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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 NOVEMBER 29, 2006

FACULTY CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON DECEMBER 5

TIFTON- The fifth annual Faculty Christmas Concert will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the Chapel of All Faiths. The concert is free to all faculty, staff, their children, and the ABAC students. President David C. Bridges will give the opening address.

ABAC students Meagan Royal, alto; and Joshua Taylor on guitar will perform Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head by John Jacob Niles. ABAC faculty member Wayne Jones, bass-baritone, will sing Sweet Little Jesus Baby by Robert MacGimsey, accompanied by Greg Millette.

The audience will then be invited to participate in a holiday sing-a-long of all the Christmas classics, including “Joy to the World” and “The First Noel”.

Dr. Susan Roe, Director of Voice at ABAC, will follow the sing-a-long by performing Adolphe Adam’s O Holy Night, accompanied by Millette.

The ABAC Saxophone Quartet will play A Christmas Jazz Suite arranged by Bill Holcombe. The ABAC Jazz Choir will perform A Cool Yule arranged by Kirby Shaw, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, arranged by Russ Robinson, and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, arranged by Mac Huff.

Dr. Herbert Shippey, Professor of English, will also perform a Christmas reading.

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