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Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series Unless otherwise noted, all performances are ee in the Neva Langley Fickling Hall at the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon campus. BeautyFull Collaboration 2023-24 Ravishing Rachmaninoff Kyung-A Yoo, piano Minhae Lee, piano Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Kyung-A Yoo and guest pianist Minhae Lee from Stephen F. Austin State University introduce Rachmaninoff's beautiful two piano suites. Students also join Dr. Yoo to perform Rachmaninoff's Trio élégiaque No.1 in G Minor. BeautyFull Reconnection 2023-24 Led by Reeds Kyung-A Yoo, piano John Diodati, clarinet Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Kyung-A Yoo collaborates with guest clarinetist John Diodati and students on the astonishing Beethoven's piano trio. This program also includes Kalabis, Previn, and Schubert's gems. Mr. Diodati plays as a principal clarinetist with Opera Philadelphia. Like Mother, Like Daughter: An Evening of Piano Favorites Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano Susan T. McDuffie, piano Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m. 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! PlayFull Piano 2023-24 "10, 20, and 40" Kyung-A Yoo, producer Friday, Apr. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Selected keyboard players of the Townsend School of Music present an exciting program for 10, 20, and 40 fingers. Trio Montage: Voice, Clarinet, and Piano Timothy McReynolds, piano Tuesday, Apr. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Trio Montage was formed in 2008 with the goal of establishing a presence and demand for the lovely and luscious blend of baritone, clarinet, and piano. Their program will include commissions by Mercer University's Valencio Jackson and Erik Franklin, song arrangements of Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Faure, and Debussy and lighter works by musical theatre titan, Stephen Sondheim. M ercer University became an All-Steinway School through the generosity of Mercer's chancellor, Dr. R. Kirby Godsey. With the establishment of the Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies, the School of Music features Steinway & Son pianos for all teaching, rehearsals and performances. The gift, which recognized Joan Godsey's many contributions to Mercer, and in particular her love of and commitment to music, enabled the School of Music to join the nation's other premier music programs as an All-Steinway School. The gift provided for 37 new pianos and created an endowed fund to support the care and upkeep of the pianos. The Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies hosts an annual Concert Series that features leading international performing keyboard artists. The Godsey Center joins the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Church Music Studies, and the Fabian Center for Musical Excellence as signature programs of the Mercer University School of Music. Celebrating Macon's Bicentennial Sunday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. Mulberry Street United Methodist Church 719 Mulberry St. A choral concert celebrating the bicentennial of the city of Macon featuring music from 1823 to present including music from Macon composers and artists. Choral Society of Middle Georgia & Mercer University Choir Gary Gerber, conductor Tickets for all performances are $10 at the door or through the Choral Society choralsocietymga.com G. F. Handel's Messiah Dec. 1 – 2 at 8 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Church 830 Poplar St. Handel's Messiah continues as a long-standing tradition here in Middle Georgia. Come to this concert and hear why it is so popular around the world, especially in the Christmas season. Maurice Durufle's Requiem Sunday, Apr. 28 at 4 p.m. Mulberry Street United Methodist Church 719 Mulberry St. The Choral Society will join forces with Mercer Singers to present one of the greatest 20th- century choral masterpieces. Stanley Roberts, conductor