
TSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventFlute Choir Concert
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventFabian Concert #4: Cavani String Quartet Educational Series
Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/ and through Zoom. See Zoom details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://mercer.zoom.us/j/93144326609?pwd=ODFWQ2piMnRNc0RXZHBkcFVxcXpZUT09 Meeting ID: 931 4432 6609 Passcode: 954853 One tap mobile +13126266799,,93144326609# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,93144326609# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923US (New York) +1 301 715 8592US (Washington D.C) +1 346 248 7799US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 931 4432 6609 Find…
View EventCenter Young Artist Chamber Music Gala: A Musical Tapestry – Common Threads & Poetic Voices
Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/ and through Zoom. See Zoom details below: Join Zoom Meeting https://mercer.zoom.us/j/93144326609?pwd=ODFWQ2piMnRNc0RXZHBkcFVxcXpZUT09 Meeting ID: 931 4432 6609 Passcode: 954853 One tap mobile +13126266799,,93144326609# US (Chicago) +16468769923,,93144326609# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799US (Chicago) +1 646 876 9923US (New York) +1 301 715 8592US (Washington D.C) +1 346 248 7799US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 931 4432 6609 Find…
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music faculty, Music students and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventHarp Ensemble Concert
This live music concert will feature solos, duets, and full ensemble pieces performed by the Mercer Harp Ensemble. Different genres will be explored including Celtic, religiously inspired arrangements, a Spanish dance, as well as something reminiscent of banjos from a movie called “Deliverance”. Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Student Recital Hour
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventTSM Honors Student Recital
Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “The Trial of Susan B. Anthony”
The Trial of Susan B. Anthony is a new opera with tremendous impact on many levels. The famous suffragette was arrested in 1872 for attempting to vote, and the text of this opera was taken directly from her trial. Set as a tour de force for one singer, Steven Mark Kohn’s rich, gorgeous music of our time brings her story in her own words powerfully to life as reminders of the human search for equal justice. The piece is especially resonant now,…
View EventMercer Flute Choir Chamber Ensemble
Join the Mercer Flute Choir Chamber Ensemble in a jubilant musical celebration of spring! Open to Mercer Music Faculty, Music Students, and parents of the performers only. Performance can be viewed on our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/musicatmercer/.
View EventTownsend All-Faculty Gala
The Townsend concert season opens with a showcase of performances by the distinguished faculty artists in a festival gala concert event. Afterward please join us for a pre-packaged reception on the patio honoring the performers and the start of the concert year.
View EventRobert McDuffie Labor Day Festival Concert
Help celebrate Labor Day in a festive concert that features Center faculty and students. Founder Robert McDuffie, Artistic Director Amy Schwartz Moretti, and Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Conductor Ward Stare will be among the performers. Fickling Hall, seating is first-come, first served.
View EventFabian Concert Series: September Salute
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Zlatomir Fung, cello; & Orion Weiss, piano We begin this fabulous 15th season with a memorable concert featuring the music of Spanish composer Joaquin Turina, German composer Robert Schumann and others. Opening night artists include the award-winning pianist Orion Weiss, multi-GRAMMY winning violist Lawrence Dutton, recent gold medalist of the Tchaikovsky International Competition cellist Zlatomir Fung, Fabian Series curator and violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, and the young artists of the Robert McDuffie Center…
View EventFamily Weekend Gala Concert
Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, conductor A gala concert featuring students of the School of Music, hosted by the Mercer Singers.
