Godsey Concert Series: Early Music Splendor
2021-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Jack Mitchener, organ
An exploration of keyboard music from the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. The Richards & Fowkes organ in Fickling Hall was designed to play repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries, and that literature will be featured in this recital. Come enjoy and share in the beauty, elegance, and excitement of early music!

Homecoming Kaleidoscope Concert
2021-11-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
A concert showcasing the students in the Townsend School of Music on Saturday, November 13. This special Kaleidoscope concert is in conjunction with Mercer’s annual Homecoming celebrations. Come early! Seating is always limited!

McDuffie Young Artist Concert
2021-11-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-02-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Recitals 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 "Band Notes of November"
2021-11-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Howard High School, 6400 Forsyth Road, Macon, 31210
Dr. Douglas Hill, conductor
Dr. Nathan Gay, conductor
Emmanuel Johnson, conductor
Join the Bears and Huskies for this concert of eclectic wind music that is sure to appeal to the musical palette of all music lovers across the Middle Georgia region! Special guest: Howard High School, Emmanuel Johnson, conductor. Howard High School, 6400 Forsyth Road, Macon, GA.

Mercer Percussion Ensemble Concert
2021-11-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Dr. Marcus Reddick, conductor
Come and hear traditional and non-traditional percussion music performed by the percussion ensemble and BEAR Steel!

Thanksgiving Song: Mercer Women's Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers
2021-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, conductor
Just in time for the start of the holiday season, Thanksgiving Song is cornucopia of choral gems as sung by the Mercer Singers and Women’s Chamber Choir. A perfect way to begin a week of traditional celebration!

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
2021-11-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Ward Stare, conductor
The second concert of the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra opens with the powerful and dramatic tone poem Egmont Overture by Beethoven. This work remains one of his most performed orchestral pieces and is correlated to the story of Count Egmont by the great German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Concluding the concert will be the immensely popular Italian Symphony of Felix Mendelssohn. This work is considered by many to be the epitome of Mendelssohn’s compositional genius. Also appearing on tonight’s concert will be the Beulahland Gospel Choir performing orchestrated spirituals by the celebrated conductor of Macon Pops, Matt Catingub.
Symphony Tickets:
Tickets: $30 premium supporter seats / $20 adults
Free with any valid student ID
Save with season tickets or bring a group (10+) for special pricing!
Call (478)301-5470 or visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/symphony for tickets.

Fabian Center for Musical Excellence Presents How the Arts Prepare Us for Leadership
2021-11-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Jane Chu, former Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Chu, former Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, will present the first symposium for the Fabian Center for Musical Excellence. During her four-year tenure at the NEA, Chu traveled to all 50 states, 200 communities, and made more than 400 site visits to visual artists, musicians, dancers, actors, writers, arts educators, and arts administrators.

Fabian Center for Musical Excellence presents Canadian Brass
2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The inaugural concert in the Fabian Center for Musical Excellence will feature Canadian Brass. This quintet has earned the distinction of “the world’s most famous brass group.” Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences. Their concert will show the full range from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them – from formal classical presentation to music served up with lively dialogue and theatrical effects. The hallmark of any Canadian Brass performance is entertainment.
This event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required. Contact Leigh Anne Hise (478)301-2748 or Lisa Sturgis (478)301-5751 for tickets. All seating will be general admission – no reserved seats. Masks are required.

Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir Present "G.F. Handel's Messiah"
2021-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar Street, Macon, 31201
Stanley L. Roberts, conductor
Handel’s Messiah continues as a long-standing tradition in our Middle Georgia community. Come and hear why it is so popular around the world. Tickets are $10. Call (478)200-1064 or visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csmg-mercer-university-choir-handels-messiah-tickets-208330089907 to purchase tickets.

