FIRST TUESDAY SERIES PERFORMANCE JANUARY
14 AT ABAC
The next event in the First Tuesday
Performance Series will take place Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at Abraham Baldwin College. As part of the Arts and
Entertainment Series sponsored by the Abraham Baldwin Arts Connection, regional
professional artists will be featured on the first Tuesday of every month in
the Chapel of All Faiths on the ABAC campus. The series is made possible by a
generous gift from Lowe’s of Tifton for the Arts and Entertainment Series.
Individual tickets for the
performance may be purchased at the door. The cost is $3 for adults and $1 for
students. ABAC students are admitted free with ID. Patrons of the Arts and
Entertainment Series can also attend at no charge. For additional information,
contact Arts Connection Director Wayne Jones at (229) 386-3558.
The fourth concert in the series will
feature performers who are music teachers in the area and who also perform
regionally. The performers include Jacqueline
Greene, piano; Stephen Greene, tenor; Gina Lawhon, piano; Leli
Bellflower Holton, mezzo-soprano; and Chris
Robinson, tenor.
Jacqueline
Greene graduated
from Shorter College in 1996 with a Bachelor of Music Education/Piano
degree. While attending Shorter, she earned several awards in piano
competitions. She also earned a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree from Georgia State University in 1998. She teaches general music
at G. O. Bailey and Len Lastinger primary schools in Tifton.
Stephen Greene attended Shorter College where he earned a Bachelor of Music
Education degree. While attending Shorter, he was awarded the Student Teacher
of the Year Award. After graduating in 1996, he attended Florida State University where he earned a Master of Music
Education degree. Stephen teaches band, chorus, and general music at Omega and
Charles Spencer elementary schools.
Lawhon attended Oklahoma Baptist University and graduated with a Music Education
degree from North Texas State University. She has accompanied and played for
a wide variety of musical events both local and statewide, including a concert
with the Brandenburg String Quartet and several recitals at Valdosta State University. Lawhon has two recordings: “Praise
His Greatness,” a sacred collection, and “Christmas Favorites,” a Christmas
collection. She is a local
piano/organ instructor in Tifton and a music teacher at Irwin
County Elementary School.
Holton earned
an Associate of Arts degree in Music from ABAC. She also earned a Bachelor of
Music degree in Music Education and a Master of Music Education degree, both
from Valdosta State University. Holton currently serves as
Associate Conductor of the Tifton Choral Society and is the director of the
Young Musicians Choir at First Baptist Church of Chula. She is the Director of
Choral Music for Worth County Middle School.
Robinson attended Shorter College where he earned a Bachelor of Music
Education degree. While attending Shorter, he performed in the New York premiere of Les Chanson des Roses
with the Shorter Chorale and toured Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Austria. He has also toured Germany with the Shorter Handbell Choir.
Robinson has been teaching in Tift County for seven years.
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