View EventPostponed Until 2022/2023 School Year: Guest Artist Recital: Diane Huling, Piano
Details to come at a later date.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Dido and Aeneas”
Dido and Aeneas By Henry Purcell Martha Malone, director Richard Kosowski, conductor The exquisite music of Dido and Aeneas contains all the drama and variety of a much longer work. The opera is by turns graceful, romantic, bawdy, suspenseful and grief-stricken. This is music that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. Come to experience a much-loved classic again, or to discover it for yourself. Tickets: $15 adults. Free with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Dido and Aeneas”
Dido and Aeneas By Henry Purcell Martha Malone, director Richard Kosowski, conductor The exquisite music of Dido and Aeneas contains all the drama and variety of a much longer work. The opera is by turns graceful, romantic, bawdy, suspenseful and grief-stricken. This is music that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. Come to experience a much-loved classic again, or to discover it for yourself. Tickets: $15 adults. Free with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Dido and Aeneas”
Dido and Aeneas By Henry Purcell Martha Malone, director Richard Kosowski, conductor The exquisite music of Dido and Aeneas contains all the drama and variety of a much longer work. The opera is by turns graceful, romantic, bawdy, suspenseful and grief-stricken. This is music that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. Come to experience a much-loved classic again, or to discover it for yourself. Tickets: $15 adults. Free with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Dido and Aeneas”
Dido and Aeneas By Henry Purcell Martha Malone, director Richard Kosowski, conductor The exquisite music of Dido and Aeneas contains all the drama and variety of a much longer work. The opera is by turns graceful, romantic, bawdy, suspenseful and grief-stricken. This is music that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. Come to experience a much-loved classic again, or to discover it for yourself. Tickets: $15 adults. Free with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventFabian Concert Series: Oktoberfest
We continue the season with a concert highlighting several of the talented principal players of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the intimacy of a chamber music setting. Joining flutist Christina Smith, clarinetist Laura Ardan, bassoonist, Andrew Brady, oboist, Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson, and McDuffie Center director and curator of the Fabian Series, violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, as well as the young artists from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. The 2021-22 Fabian Concert Series welcomes new friends…
View EventMercer Jazz Combo Concert
Dr. Monty Cole, conductor The students of the Mercer Jazz Combo continue their exploration of the music of great American Jazz Artists. Join us for an evening of John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Eddie Harris.
View EventGodsey Concert Series: Have You Heard This One?
Timothy McReynolds, collaborative piano Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano R. Timothy McReynolds, celebrated vocal collaborator and new faculty member of Mercer's Townsend School of Music, joins Georgia College and State University faculty member and internationally acclaimed soprano, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, champion of American women composers in presenting a recital of new music by living composers.
View EventDueling Harps and Flutes
Calista Koch, conductor Kelly Via, conductor An evening of harp and flute transcriptions will fill Fickling Hall with unforgettable sounds!
View EventGodsey Concert Series: BeautyFull Collaboration
Kyung-A Yoo, collaborative piano Join with new faculty collaborative pianist Kyung-A Yoo, faculty, and students of the Townsend School of Music in a varied genre and exhilarating program of captivating chamber music. The concert will feature music of Ives, Still, Jalbert, and Barber's Souvenirs, Op. 28 (for piano four hands).
View EventMercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Speak No Evil”
Dr. Monty Cole, conductor The Mercer Jazz Ensemble kicks off a new season with a concert featuring works by Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder.
View EventGodsey Concert Series: Early Music Splendor
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!
View EventHomecoming Kaleidoscope Concert
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!
View EventMercer Percussion Ensemble Concert
Dr. Marcus Reddick, conductor Come and hear traditional and non-traditional percussion music performed by the percussion ensemble and BEAR Steel!
View EventThanksgiving Song: Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers
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!
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence Presents How the Arts Prepare Us for Leadership
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.
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence presents Canadian Brass
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…
View EventFabian Concert Series: December Delights
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…
View EventFantastic Flutes
Kelly Via, conductor The Mercer Flute Choir celebrates the return of the full ensemble with a program of engaging repertoire and seasonal favorites.
View EventMusic Brings Us Together: Chamber Music Which Celebrates Our Humanity
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).
View EventFaculty Jazz Quintet
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.
View EventMad About Chamber Music
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.
View EventGuest Artist Recital: Dr. Owen Lovell, piano
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…
View EventGuest Artist Recital: Dr. Owen Lovell, piano
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…
View EventFabian Concert Series: February Fireworks
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…
View EventTubonium
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.
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence presents VOCES8 — Sold Out!
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…
View EventGodsey Concert Series: BeautyFull Reconnection
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…
View EventMercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Synchronicity”
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.
View EventFabian Concert Series: March Madness
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…
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence presents The Intersection of Music and Philosophy Symposium
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.
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence presents Living for and with Each Other
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…
View EventBaroque & Beyond
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.
