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2012–2013 Concerts

Please join us for wonderful evenings of concerts, recitals and master classes in beautiful Fickling Hall. Music is performed by Center students alongside our distinguished faculty and visiting guests. And don’t miss our fabulous Fabian Strings Series!

August 30

Thursday
7:00 p.m.

McDuffie Macon

A free concert for the community featuring
Robert McDuffie, violin
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
David Halen, violin
Rebecca Albers, viola
Julie Albers, cello
Kurt Muroki, double bass
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Steve Moretti, percussion
and the McDuffie Center String Ensemble.

Admission is free & open to the public.
For more information call (478) 301-5751.

 

October 1

Monday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Student Solo Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

October 8

Monday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Chamber Ensemble Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

October 26

Friday
7:30 p.m.

Fabian Concert Series
Emerson String Quartet

Eugene Drucker, violin
Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
David Finckel, cello

Winner of nine Grammy Awards and hailed by Time Magazine as “America's greatest quartet,” the Emerson Quartet has collaborated in concerts and on recordings with some of the greatest artists of our time and regularly performs in all of the musical centers of the world. Mercer proudly welcomes them in residency at the Center for master classes and this performance.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

October 27

Saturday
10:00 a.m.

Master Class

Emerson String Quartet leads master classes for Center students

Admission is free & open to the public.

November 5

Monday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Student Solo Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

November 13

Tuesday
7:30 p.m.

Master Class

Richard Aaron, cello, leads a master class for Center students

Admission is free & open to the public.

December 7

Friday
5 p.m.

Master Class

James Ehnes, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; and Robert deMaine, cello, lead individual master classes for Center students

Admission is free & open to the public.

December 9

Sunday
3:00 p.m.

Fabian Concert Series
Ehnes String Quartet

James Ehnes, violin
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Richard O'Neill, viola
Robert deMaine, cello

This quartet which has already secured a performance date at London's Wigmore Hall, returns to Fickling Hall to perform an exciting program of chamber music.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

December 9

Sunday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Chamber Ensemble Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

January 11

Friday
7:30 p.m.

Fabian String Series
The Cortona Trio

Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Julie Albers, cello
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano

Center distinguished artists perform in their inaugural season as The Cortona Trio.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

February 9

Saturday
7:30 p.m.

Robert McDuffie in Recital

$25 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

February 18

Monday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Student Solo Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

February 26

Tuesday
7:30 p.m.

CHANGE OF VENUE!

Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St.

Fabian Concert Series
Matt Catingub, saxophonist

with
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Kurt Muroki, bass
Steve Moretti, percussion

Multi-talented musician and noted pops conductor, singer-pianist Matt Catingub, performs in this crossover concert.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 257-6391

March 19

Tuesday
7:30 p.m.

Fabian Concert Series
Sound of Five

Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Che-Hung Chen, viola
Max Mandel, viola
Peter Stumpf, cello
Edward Arron, cello

Acclaimed string artists play Mozart‘s D Major String Quintet, K593; Chen-Yi‘s Sound of Five for String Quintet; and Tchaikovsky‘s Souvenir de Florence.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

March 26

Tuesday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Chamber Ensemble Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

April 8

Monday
7:30 p.m.

McDuffie Student Solo Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

April 16

Tuesday
7:30 p.m.

Fabian Concert Series
Director‘s Choice: Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin

with
Lawrence Dutton, viola
Rachel Calin, bass
Elizabeth Pridgen, piano

Center Director, Amy Schwartz Moretti, collaborates with distinguished faculty and guest artists in a program of musical excellence.

$12 for adults. Free for students and with Mercer I.D.
Purchase tickets online or by calling (478) 301-5470

April 28

Sunday
3:00 p.m.

McDuffie Chamber Ensemble Concert

Admission is free & open to the public.

   
   

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Robert McDuffie Center for Strings

All events take place in Neva Langley Fickling Hall, McCorkle Music Building unless noted otherwise. Please note: some events may require a ticket for entry.

Download or print the 2012–2013 Townsend School of Music Concert Calendar

 

Purchase tickets online or by calling 478-301-5470.

 

Fabian Concert Series Subscription Offer

To purchase tickets to the Fabian Series please call 478-301-5470 (weekdays, 10 am to 5 pm). Series ticketholders enjoy the best reserved seats in the house.

Events are subjects to change. Please call ahead to verify.