Broadway Does Country: A Cabaret
2023-03-17 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Friday, March 17
Broadway Does Country: A Cabaret
7:30 p.m., Grand Opera House
Broadway Does Country is an upbeat cabaret-style performance blending Broadway-inspired vocal stylings with the eclectic atmosphere of an intimate lounge show in downtown Macon. Bring out your deepest accent, y’all, and cowboy hat to sing along with your favorite classic country songs. Broadway shows such as Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun will be combined with sounds from your favorite artists such as Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson created by our hometown talent. BUY TICKETS

Evil Woman, The American ELO
2023-03-23 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
A multi-media concert celebration of the music of ELO. Audiences are left spellbound by the flawless musicianship and vocals of EVIL WOMAN’s 12 musicians as well as the fusion of Beatlesque-Pop and classical arrangements where cellos co-exist with guitars, and where classically tinged rock intersects with pop. Mr. Blue Sky, Roll Over Beethoven, and Evil Woman are among a list of over 20 instantly recognizable chart-topping hit songs. BUY TICKETS

PlayFull Piano 2022-2023 "Hands and Hands”
2023-03-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Collaborative piano faculty Dr. Kyung-A Yoo and Dr. Timothy McReynolds, along with selected students, will perform brilliant piano works written for two to eight hands.

Faculty Artist Recital: April Foolishness!
2023-04-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
A recital of musical jokes, silly stunts, and surprises featuring Townsend School of Music professors Dr. Martha Malone, Director of Opera, and Dr. Richard Kosowski, Director of Graduate Studies and Chair of Vocal Studies. This event is free and open to the public.

Harp Ensemble: For Good
2023-04-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Conducted by Calista Koch, music from various genres and period will be performed to bid farewell to senior Harp Ensemble members.
The event is free and open to the public.

Wishing BeautyFull Reconnection
2023-04-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Kyung-A Yoo, professor of collaborative piano, continues her BeautyFull series with student guests.

Giuliano Graniti in Concert
2023-04-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Pianist, educator, and scholar Giuliano Graniti will present an evening of piano featuring the music of Chopin, Wagner, Liszt, and Prokofiev. The concert is free and open to the public.

Mercer Jazz Combo
2023-04-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and enjoy a mixture of classics and original small jazz works composed by students, guided by the skillful conduction of Dr. Monty Cole, Professor and Chair of Instrumental Studies.

McDuffie Center for Strings Masterclass Featuring Augustin Hadelich, Violin
2023-04-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Students interact with and learn from talented guest artists in the Bell House Jennings Salon, free and open to the public. Please visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/events or call 478-301-2886 for more information.

Mercer Percussion Ensemble
2023-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Come and enjoy traditional and non-traditional music performed by the Mercer Percussion Ensemble and BEAR Steel under the direction of Dr. Marcus Reddick, Associate Professor and Director of Percussion Studies at Mercer’s Townsend School of Music.

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
2023-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
The season concludes with the always popular Townsend Concerto Competition winner, along with popular favorites in the canon. Dvořák’s elegant “Serenade for Strings” was composed in just two weeks, but has enjoyed a far longer run in popularity. Then hear “Jupiter,” so named due to the stunning scope of Mozart’s longest and most complex work, to wrap up a heavenly year of music. Adults $25-35, Students FREE with valid ID

Jubilee Concert Series Featuring Baritone Reginald Smith Jr.
2023-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Jubilee Concert Series closes the 22-23 Season with a resounding performance by Grammy and Emmy-award winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 US representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Mr. Smith has been lauded as a “passionate performer” (New York Times) with an “electric, hall-filling” (The Baltimore Sun) and “thrillingly dramatic” (Opera News) voice that is “one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years” (Opera News). A native of Atlanta, Mr. Smith is a Grand Finals winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.

