the famous “Rhapsody in Blue.” BUY NOW
Mercer Jazz Ensemble
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconThe Mercer Jazz Ensemble kicks off a new season featuring guest saxophone artist Matthew Patnode.
Faculty Artist Recital: BeautyFull Collaboration: Mementos
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconCollaborative pianist Kyung-A Yoo continues to explore lesser known but compelling American piano chamber works accompanied by soprano Martha Malone, cellist Leo Singer, flautist Kelly Via, and violinist River Sawchyn. The program "Mementos" consists of works composed by Bolcom, Previn, Ives, and Piston.
Mercer Theatre Presents: Mercer Haunts
Tattnall Square Center for the Arts 1096 College Street, MaconPart of Mercer’s Gothic Festival, this show features ghost stories from Mercer and Middle Georgia, interspersed with moments from Gothic authors. Special effects from the newly constructed tech booth are set to impress! These creepy haunts and horrors will be the epitome of the spirit of fall. Admission to the Nov. 12 show is free.
Fabian Concert Series: Dvořák’s Influence
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconFeaturing Amy Schwartz Moretti, Annie Fullard, Ettore Causa, Christopher Costanza and Kyung-A Yoo in a concert that celebrates the music of Dvořák.
Guest Artist Recital: Matt Patnode, Saxophone
Fickling Hall 1501 Mercer University Drive, MaconSaxophonist Matthew Patnode is associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies at North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has earned degrees and certificates from the State University of New York at Potsdam, the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, France, and Arizona State University. He has studied saxophone with Joseph Wytko, Joe Viola and Jean-Marie Lond. As…