Fabian Concert Series: December Delights
2021-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
James Ehnes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Dimitri Murrath, viola; Jeffrey Turner, bass; & Kyung-A Yoo, piano
This concert will be a delightful evening of magical music! Highlighted by Dvorak’s masterful Bass Quintet, other selections will include the fun Suite for Two Violins and Piano by Moritz Moszkowski, and American composer Adolphus Hailstork’s Two Romances for Viola and Piano. The artists for this program include multi-GRAMMY award winner violinist James Ehnes, brilliant violist Dimitri Murrath, newest piano collaborative faculty member Kyung-A Yoo, the Center’s own bassist Jeffrey Turner and violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti.
The 2021-22 Fabian Concert Series welcomes new friends as well as the return of artists from previous seasons. Reserve your seats today and enjoy performances by some of today’s top classical musicians in the McCorkle Music Building’s intimate Fickling Hall. This anniversary season celebrates 15 fantastic years of music…with more to come! For Tickets call (478)301-5470 or visit mcduffie.mercer.edu.

Fantastic Flutes
2021-12-09 19:30 - 20:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Kelly Via, conductor
The Mercer Flute Choir celebrates the return of the full ensemble with a program of engaging repertoire and seasonal favorites.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
2021-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar Street, Macon, 31201
Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, conductor
Jack Mitchener, organist, Mercer Singers, Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Brass Choir. Experience the 26th Anniversary of this beloved Mercer tradition! St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar Street, Macon, Georgia.

Music Brings Us Together: Chamber Music Which Celebrates Our Humanity
2022-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Center student chamber groups present a Saturday evening showcase featuring the works of music celebrating our humanity. The concert is the culmination of students’ work over the previous semester with chamber music coaches Annie Fullard (Cavani Quartet) and Lawrence Dutton (Emerson String Quartet).

Faculty Jazz Quintet
2022-01-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Monty Cole, saxophone
Marcus Reddick, percussion
Mercer Jazz Faculty Monty Cole and Marcus Reddick team up with special guests Kevin Bales, Neal Starkey, and Jeremiah Roberts to present an evening of small group jazz. From classic bebop to the present, selections will include jazz masterworks and new works premiered at this concert.

Mad About Chamber Music
2022-01-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Dr. Douglas Hill, conductor
Dr. Nathan Gay, conductor
The 20th annual concert of exciting chamber music, performed by several small ensembles comprised from the Mercer University Wind Ensemble will present a plethora of literature new to most audience members.
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.

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Owen Lovell, piano
2022-01-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Guest artist Owen Lovell will present an evening of piano masterworks. He has appeared as a soloist and critically acclaimed chamber musician through the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Lovell has performed in live broadcasts on Wisconsin Public Radio and Austin, Texas NPR affiliate, KUT-FM. He has worked with many prizewinning composers, most notably Lowell Liebermann, Michael Torke, Samuel Adler, Joan Tower, Dan Welcher, Eric Ewazen, David Maslanka, Denis Smalley, and Roberto Sierra. Lovell maintains professional two-piano and violin and piano collaborations, delighting audiences in settings ranging from rural community churches to the Kennedy Center. Dr. Lovell is currently on the faculty at Georgia College where he coordinates the keyboard area.

Fabian Concert Series: February Fireworks
2022-02-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Robert McDuffie, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Rebecca Albers, viola;
Edward Arron, cello; & Leo Singer, cello
The 2021-2022 Fabian Series will kick off the new year with the roar of February Fireworks! Special guest artist Cho-Liang Lin and perennial Fabian favorite Edward Arron will join the Center’s own world-renowned faculty and several young artists of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings to start the year off with a bang. The dynamic music of the evening will include Brahms Quintet in G major, Op 111 and Mendelssohn Octet.
The 2021-22 Fabian Concert Series welcomes new friends as well as the return of artists from previous seasons. Reserve your seats today and enjoy performances by some of today’s top classical musicians in the McCorkle Music Building’s intimate Fickling Hall. This anniversary season celebrates 15 fantastic years of music…with more to come! For Tickets call (478)301-5470 or visit mcduffie.mercer.edu.

Tubonium
2022-02-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Nathan Gay, euphonium
Tom Stein, tuba
An evening of exciting tuba and euphonium music as performed by Tom Stein and Nate Gay. Stein teaches at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory and Gay at the Townsend School of Music.
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.

Fabian Center for Musical Excellence presents VOCES8 -- Sold Out!
2022-02-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors, and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos. Gramophone Magazine writes “The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’ with meticulous timing and tuning.”
This event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required. Call (478)301-2748 or (478)301-5751 for tickets. Limit 4. All seating will be general admission – no reserved seats. Masks are required.

