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February/March 2026 | maconmagazine.com 27 Townsend T I C K E T S A N D M O R E I N F O A T M U S I C . M E R C E R . E D U P L A Y O N P L A Y O N I F M U S I C B E T H E F O O D O F L O V E TOWNSEND SCHOOL OF MUSIC U N L E S S O T H E R W I S E N O T E D , A L L P E R F O R M A N C E S A R E F R E E A N D H E L D I N N E V A L A N G L E Y F I C K L I N G H A L L I N T H E M C C O R K L E M U S I C B U I L D I N G O N M E R C E R ' S M A C O N C A M P U S . FEBRUARY 2026 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. Tubonium 2026: Nathan Gay Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Ensemble Featuring Matt Miller, saxophone 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 MJ Robinson, 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/Student ID free Friday, Mar. 13, 7:30 p.m. Jubilee Concert Series: Michelle Cann, piano $7 adult, Student ID free Saturday, Mar. 14, 11 a.m. Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy & 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/Student ID free Thursday, Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Flute Choir Kelly Via, conductor Friday, Apr. 24, 7 p.m. Robert McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists Spring 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 choralsocietymga.com