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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE MARCH 17, 2005

ABAC SPRING CONCERT MARCH 31

TIFTON- The Concert Band of Abraham Baldwin College under the direction of Eugene Wyles and the Jazz Ensemble conducted by Donald B. Coates will host their annual Spring Concert March 31.

The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Howard Auditorium. The concert is free to the public.

The band will begin with “Barber of Seville” arranged by M.L. Lake. Selections from “The Sound of Music” arranged by Jim Christensen will follow. The band will perform the title song, along with “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things”, and “Climb Every Mountain”.

“From Sea to Shining Sea” based on the song “America the Beautiful” and written by Katherine Lee Bates and composed by Samuel A. Ward will be performed by Dr. Susan Roe, who is part of the music faculty of ABAC.

The band will continue its performance with “Festival”, a dynamic and bold piece. The band’s performance will culminate with “Americans We”, arranged by Henry Fillmore.

The ABAC Jazz Ensemble will begin its performance with “Hot House”, a swing piece composed by Jack Cooper. The Bossa Nova sounds of “The Girl from Ipanema” will follow, arranged by Mark Taylor. Wyles will be the featured tenor saxophone player, music major Nguyen Ly will play alto saxophone, and music major Lee Cross will be drum soloist for this number.

“God Bless the Child” will slow the pace of the evening. This piece was made popular by 1930s Jazz soloist Billie Holiday. Adrian Rivers, a sophomore music major, will be lead soloist for this song.

“Formula One” will pick up the tempo. The final performance for the Jazz Ensemble will be “Manteca”, made most popular by jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie and arranged by Mike Tomaro.

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