Voice Masterclass with Baritone Reginald Smith Jr.
2023-04-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Grammy and Emmy award-winning baritone Reginald Smith Jr. will present a voice masterclass to students and guests at the Townsend School of Music. The event is free and open to the public.

Townsend School of Music Honors Recital
2023-04-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
End-of-year concert featuring senior James Armfield (piano), junior Carlos Walker (viola), junior Abby Hodges (soprano), junior Sarah King (clarinet), and senior Juliana Moroz (cello) with accompaniment by pianists Ms. Anne Armstrong and Dr. Kyung-A Yoo.

"Sincerely Yours," Art and Design Exhibition
2023-04-21 16:00 - 20:00 | McEachern Art Center, 332 2nd Street, Macon, 31201
April 21-May 19
Sincerely Yours
McEachern Art Center, open 4-8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
The annual senior Art & Design Exhibition featuring graduating Mercer students

Mercer Jazz Ensemble Presents "Duke in the Spotlight"
2023-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Under the direction of Dr. Monty Cole, the Mercer Jazz Ensemble concludes the 2022-23 season by performing an evening of Duke Ellington masterworks.

The Voices of Spring – Presented by Mercer Chamber Women’s Choir and Mercer Singers
2023-04-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Under the direction of Dr. Stanley Roberts, Arthur Lowndes Rich Director of Choral Conducting, graduate conductor Mrs. Kirstine Buchanan, and accompanied by Mrs. Anne Armstrong, the combined Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers will present a thrilling concert celebrating spring. The event is free and open to the public.

McDuffie Center for Strings Masterclass featuring the Ehnes Quartet
2023-04-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Bell House Jennings Salon, 315 College Street, Macon, 31201
Students interact with and learn from talented guest artists (James Ehnes, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin) in the Bell House Jennings Salon, free and open to the public. Please visit mcduffie.mercer.edu/events or call 478-301-2886 for more information.

Mercer Wind Ensemble Presents "Winds & Pipes"
2023-04-24 19:30 - 21:00 | First Baptist Church of Christ, 511 High Place, Macon, 31201
Conducted by Townsend School of Music’s Director of Bands Dr. Brittan Braddock, Central High School Band conductor Kameron Agee, and accompanied by Mercer University organist Dr. Jack Mitchener, the Mercer University Wind Ensemble joins forces with Central High School to present an exciting evening of wind band music. Featured on the program will be Omar Thomas’ “Of Our New Day Begun.” The event is free and open to the public.

Fabian Concert Series featuring the Ehnes Quartet
2023-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The award-winning Ehnes Quartet (James Ehnes, violin; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Edward Arron, cello; and Mercer’s director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin) closes the 22-23 Fabian Concert Series with a rousing finale featuring the music of Haydn, Bartok, and Mendelssohn for recognizable works that will send off the series with gusto and applause.

Mercer University Flute Choir Presents "Flute Fantasy"
2023-04-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Conducted by Mr. Kelly Via, come celebrate the joy and beauty of spring with a collection of intriguing repertoire performed by the Mercer Flute Choir. The event is free and open to the public.

Q106.3 Welcomes: Black Jacket Symphony Performing Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty
2023-04-27 20:00 - 22:00 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Remember putting on an album and listening from start to finish? Relive that moment with a live concert experience unlike any other. $30-35 BUY NOW

Broadway Does Punk
2023-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Broadway Does Punk is an upbeat cabaret-style performance blending Broadway-inspired vocal stylings with the eclectic atmosphere of an intimate lounge show in downtown Macon. We want to embrace the raw energy that is punk music, combining rock with the imaginative power of musical theatre. Imagine musicals that have created this mashup in the past, like Hedwig and the Angry Itch, Spring Awakening or American Idiot, as well as imaginative renderings of punk favorites like Blink 182 or the Dead Kennedys. $10 BUY NOW

Mercer Singers Farewell Concert 2023
2023-04-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Under the direction of Arthur Lowndes Rich Professor of Choral Conducting Dr. Stanley Roberts and graduate conductor Mrs. Kirstine Buchanan, this end of academic year concert features a varied repertoire performed by Mercer Singers, accompanied by pianists Mrs. Anne Armstrong and Mrs. Cynthia Wilson Smith. This event is free and open to the public.

Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir Present "Something Old ... Something New"
2023-04-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, 719 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
A celebration of what we’ve known and our brighter path toward tomorrow, conducted by Dr. Stanley Roberts, Arthur Lowndes Rich Director of Choral Conducting, with featured conductor Dr. Gary Gerber, Townsend School of Music Dean. Tickets are $10.00, please email the Choral Society at admin@csmga.org to purchase tickets.

Artrageous: An Art and Music Circus
2023-05-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
Blue Man Group Meets Picasso. Witness the creativity of an artist creating a masterpiece before your eyes in mere moments. These feats will defy your imagination. Artrageous is a troupe of misfits artists, singers, dancers and musicians who started as friends doing street theatre in Vancouver that has now grown into world wide entertainment. With the Artrageous electrifying art and music circus, you can be fully immersed into the world of theater, music, art and dance with YOU in the center of it all. The Artrageous Troupe pays tribute to a variety of art forms, icons and musical genres, keeping you on the edge of your seat throughout the night. Use code PICASSO for a special discount! $30 Adult/$15 Kids BUY NOW

Turquoise Quartet Chamber Music Recital
2023-05-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
The Turquoise Quartet, silver medalists at the 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, will present a recital on Monday, May 8 at 7:00 pm in the McCorkle Music Building’s Neva Langley Fickling Hall. The recital is part of the quartet’s preparation for the 2023 Fischoff Competition, the largest chamber music competition in the world. The group is comprised of students from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer: senior violinist Hayoung Choi, sophomore violinist Katrina Stroud, junior violist Carlos Walker, and senior cellist Juliana Moroz. The recital is free and open to the public.

Movie Screening: "Steel Magnolias"
2023-05-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Piedmont Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street, Macon, 31201
In Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin parish, Louisiana, six Southern women of three generations tell it like it is. Through joy and sadness, from laughter to tears, this star-studded ensemble cast represents the raw power of feminine strength. A heartwarming slice of life film led by names like Julia Roberts and Dolly Parton. $5 BUY NOW

"PROOF: From the Archive of ABSOLUTE COLOR" Opening Reception
2023-08-04 19:00 - 20:00 | McEachern Art Center, 332 2nd Street, Macon, 31201
Opening Reception: August 4 at 7pm (Free Admission)
(Meet the artist, view the show, and enjoy light bites hosted by the MAC)
The show will be on display at the McEachern Art Center, Thursday – Saturday, August 4-October 21
PROOF is an archive documenting Gretchen Wagner’s ongoing research, process, and exploration of color as both form and content.
The monoprints in the show address the contemporary commercialization of color and craft synthesized through printmaking and embroidery. Each varied edition is designed to manipulate the material attributes of color and demonstrate the limitations in understanding color identity. These experiments are calculated to adjust hue, saturation, and value within the confines of a specific form that evolves throughout the exhibition.
Motivated by her fascination with the inability to fully comprehend color, she utilizes the language of color to bridge theory and application; art and design; hand and machine. In attempting to study absolute color, Wagner observes the historical and contemporary distinctions of reproducible, immediate, mass-produced, situational, and paradoxical color.
Artist Website/Portfolio:
www.gretchen-wagner.com

Townsend School of Music Faculty Gala
2023-08-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Fickling Hall, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, 31207
Join us for a dazzling display of music of all genres and instruments from our faculty talent here at Townsend School of Music to kick off a new school year. The Townsend concert season opens with a showcase of performances by the distinguished faculty artists in a festival gala concert event. Please join us for a reception honoring the performers and the start of the concert year. This event is free and open to the public
