Organist

Organist Jack Mitchener, Mercer Singers, Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir, and Mercer Brass Choir. Experience the 28th anniversary of this beloved Mercer tradition!

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

St. Joseph Catholic Church Macon

Organist Jack Mitchener performs celebratory works by Bach, Dupré, Eben, Guilmant, Hailstork, Laurin, Lebègue, and Mendelssohn on the stunning new Desautels organ. Handcrafted near Montréal over three years by François Desautels, the instrument features mechanical key action, 27 voices, 34 ranks, and 1,693 pipes in a solid cherry case. A protégé of Hellmuth Wolff and Karl Wilhelm, Desautels brings old-world artistry to this magnificent new organ, an instrument built to inspire.

Inaugural Recital on the New Desautels Organ in Fickling Hall

Mercer University

Join GRAMMY®–nominated concert violinist Robert McDuffie with acclaimed organist Jack Mitchener for an inspired program at Macon’s oldest church. Free and open to the public.

Organist

Jack Mitchener

Events

Past events

6 - 7 Dec, 2025

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols · Mercer University Townsend School of Music

Nov 9, 2025

Inaugural Recital on the New Desautels Organ in Fickling Hall · Mercer University Townsend School of Music

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