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Little Women, the Musical”
Little Women, the Musical Jason Howland, music; Andi Dickstein, lyrics, Allen Knee, book Martha Malone, director Timothy McReynolds, conductor Little Women, the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is a story beloved by generations of Americans. The heartwarming tale of the March sisters has been adapted in many forms: from film and television to ballet and opera. The first stage play opened on Broadway in 1912; the Broadway musical opened almost a century later, in 2005, to terrific reviews. Wonderful songs that…
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Little Women, the Musical”
Little Women, the Musical Jason Howland, music; Andi Dickstein, lyrics, Allen Knee, book Martha Malone, director Timothy McReynolds, conductor Little Women, the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is a story beloved by generations of Americans. The heartwarming tale of the March sisters has been adapted in many forms: from film and television to ballet and opera. The first stage play opened on Broadway in 1912; the Broadway musical opened almost a century later, in 2005, to terrific reviews. Wonderful songs that…
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Little Women, the Musical”
Little Women, the Musical Jason Howland, music; Andi Dickstein, lyrics, Allen Knee, book Martha Malone, director Timothy McReynolds, conductor Little Women, the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is a story beloved by generations of Americans. The heartwarming tale of the March sisters has been adapted in many forms: from film and television to ballet and opera. The first stage play opened on Broadway in 1912; the Broadway musical opened almost a century later, in 2005, to terrific reviews. Wonderful songs that…
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Little Women, the Musical”
Little Women, the Musical Jason Howland, music; Andi Dickstein, lyrics, Allen Knee, book Martha Malone, director Timothy McReynolds, conductor Little Women, the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, is a story beloved by generations of Americans. The heartwarming tale of the March sisters has been adapted in many forms: from film and television to ballet and opera. The first stage play opened on Broadway in 1912; the Broadway musical opened almost a century later, in 2005, to terrific reviews. Wonderful songs that…
View EventFabian Concert Series: April’s Au Revoir
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Victoria Chiang, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello; & Leo Singer, cello We say "Au Revoir" to our 15th season with the musical postcard Souvenir de Florence by the great Russian Pytor Tchaikovsky and the extraordinary quartet of Arensky. Returning to Macon, guest cellist Clive Greensmith will be joining the Center's own violist Victoria Chiang, cellist Leo Singer, and Fabian Series and McDuffie Center director violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, along with additional young artists of the Robert McDuffie…
View EventMercer Percussion Ensemble Concert
Dr. Marcus Reddick, conductor Come and hear traditional and non-traditional percussion music performed by the percussion ensemble and BEAR Steel! 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.
View EventFabian Center for Musical Excellence Presents Robert Blocker, Piano
The final concert in the inaugural Fabian Center for Musical Excellence features Robert Blocker, pianist and the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music and Professor of Piano at the Yale School of Music. An internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Blocker performs throughout the world, appearing in recital and in chamber music and orchestral settings. Described by the Los Angeles Times as an artist of "great skill and accomplishment," Robert blocker has forged an inspired career as an academic leader, an…
View EventGodsey Concert Series: Cabaret: Unmasked!
Martha Malone, soprano Timothy McReynolds, collaborative piano We're celebrating life, from the glorious to the absurd. In this program Tom Lehrer may rub elbows with Rodgers & Hammerstein; Johnny Mercer or Stephen Sondheim might make an appearance; Aaron Copland and Johann Strauss might show up for the party...and you're invited! 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.
View EventMcDuffie Center for Strings Chamber Music Gala
Robert McDuffie Center for Strings presents MUSIC FOR ALL! Spring Gala Concerts APRIL 13 and 14 7:00 p.m. FICKLING HALL, the program intertwines beautiful and superlative chamber music works from the past and present, and will be the debut of the innovative New Music Initiative for Black Voices project. 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…
View EventMcDuffie Center for Strings Chamber Music Gala
Robert McDuffie Center for Strings presents MUSIC FOR ALL! Spring Gala Concerts APRIL 13 and 14 7:00 p.m. FICKLING HALL, the program intertwines beautiful and superlative chamber music works from the past and present, and will be the debut of the innovative New Music Initiative for Black Voices project. 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…
View EventTSM Honors Student Recital
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.
View EventMercer Jazz Ensemble Presents “Milestones”
Dr. Monty Cole, conductor Closing the season with a concert featuring works by Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, and Chick Corea. 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.
View Event“One, No One and One Hundred Thousand.” Guise and disguise in the character piece
I believe that identity is a fluid that flows between diversity and uniqueness. It changes and adapts depending on the events and context. For its unpredictable and changing nature, the “character piece” is one of the composers' favorite devices for finding, embracing, transforming, or hiding their identity through music. This program proposes some of these examples. It starts with a set of preludes by Louis Ballard, a 20th-century Quapaw-Cherokee composer. He embedded his Native idiom in the atonal Western language,…
View EventThe Voices of Spring
Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, conductor Final choral concert of the year featuring Mercer Women's Chamber Choir. 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.
