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McDuffie Center for Strings welcomes alumna Emily Brandenburg as new director

The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Townsend School of Music is excited to welcome acclaimed violist Emily Brandenburg to the faculty as the school’s new director for the upcoming 2026 fall semester. Renowned musicians Jessica Lee and Hal Robinson join also faculty ahead of 2026-2027 year.

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Concert Review, Fabian Concert Series 1/13/26 - The lost are found: Mercer concert brings neglected late Romantic works back into focus

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Concerto redux: Behind the scenes with R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and violinist Robert McDuffie in Macon

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Mills, McDuffie reunite for Macon-Mercer Symphony

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McDuffie Center For Strings Welcomes New Distinguished Artist Stefan Jackiw

Julia Morrison 9/30/25 Julia Morrison 9/30/25

Macon-Mercer Symphony affirms its cultural role with vibrant season opener

Julia Morrison 7/9/25 Julia Morrison 7/9/25

Introducing the 2025-26 Rebanks Fellows of The Royal Conservatory's Glenn Gould School - McDuffie Alumna Juliana Moroz

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McDuffie Center Alum: Allyson Cohen, Violinist with a Social Mission - Philadelphia Sinfonia News

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Winner of Mercer Concerto Competition to perform violin solo at upcoming symphony orchestra concert

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Few Pieces, Many Players, Bold Music - Lowcountry Weekly on the McDuffie Center String Ensemble at USCB Center for the Arts

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Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Sunrise Mass: Mercer University Singers and Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Review

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Robert McDuffie speaks with the Violin Channel on developing today’s versatile musician

Julia Morrison 10/18/24 Julia Morrison 10/18/24

Macon-Mercer Symphony Features Current and Former Mayors in Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” - Symphony Magazine

Julia Morrison 10/17/24 Julia Morrison 10/17/24

Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra brings communities together with music - The Macon Melody

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Violin virtuoso Robert McDuffie to receive honorary degree in recognition of arts advocacy - Emory News Center

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Middle GA locals can listen to world premiere of these London Symphony Orchestra recordings

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McDuffie Center for Strings to Host Labor Day Festival September 1-4

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ROBERT MCDUFFIE SET TO TOUR WITH CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Renowned violin virtuoso Robert McDuffie is set to tour the eastern United States with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and acclaimed conductor Steven Mercurio next February, performing Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 77.

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Symphony is back in Macon with inaugural season of The Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra

The symphony will return to Macon on Monday, Oct. 4, when the brand-new Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra will play its opening concert at The Grand Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and season subscriptions are available now.

Julia Morrison 9/8/21 Julia Morrison 9/8/21

SF Conservatory of Music Announces Big Plans for Live Music

Violinist and pre-college alumna Amy Schwartz Moretti, cellist faculty member Bonnie Hampton, and the Telegraph Quartet will be featured in concerts.