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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

Calista Koch, conductor This ensemble concert will feature ensemble works from various periods of music, transcribed for harp ensemble. 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.

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.