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
2022-02-14 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Ward Stare, conductor
The Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra invites you to spend a love-filled evening of music on Valentine’s Day. The special Valentine concert will open with Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Overture to Romeo and Juliet and will conclude with his Symphony No. 4, considered by the composer to be his greatest compositional work. We are also pleased to have rising star double bassist/composer Xavier Foley join with the orchestra for a performance of his For Justice and Peace co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Sphinx Organization.
Symphony Tickets:
Tickets: $30 premium supporter seats / $20 adults
Free with any valid student ID
Save with season tickets or bring a group (10+) for special pricing!
Call (478)301-5470 or visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/symphony for tickets.

Godsey Concert Series: BeautyFull Reconnection
2022-02-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Kyung-A Yoo, collaborative piano
Boson Mo, violin
“Decadent Music to Celebrate Our Friendship: 2012-2022.” Collaborative pianist and School of Music faculty member Kyung-A Yoo will be joined by Boson Mo, a member of the Houston Symphony and former acting Assistant Concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a recital featuring the music of Auerbach, Stravinsky, and more.
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.

Mercer Wind Ensemble Presents "Wind Band Sounds of Middle Georgia"
2022-02-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Veterans High School, 340 Piney Grove Road, Kathleen, GA, 31047
Dr. Douglas Hill, conductor
Dr. Nathan Gay, conductor
Grayson Mullis, conductor
The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will join musical forces with the Veterans High School Wind Ensemble in a concert featuring the wind band talents from two of our regions finest instrumental ensembles. Special guests: Veterans High School, Grayson Mills, conductor. Veterans High School, 340 Piney Grove Road, Kathleen, GA.
If unable to attend this performance it will be live streamed on Facebook.

Student Composition Concert
2022-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | McCorkle Music Building, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
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 media. Admission is free.
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.

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents "Synchronicity"
2022-03-01 19:30 - 20:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Dr. Monty Cole, conductor
Celebrate a new year of jazz with the Mercer Jazz Ensemble, with a concert featuring works by Miles Davis, Oliver Nelson, and Gordon Sumner.
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.

Fabian Concert Series: March Madness
2022-03-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Annie Fullard, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Paul Wiancko, cello; & Kyung-A Yoo, piano
For our own version of March Madness, the Fabian Series will feature the winning music of the great Czech composer Antonin Dvořák and American composer Florence Price. The performers for this evening will be the Center’s own Amy Schwartz Moretti, Annie Fullard, and Kyung-A Yoo, joined by Ayane Kozasa, Paul Wiancko, and the young artists of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings.
The 2021-22 Fabian Concert Series welcomes new friends as well as the return of artists from previous seasons. Reserve your seats today and enjoy performances by some of today’s top classical musicians in the McCorkle Music Building’s intimate Fickling Hall. This anniversary season celebrates 15 fantastic years of music…with more to come! For Tickets call (478)301-5470 or visit mcduffie.mercer.edu.

Fabian Center for Musical Excellence presents The Intersection of Music and Philosophy Symposium
2022-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Paula D’Arcy, speaker; Ken Medema, composer, singer, piano improvisation; & Benjamin Mertz, composer, piano, Black Spiritual music
This symposium will take place in Neva Langley Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer’s Macon Campus. If unable to attend this symposium it will be live streamed on Facebook.

Fabian Center for Musical Excellence presents Living for and with Each Other
2022-03-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Paula D’Arcy, speaker; Ken Medema, piano; & Benjamin Mertz, piano
A special evening of Living for and with Each Other awaits the audience in this special Fabian Center for Musical Excellence concert featuring Paula D’Arcy, Ken Medema, and Benjamin Mertz. D’Arcy is a writer, playwright, and conference and seminar speaker. She will be joined by Ken Medema, blind singer-composer, and Benjamin Mertz, San Francisco based composer and singer whose specialization is Black Spiritual music, in an evening of words and music to challenge, inspire, and renew.
This symposium will take place in Neva Langley Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer’s Macon Campus. If unable to attend this symposium it will be live streamed on Facebook.
