Martha Malone, soprano Katherine Trotter, soprano Samantha Friedman, mezzo-soprano Timothy McReynolds, collaborative piano An evening of passionate lyricism in art songs from the 19th to the 21st centuries, in solo and chamber settings. The program explores the union of music and poetry, of voice and piano, and of the unique colors of solo voices.

Robert McDuffie, violin Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano McDuffie Young Artists Glass “The American Four Seasons” Mendelssohn Double Concerto BUY TICKETS

Robert McDuffie, violin Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano McDuffie Young Artists Glass “The American Four Seasons” Mendelssohn Double Concerto BUY TICKETS

Participate in a tailored classroom experience, meet faculty, connect with current students, tour our historic Macon campus, and more. Day in the Life experiences are available to high school juniors and seniors.

Monty Cole and Marcus Reddick team up with Ken Trimmins (trumpet), Kevin Bales (piano), Neal Starkey (bass), and Mercer alumnus Jeremy Roberts (guitar) for an evening of classic jazz and original compositions.

A gala concert featuring students of the School of Music, hosted by the Mercer Singers.

The GRAMMY® Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over a million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts. $5 Advance Reservation – SOLD OUT

The Academy of Classical Education Senior High Band and the Mercer University Wind Ensemble will join forces to present a celebratory fall concert. Highlights include a performance on ACE’s brand new concert stage and a combined premiere of a piece composed by Ralph Ford for the 10th anniversary of ACE. Free and open to the public

We toast the opening of the MMSO season and Macon’s 200th birthday with a thrilling opening led by native son Roderick Cox. Beethoven’s Eroica is a boundary-breaking symphony that ushered in the Romantic era, while Copland’s Appalachian Spring will be the backdrop for “Macon Portrait,” a special staged documentary play written to honor Macon’s legacy and future by Andrew Silver for Macon200. $25-35, Students of all ages FREE at the door BUY TICKETS

October 19-22 Mercer Opera Presents The Trial of Goldilocks Fickling Hall, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday The whole family will have fun with this charming, witty show in which Goldilocks is prosecuted for breaking and entering the home of the Three Bears! In the courtroom, we watch as Goldilocks and the Bears enact the traditional tale. Next, the prosecutor and the defense attorney present their hilarious versions of the same events. Our jury of animals makes some surprising decisions…