Rita Sloan is acknowledged internationally as a leading teacher of piano, collaborative piano and chamber music. In 1999, she was appointed a piano faculty member and director of the collaborative piano program at the University of Maryland. As an artist faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival, Sloan founded their Collaborative Piano Program. Ms. Sloan joins violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, Elizabeth Pridgen, and McDuffie Center young artists for an evening of unforgettable solo and chamber music.

The unlikely combination of "mammals" form two schools will present a varied program of music written by composers from around the world. Audience members will enjoy literature originating from several countries. Special guest: Jones County High School Symphonic Band, Robert Groves, conductor. Jones County High School Auditorium, 339 Railroad Street, Gray, Georgia.

The Student Composers’ Concert will feature a variety of exciting new works by Townsend School of Music students. Enjoy pieces written for voice, acoustic instruments, and electronic media!

Join us for an evening with Macon artist Charvis Harrel as he speaks with Dr. Laura Simon and Dr. Cameron Kunzelman from Mercer University about using his art to confront injustice.

Master 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.

Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin: III 250th Anniversary Year of Beethoven's Birth Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano Closing out the season, the duo of violinist and Center Director, Amy Schwartz Moretti and pianist, Andrew Armstrong reunite to perform the sixth, seventh and tenth Violin Sonatas of Beethoven. This, the final concert of their three-year project to perform all 10 violin sonatas celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 2020, will surely be an incredible musical experience…

Guest composer Alan Schmitz is being honored for his 70th birthday in a concert of his solo/chamber music. Schmitz earned bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of New Mexico and his Ph.D. in music theory and composition from Rutgers University. Recordings of his music are available on PARMA Records' Ravello Label.

Come one and all to "The Commedia Pinocchio" at Tattnall Square Park. Free and Open to the Public! March 20-22 at 10 a.m. March 27-29 at 10 a.m.

Recitals are held in the Bell House Jennings Salon at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open 30 minutes beforehand.

Martha Malone, director The ultimate stage mother wreaks havoc on opening night: Donizetti's hilarious one-act is a spoof of the opera world's traditions and the demands of star singers. Outrageous behavior rules the day, while lovely melodies and musical inventiveness charm the ear. Tickets #15 adults Free with Mercer ID or any valid student ID