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Michael D. Chason Director of Public
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For IMMEDIATE
Release October 8,
2009
ABAC
TO SPOTLIGHT STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT AT EXPO
TIFTON—From fiddle tunes to the classic hits of the 70s, visitors
to the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College building at the annual Sunbelt
Agricultural Exposition will experience a wide range of music from the ABAC
students on stage.
This
year’s Expo is set for Spence Field in Moultrie on Oct. 20 – 22. The Expo began as a series of small equipment
shows on the campus of ABAC before it moved to Spence Field in 1978.
The
ABAC Thundering Herd, a group of 40 musicians chosen from the ABAC Concert
Band, will play a variety of selections from the hits of the 60s and 70s to the
chart-toppers of today at 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Oct. 22. Under the direction
of Woody Leonard, the crowd will hear hits from The Temptations, Ike and Tina
Turner, Kool and the Gang, and Steppenwolf. Sing-a-long favorites “YMCA” and “Hey Baby”
will conclude the 30-minute show.
The
ABAC Jazz Choir, under the direction of Dr. Susan Roe, will perform American
classics, “Anything Goes” and “Begin The Beguine” by
Cole Porter, “Embraceable You” by George and Ira Gershwin, “Unforgettable” by
Irving Gordon, and a host of other musical staples during their shows on Oct.
21 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:15 p.m.
ABAC
students Colton Farrow and Will Gay will also take part in entertaining the
crowds at the Expo on Oct. 20 at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Farrow, a sophomore pre-veterinary major from
Pitts, will play guitar and sing. Farrow is a Presidential Scholarship
recipient and a member of the ABAC Ambassadors. Gay, an agriculture education
major from Lincolnton, will showcase his talents with the fiddle. Gay helped to
welcome in the new Rural Studies four-year degree at ABAC by participating in
the announcement of the program.
Farrow
and Gay will be a part of the performance of May- Haw from the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council. May-Haw is a spinoff of
the country-themed comedy show Hee- Haw.
These performances of May -Haw are to feature the promotion of the arts
and culture aspect of ABAC’s new Rural Studies degree.
Also
highlighted on the ABAC stage will be ABAC faculty members focusing on programs
such as Horticulture, Turfgrass, Agricultural
Business, and Family and Consumer Sciences.
The
ABAC Ambassadors will serve as emcees for the various entertainment and
information presentations.