View EventMercer Jazz Combo Concert
Dr. Monty Cole, conductor The students of the Mercer Jazz Combo continue their exploration of the music of great American Jazz Artists. Join us for an evening of Grover Washington Jr., Spyro Gyra, and Joseph Zawinul. 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.
View EventFestive Flutes
Kelly Via, conductor Join the Mercer Flute Choir as they perform an exhilarating musical contribution to the sounds of spring! 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.
View EventFarewell Concert
Dr. Stanley L. Roberts, conductor Final choral concert of the year featuring Mercer Singers. Our farewell to our seniors and master students who are graduating from the program. 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.
View EventTownsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy and the Arts: David Mallette
The nonprofit arts field is in the midst of multiple tectonic shifts, including demographic changes, the natural evolution of art, digital delivery platforms, labor challenges, EDIA values and other challenges. Strong, savvy leadership has never been more important. David Mallette, president of Management Consultants for the Arts, will speak about the leadership skills needed in today’s nonprofit arts organizations. He will highlight elements in search processes conducted by the volunteer boards seeking top artistic and executive leadership.
View EventFabian Concert Series – “Going Big”
Fabian Concert Series – “Going Big” 7:30 p.m., Fickling Hall Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola Daniel Tosky, bass Principal Winds of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra We begin this fabulous 16th season with a memorable concert of the music of Bruch and Spohr. Several principal winds of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will join violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, bassist Daniel Tosky and McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists to kick off this concert. The opening will also bring the audience up…
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Gilbert & Sullivan Gala”
Enjoy an evening of operetta scenes by the kings of comedy! The team that brought us "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore," "Iolanthe," "Trial by Jury" and so many more perfected a winning formula. Their combination of brilliant social satire and great music makes the comic operas of G&S as deliciously entertaining today as they were in Victorian London. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Gilbert & Sullivan Gala”
Enjoy an evening of operetta scenes by the kings of comedy! The team that brought us "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore," "Iolanthe," "Trial by Jury" and so many more perfected a winning formula. Their combination of brilliant social satire and great music makes the comic operas of G&S as deliciously entertaining today as they were in Victorian London. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer University Opera presents “Gilbert & Sullivan Gala”
Enjoy an evening of operetta scenes by the kings of comedy! The team that brought us "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore," "Iolanthe," "Trial by Jury" and so many more perfected a winning formula. Their combination of brilliant social satire and great music makes the comic operas of G&S as deliciously entertaining today as they were in Victorian London. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 with Mercer ID or any student ID.
View EventMercer Singers Family Day Concert
Mercer Singers Family Day Concert 11:15 a.m., Fickling Hall A gala concert featuring students of the School of Music, hosted by the Mercer Singers.
View EventJubilee Artist Series: Curtis on Tour, Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone with Curtis Opera Theatre
Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. Eric Owens, one of America’s leading bass baritones, joins a quartet of emerging artists from the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music, one of the world’s leading conservatories, to perform gems from the lieder and song repertoire — anchored by Brahms’s lilting and pensive Neue Liebeslieder waltzes for four voices and four-hand piano — followed by operatic…
View EventVoice Master Class with Eric Owens
Voice master class with acclaimed bass baritone Eric Owens
View EventVoice and Piano Masterclass with Amanda Russo Stante and Kimberly Carballo
Master classes with collaborative pianist Kimberly Carballo and mezzo-soprano Amanda Russo Stante.
View EventJazz Combo, Conducted by Dr. Monty Cole
Conducted by Dr. Monty Cole, professor of saxophone and clarinet, the student jazz combo will perform works by Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and other jazz greats.
View EventFabian Concert Series: “All American” featuring Amy Schwartz Moretti, Hsin-Yun Huang, Julie Albers, and Elizabeth Pridgen
The all-female team of violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Hsin-Yun Huang, cellist Julie Albers, and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen perform the works of two talented female composers, Jennifer Higdon and Amy Beach.
View EventMercer Harp Ensemble: Serenade
A program filled with the elements and aspects of love expressed through music, including works by Bizet, Faure, and Bernstein.
View EventTreble Voices Unite!
A collaborative concert with the Mercer Women's Choir, Mary Persons High School Intermediate/Advanced Treble Choir, and the Farragut High School (TN) Advanced Women's Chorale
View EventGuest Artist Composition Recital: Alan Schmitz, Composer
Guest composer Alan Schmitz will be honored for his 70th birthday in a concert of his solo/chamber music. Schmitz earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of New Mexico and Ph.D. in music theory and composition from Rutgers University. Recordings of his music are available on PARMA Records' Ravello Label.
