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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 OCTOBER 25, 2005

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT FEATURES NATIVE TIFTON RESIDENT

TIFTON – The First Tuesday Concert audience will be treated to two different performances on Nov. 1 at Abraham Baldwin College. The Mannheim Trio and pianist Dr. John C. Pittman will each be featured at the 7 p.m. performance in the Chapel of All Faiths.

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.

Pittman grew up in Tifton and was a member of First Methodist Church. He is a member of the Charter Class of the Mercer University School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. in 1986. In 1994, he established The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine in Raleigh, NC. He is certified by the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology and specializes in the treatment of toxicity-related health conditions.

He will perform pieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Claude Debussy before concluding with Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel. Dr. Susan Roe, First Tuesday Series Coordinator, said, “This piece is the most difficult in all of piano literature.”

The Mannheim Trio comprised of Sheri Wyles Grabowski (flute), Lesli Bellflower Holton (flute) and Betsy Sone Jones (cello) will present a concert of classical styles, including La Rejouissance by Handel, Franck’s Panis Angelicus, and Trio #4 from Haydn’s Three Trios.

“This should be a wonderful evening of music,” Roe said. “We have been trying to get Dr. Pittman for quite awhile, and everyone loves the Mannheim Trio.” ###