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August/September 2025 | maconmagazine.com 75 Townsend 2025-2026 Calendar Mercer University School of Music | music.mercer.edu January 2026 Friday, Jan. 9, 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Robert McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists Chamber Music Marathon Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Robert McDuffie, violin Lawrence Dutton, viola Albert Tiu, piano McDuffie Young Artists Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Friday, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: M. Isaac Ripple, oboe Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Unseen Horizons: The Depths of Love, Longing, and Disappointment Richard Kosowski and Timothy McReynolds Friday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. Alumni Recital: Caroline Cooke, soprano Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Singers Prelude to the GMEA Concert February 2026 Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Jaime Laredo, violin Annie Fullard, viola Sharon Robinson, cello Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Thursday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. Jubilee Concert Series: Seraph Brass $7 advance reservation, Student ID free Friday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Collectively: All About Collaborative Piano Dr. Kyung-A Yoo, producer Monday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. McDuffie Young Artists Concert Bell House, Jennings Salon Feb. 12-15 Mercer University Opera presents 9 to 5 Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Tickets $20; Mercer Students $10 Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Nathan Gay Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Ensemble Featuring Matt Miller Monty Cole, director Monday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Mei Ann Chen, guest conductor The Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets: $25-35; Student ID free Friday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival Mercer University Wind Ensemble Brittan Braddock, conductor The Piedmont Grand Opera House Saturday, Feb. 28, 3 p.m. Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival Middle and High School Honor Bands Benjamin Blasko, guest conductor The Piedmont Grand Opera House March 2026 Tuesday, Mar. 10, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Ehnes Quartet James Ehnes, violin Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Che-Yen Chen, viola Edward Arron, cello Orion Weiss, piano Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Friday, Mar. 13, 7:30 p.m. Jubilee Concert Series: Michelle Cann, piano $7 advance reservation, Student ID free Saturday, Mar. 14, 11 a.m. Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy and the Arts: Michelle Cann "Women of Chicago's Black Renaissance" Tuesday, Mar. 17, 7 p.m. Mercer Music in Atlanta Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church Friday, Mar. 20, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Combo Close Your Eyes! Monty Cole, director Friday, Mar. 27, 7:30 p.m. BeautyFull Reconnection: Journey Together Alone Kyung-A Yoo, piano Hyunju Song, soprano Tuesday, Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Harp Ensemble Facets Calista Anne Koch, conductor April 2026 Monday, Apr. 6, 7 p.m. McDuffie Young Artists Concert Bell House, Jennings Salon Friday, Apr. 10, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Ensemble Monty Cole, director Sunday, Apr. 12, 3 p.m. Mercer Women's Chamber Choir The Voices of Spring Stanley L. Roberts, conductor Monday, Apr. 13, 7:30 p.m. Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Yaniv Segal, conductor The Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets $25-35; Student ID free Tuesday, Apr. 14, 7:30 p.m. Student Composition Recital Friday, Apr. 17, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Percussion Ensemble Marcus Reddick, director Saturday, Apr. 18, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Opera presents A Gala Evening of Arias and Song Tickets $20; Mercer Students $10 Monday, Apr. 20, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Wind Ensemble presents Myths and Mysteries Brittan Braddock, conductor The Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets $10; Student ID free Tuesday, Apr. 21, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Raman Ramakrishnan, cello Benjamin Hochman, piano Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Thursday, Apr. 23, 3:30 p.m. Townsend School of Music Honors Recital Thursday, Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Flute Choir Kelly Via, conductor Friday, Apr. 24, 7:30 p.m. String Chamber Music Concert Saturday, Apr. 25, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Singers Farewell Concert Stanley L. Roberts, conductor Sunday, Apr. 26, 4 p.m. Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir present Celebrating 50 Years of Choral Society Gary G. Gerber, conductor First Baptist Church of Christ 511 High Place Tickets $15