Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies

Mercer University is an All-Steinway School through the generosity of Mercer’s chancellor, Dr. R. Kirby Godsey. With the establishment of the Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies, the Townsend School of Music exclusively features Steinway & Sons pianos for all teaching, rehearsals, and performances. The gift, which recognizes Joan Godsey’s many contributions to Mercer, and in particular her love of and commitment to music, enabled the School of Music to join the nation’s other premier music programs as an All-Steinway School. The gift provided for 37 new pianos and created an endowed fund to support the care and upkeep of all the pianos.

The Joan Stockstill Godsey Center for Keyboard Studies hosts an annual Concert Series that features leading international performing keyboard artists. The Godsey Center joins the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, the Townsend-McAfee Institute for Graduate Church Music Studies, and the Jo Phelps Fabian Center for Musical Excellence as signature programs of the Mercer University School of Music.

Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series

Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Neva Langley Fickling Hall at the McCorkle Music Building on Mercer’s Macon campus.

BeautyFull Collaboration: une soirée de musique français

Friday, October 24, 2025

Kyung-A Yoo, piano
Samantha Mishima Friedman, mezzo-soprano
Robert Mulchrone, violin
Yekajielinna Lian, cello
Anna Stein, viola

Kyung-A Yoo’s BeautyFull series opens the 5th season with une soirée de musique français on Friday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m. Join us for an exceptional evening of French chamber music, featuring the lesser-known string works and exotic songs of Debussy performed by mezzo-soprano Samantha Mishima Friedman and McDuffie Center for Strings Young Artists Robert Mulchrone, violin, Anna Stein, viola, and Yekajielinna Lian, cello.

COLLECTIVELY: All About Collaborative Piano

Friday, February 6, 2026

Kyung-A Yoo, producer

The students and faculty from the Townsend School of Music present a program that will take you to the wonderful world of collaborative piano.

BeautyFull Reconnection: Journey Together Alone

Friday, March 27, 2026

Kyung-A Yoo, piano
Hyunju Song, soprano

Straight from New York, enjoy a vocal recital featuring Hyunju Song, a voice faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music, pre-college division.