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McCorkle Music Building
Located on Mercer University's Macon campus, McCorkle Music Building is a state-of-the-art academic facility. This building is made possible by the generous gift of Allan and Rosemary McCorkle. Outside, ten of history's greatest composers are immortalized in friezes lining the building: Americans Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Lowell Mason, and Europeans Igor Stravinsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Nadia Boulanger. Inside, $7 million facility spans 28,000 square feet and contains two large ensemble rehearsal rooms with recording capability, 16 practice rooms, a computer lab, classroom, keyboard lab and a beautifully intimate, 200-seat recital hall.
Neva Langley Fickling Hall
The Neva Langley Fickling Hall, dedicated in April 2003, is a beautifully intimate, 200-seat venue. Considered one of the best performance centers in the Southeast, the hall offers state-of-the-art acoustics and a superb performance space designed to support the highest caliber of musical events, including recitals, operas, choral and vocal presentations, instrumental works and jazz ensembles. Among its outstanding features are a Richards, Fowkes & Co. pipe organ and professional recording and multimedia equipment.
Newton Chapel
Formerly Tatnall Square Baptist Church, Newton Hall (Chapel) was dedicated in honor of Dr. Louie D. Newton in 1978. In 1983, the Plunkett-Sewell family commissioned a Holtkamp pipe organ, specially designed for the Chapel. The 52-rank Tracker instrument is one of the largest organs of its kind on the eastern seaboard, establishing Mercer as a center for organ performance and teaching.
The Grand Opera House
Experience Mercer Music in an elegant, historic, yet state-of-the-art, venue that offers advanced lighting and sound, 1,000-plus seats, and an experienced technical staff to tend to those important details.
The Grand serves as home for the Macon Symphony Orchestra, and has hosted productions by both the Mercer Wind Ensemble and Mercer University Opera.
Significant renovations completed in Summer 2005 include HVAC upgrades, stage floor replacement, new aisle lighting in the balcony, and a breathtaking new color scheme inside the theater.
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