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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 in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon campus. Carnegie Hall Preview Concert Friday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Mulberry Street United Methodist Church 719 Mulberry St. The Choral Society, Mercer Singers, and McDuffie Center students will present selections from their upcoming Carnegie Hall performance, featuring Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass. Choral Society of Middle Georgia & Mercer University Choir Gary Gerber, conductor Tickets for all performances are $15 at the door or through Tickets.Mercer.Edu G. F. Handel's Messiah Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 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. The Gift to Sing Sunday, Apr. 27 at 4 p.m. Mulberry Street United Methodist Church 719 Mulberry St. A choral concert centering around the idea of singing as a gift, pleasure, art form, and necessity of life. BeautyFull Reconnection: Music from Eastern Europe Kyung-A Yoo, piano Charlie Tauber, piano Marcus Reddick, percussion Joshua Smith, percussion Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Kyung-A Yoo's BeautyFull series opens its fourth season with chamber music from Eastern Europe. This program includes Bartók's magnificent work, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Janacek's Violin Sonata, and Lutosławski's Variations on a Theme by Paganini. COLLECTIVELY: All About Collaborative Piano Kyung-A Yoo, producer Students and faculty from the Townsend School of Music Friday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. This program will take you on a journey to learn more about the wonderful world of collaborative piano. Join us and support the students and faculty that make up the collaborative piano studios. BeautyFull Collaboration: Romantic or Modern? Kyung-A Yoo, piano Martha Malone, soprano Steven Elisha, cello Friday, Mar. 28 at 7:30 p.m. This program illustrates the beauty found in different styles. You will experience the world of Romantic and Modern classical music. The composers included in the program are not widely known but are brilliant. Meet the composers of the evening: Libby Larsen, Alfred Schnittke, Walter Gieseking, and Frank Bridge! Mercer 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. e gi, 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. e gi provided for 37 new pianos and created an endowed fund to support the care and upkeep of the pianos. e Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies hosts an annual Concert Series that features leading international performing keyboard artists. e 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.