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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) According to Mercer University and Peyton Anderson Foundation, a world class orchestra is coming to Macon this fall.
It will be called the Macon Mercer Symphony, and the group will include Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Organizers will have 13 members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra come to mentor the center’s students.
“In my opinion it will be the best orchestra in the country,” said founder of Mercer’s McDuffie Center for Strings Robert McDuffie.
The Macon native says after becoming a world renowned violist, it’s time to pay it forward to Macon’s music community and Macon music legends.
The Otis Redding Foundation hopes to use the money to build a new facility in downtown Macon. Author: Wanya Reese Updated: 10:27 AM EST December 20, 2020
MACON, Ga. The Knight Foundation just announced a big grant to help the Otis Redding Foundation, which will help kids in Bibb County and throughout Central Georgia.
Since 2007, the Otis Redding Foundation has been focused on music and arts education programs. Through our various programs from summer camps to year-round programs that encourage songwriting, we write the songs, Vice President and Executive Director of the Otis Redding Foundation Karla Redding-Andrews said.
Redding-Andrews says they ve helped thousands of students stay on a beat to the music.