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Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra
Symphony, redesigned with you in mind. From hip-hop to Haydn, Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra concerts are the place to be. Mercer University’s McDuffie Center Young Artists collaborate with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians 4 times a year, performing at Macon’s historic Grand Opera House. All shows 7:30 p.m. Join us for Make More Music Mondays.
Major funding for the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra is provided by the Peyton Anderson Foundation.
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2024-25 SEASON
Monday, October 21
Rei Hotoda, guest conductor
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man and Lincoln Portrait
Hailstork Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G Major
Macon Mayor Lester Miller will be joined by his predecessors, Robert Reichert and C. Jack Ellis, in Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, reading excerpts from some of the 16th president’s greatest speeches, including the Gettysburg address. BUY NOW
Monday, November 18
Thomas Wilkins, guest conductor
Schmitz Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Amy Schwartz Moretti, Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University and a member of the acclaimed Ehnes Quartet, is the featured soloist on the program, performing composer and Townsend School of Music faculty Christopher Schmitz’s Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1. The evening closes with Brahms’ masterpiece, the Symphony No. 2 in D Major. BUY NOW
Monday, February 24
Paul Watkins, guest conductor
Elgar Enigma Variations
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Bartók Divertimento
Paul Watkins, conductor and cellist of the renowned Emerson String Quartet, takes the podium for an elegant evening of Elgar, Beethoven and Bartók, the latter of which the orchestra will have just performed at Carnegie Hall. It’s the next best thing to being in New York City! BUY NOW
Monday, March 31
Yaniv Segal, guest conductor
Mercer University Concerto Competition Winner
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Op. 35
Based on the main character in The Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade takes the listener on a fantastic voyage through the Orient. The season concludes with the Mercer University Concerto Competition student winner. BUY NOW