The Townsend School of Music is pleased to host Dr. Alexander Wasserman as part of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) guest artist series. Dr. Wasserman, a Shigeru Kawai Artist, enjoys a distinguished career on both the concert stage and in the teaching studio. Please join us for an exciting performance by this accomplished concerto soloist and chamber musician. The concert is free and open to the public.

The February 6 concert will feature violinists Tessa Lark, Amy Schwartz Moretti and Annie Fullard; violist Lawrence Dutton; and cellist Paul Watkins performing the Bruch and Mendelssohn octets. $20 Adult, Mercer ID/Any Student ID FREE BUY TICKETS

Dr. Peter Rubardt, Music Director of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, and Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt, Distinguished University Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of West Florida, will discuss the importance of networking, relationship building, and community outreach in the music profession. Free and open to the public.

Welcome back Mercer alumnus Keitaro Harada, artistic director of the Savannah Philarmonic and winner of the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, for the most romantic date in town before Valentine’s Day. Swoon over an eclectic international program, with Maestro Harada leading the MMSO through pieces from Italian, French, Mexican, Japanese, and Argentinean composers including Ravel’s unforgettable dance piece Boléro. $25-35 Adult, Students of all ages FREE with Valid ID. BUY TICKETS   Keitaro Harada, guest conductor Verdi “La forza del…

Kyung-A Yoo collaborates with guest clarinetist John Diodati and students on the astonishing Beethoven's piano trio. The program also includes Kalabis, Previn, and Schubert's gems. Mr. Diodati plays as principal clarinetist with Opera Philadelphia. The event is free and open to the public.

The Vienna Boys Choir is the world's foremost children's chorus. For six centuries, these young cultural ambassadors have been adored the world over for their wide range of repertoire, purity of tone and generosity of musical spirit. Over centuries, illustrious composers have written masterpieces for the Boys Choir of the Imperial Chapel, including Mozart, Bruckner, Gluck and Schubert. They are beloved the world over for their lively singing style and beautiful tone. SOLD OUT.

Under the direction of Dr. Monty Cole and featuring guest saxophone artist Rick VanMatre, the Mercer Jazz Ensemble takes on the music of Count Basie. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us for a show featuring Margery McDuffie Whatley and her mother, Susan T. McDuffie, performing solos, duets, and duos by such composers as Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Gershwin, Piazzolla, and more! Free and open to the public.

The March 12 concert will feature violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Matthew Lipman, clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, cellist Raphael Bell, pianist Andrew Armstrong, and R. J. Kelly on horn performing a variety of pieces, including the Rachmaninoff Piano Trio in G minor.

Georgia-born Filipino-American flutist Norman Menzales brings his “…warm, attractive sound” to the Townsend School of Music as part of the Jubilee Artists Series. Mr. Menzales has served as Principal Flute with the Fort Collins Symphony since 2013, Montana’s Great Falls Symphony since 2012, and the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra since 2021. Come join us for a night of beautiful, mesmerizing, joyful music presented by this award-winning musician and educator.