Recorded for public television at Macon’s historic Grand Opera House and Capricorn Sound Studios in March 2022, A Night of Georgia Music dynamically showcases some of the Peach State’s most iconic songs, headlined by three of Georgia’s most well-known musicians.
The program features R.E.M. founding member and Macon native Mike Mills; students from Mercer University’s Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and its founder, internationally renowned violin soloist and Macon native Robert McDuffie; and former Allman Brothers Band member and current Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell.
A Night of Georgia Music includes songs of Georgia’s favorite contemporary artists, including Otis Redding, Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers Band, R.E.M., Outkast, and the B-52s. The concert also incorporates elements from the Mills-composed Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra.
