18 maconmagazine.com | April/May 2024
Faces
LEFT In February, Macon boogied and sang-
along like true Dancing Queens (and Kings!)
at Emerson at Plum for the most successful
Macon Pops fundraiser to date. RIGHT
Guest conductor of the Macon-Mercer
Symphony Orchestra (MMSO) and Mercer
alumnus Keitaro Harada, alongside his teacher
and the winner of the 2024 McDuffie Award,
Adrian Gnam. Macon Magazine hosted
its pre-symphony Young Patrons Circle
party ahead of the romantic Valentine's
Day performance including Ravel's Bolero.
BELOW In March, patrons of the MMSO
enjoyed a special concert performed by
Robert McDuffie and McDuffie Center Young
Artists, featuring a Violin Concerto by Alan
Fletcher and Caio Fonseca's world premiere
of Collqui. MMSO photos by Leah Yetter
courtesy of Mercer University.