View EventStudent Composition Recital
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 music.
View EventMercer Jazz Ensemble
The Mercer Jazz Ensemble kicks off a new season featuring guest saxophone artist Matthew Patnode.
View EventFaculty Artist Recital: BeautyFull Collaboration: Mementos
Collaborative pianist Kyung-A Yoo continues to explore lesser known but compelling American piano chamber works accompanied by soprano Martha Malone, cellist Leo Singer, flautist Kelly Via, and violinist River Sawchyn. The program "Mementos" consists of works composed by Bolcom, Previn, Ives, and Piston.
View EventFabian Concert Series: Dvořák’s Influence
Featuring Amy Schwartz Moretti, Annie Fullard, Ettore Causa, Christopher Costanza and Kyung-A Yoo in a concert that celebrates the music of Dvořák.
View EventGuest Artist Recital: Matt Patnode, Saxophone
Saxophonist Matthew Patnode is associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies at North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has earned degrees and certificates from the State University of New York at Potsdam, the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, France, and Arizona State University. He has studied saxophone with Joseph Wytko, Joe Viola and Jean-Marie Lond. As a member of the FM Jazz Arts Big Band, he has performed with such noted artists as Buddy DeFranco, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, Allen Vizzutti…
View EventThanksgiving Song
Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers Stanley L. Roberts, conductor
View EventFestive Flutes, presented by Mercer University Flute Choir
Conducted by Mr. Kelly Via, the nationally acclaimed Mercer Flute Choir performs a program of exciting new compositions, along with many holiday favorites.
View EventAlumni Recital: Caleb Esmond, Piano
Macon native Caleb Esmond graduated from Mercer University in 2021 with a BM in Piano Performance from the studio of Dr. Ian Altman. He is currently pursuing his MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at Utah State University with Dr. Cahill Smith. While at USU, Caleb received the 2022 Graduate Talent Award and has performed in masterclasses for Gabriela Montero and Steven Osborne. This alumni recital in Fickling Hall will feature works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Ravel.
View EventRobert McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists Chamber Music Marathon
This annual gala program features "Friends and Family," a showcase of spectacular works celebrating musical families and friendships from the past and present.
View EventRobert McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists Chamber Music Marathon
This annual gala program features "Friends and Family," a showcase of spectacular works celebrating musical families and friendships from the past and present.
View EventMercer Faculty Jazz Quintet
Jazz faculty Monty Cole and Marcus Reddick join special guests Kevin Bales, piano; Jeremy Roberts, guitar; and Neal Starkey, bass, for an evening of small group jazz. The jazz quintet will perform a varied repertoire ranging from classic bebop to modern masterworks, including the premiere of new compositions.
View EventFabian Concert Series “Gran Turismo”
A fun concert featuring violinists Fabiola Kim and Amy Schwartz Moretti, cellist Leo Singer, and McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists is a strings delight! This light blend of contemporary and classical composers Andrew Norman, Kodaly, and Brahms will have you off to the races! Tickets are $20, free with Mercer ID or any valid student ID
View EventMad About Chamber Winds, Presented by the Mercer Wind Ensemble
Join us as the Mercer Wind Ensemble's tradition of presenting a chamber winds concert enters its 21st season, conducted by Dr. Brittan Braddock, director of bands. Repertoire selected will feature each musician in a variety of combinations coached by the woodwinds, brass, and percussion faculty.
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Nunsense!”
Hilarity reigns when the Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken presents a variety show as a fundraiser to cover costs of simultaneous funerals for several sisters. Adults $15, $10 with Mercer ID or any Student ID. BUY TICKETS
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Nunsense!”
Hilarity reigns when the Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken presents a variety show as a fundraiser to cover costs of simultaneous funerals for several sisters. Adults $15, $10 with Mercer ID or any Student ID. BUY TICKETS
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Nunsense!”
Hilarity reigns when the Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken presents a variety show as a fundraiser to cover costs of simultaneous funerals for several sisters. Adults $15, $10 with Mercer ID or any Student ID. BUY TICKETS
View EventMercer University Opera Presents “Nunsense!”
Hilarity reigns when the Order of the Little Sisters of Hoboken presents a variety show as a fundraiser to cover costs of simultaneous funerals for several sisters. Adults $15, $10 with Mercer ID or any Student ID. BUY TICKETS
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