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66 maconmagazine.com | April/May 2026 66 maconmagazine.com | April/May 2026 Townsend 2026-2027 Calendar Unless otherwise noted, all performances are ee and held in Neva Langley Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer's Macon campus. Mercer University School of Music | music.mercer.edu August 2026 Monday, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. Townsend Faculty Gala and 25th Anniversary of McCorkle Music Building Celebration September 2026 Thursday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Bixby Kennedy, clarinet Steven Beck, piano Monday, Sept. 7, 3 p.m. McDuffie Center Labor Day Concert Monday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. McDuffie Young Artists Concert Bell House, Jennings Salon Monday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Trey English, trombone Thursday, Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m. Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy, and the Arts: David Kim Friday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Nicholas Zehao Bai, piano Saturday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. Guest Artist Recital: Renee Murphy, harp Monday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Case Scaglione, guest conductor Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets: $25-35; student ID free Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Jazz Quintet In Your Own Sweet Way Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Tribute to Dr. Ian Altman recital Monday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Wind Ensemble presents Fall Side by Side Brittan Braddock & Dillon Watkins, conductors Houston County High School 920 SR96, Warner Robins Tuesday, Sept. 29 Tenor/Bass Day October 2026 Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m. Mercer Singers Family Day Concert Monday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. McDuffie Young Artists Concert Bell House, Jennings Salon Friday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. Jubilee Artists Series: Happy Dog Duo $7 advance reservation, Student ID free Sunday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m. Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir present The Beauty of Earth and Country Gary G. Gerber, conductor First Baptist Church of Christ 511 High Place, Macon Tickets: $15 Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. Chamber Winds Concert Newton Chapel Oct. 22-25 Mercer University Opera presents Jane Eyre Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m. Samantha Mishima Friedman, stage director Tickets $20; student ID free Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. BeautyFull Collaboration Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the McCorkle Music Building Kyung-A Yoo, piano Nicholas Zehao Bai, piano Chenny Gan, piano November 2026 Monday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. McDuffie Young Artists Concert Bell House, Jennings Salon Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital: Kyle Mallari, trumpet Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. Mercer Harp Ensemble Autumn Leaves Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Jubilee Artists Series: WindSync $7 advance reservation, Student ID free Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Fabian Concert Series Tickets $20; Mercer ID/Student ID free Friday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Ensemble Uptown Funk at the Capitol Monty Cole, director Robins Financial Capitol Theatre Sunday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. Thanksgiving Song Mercer Women's Chamber Choir and Mercer Singers Stanley L. Roberts, conductor Monday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young, guest conductor Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets: $25-35; student ID free Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Jazz Combo The Great Quintets of Miles Davis Monty Cole, director Thursday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Percussion Ensemble Monday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Wind Ensemble presents World Premiere of Christopher Alan Schmitz's Symphony for Wind Ensemble Brittan Braddock, conductor Bixby Kennedy, clarinet Piedmont Grand Opera House Tickets: $10; student ID free December 2026 Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. Mercer Flute Choir Kelly Via, conductor Dec.4-5 Mercer Singers and Mercer Brass Quintet Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m. First Baptist Church of Christ 511 High Place, Macon Dec. 5-6, 7:30 p.m. Choral Society of Middle Georgia and Mercer University Choir present Messiah by G. F. Handel Gary G. Gerber, conductor St. Joseph Catholic Church 830 Poplar Street, Macon Tickets $15