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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 229-391-4781
mchason@abac.edu

 

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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                        NOVEMBER 8, 2007

 

ABAC FALL BAND AND CHOIR CONCERT NOV. 15


              TIFTON – A brand new maestro with a familiar face will take the conductor’s role on Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the annual Fall Concert featuring the Concert Band and Concert Choir at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.  The event is open to anyone who would like to attend at no charge.

Woody Leonard, the longtime band director at Tift County High School, will direct the 70-member ABAC Concert Band.  He replaces Gene Wyles, who passed away earlier this year.  Leonard retired from TCHS in 2005 after 19 years of service directing the band program.

Leonard said the concert band selections will include “Salute to the Colors” by Bert Anthony and arranged by Karl L. King, “Legend” (Op.81) by James Barnes, “Tales of a Traveler” by John Philip Sousa, and “The Genius of Ray Charles” arranged by Michael Brown.

Dr. Susan Roe, Associate Professor of Voice at ABAC, will direct the 68-member ABAC Concert Choir in a variety of songs including Darmon Meader’s "Star-Spangled Banner," “Dirait-on" from Les Chansons des Roses by Morten Lauridsen, and "Where Dwells the Soul of My Love" by David N. Childs.

The ABAC Chamber Singers, an auditioned group from the Concert Choir, will perform “Set Me As A Seal” by René Claussen and “Hold Out Your Light” by Moses Hogan.

As an added bonus to the evening’s program, the ABAC Jazz Choir, comprised of 22 auditioned members, will perform two well known jazz favorites; “ I Won’t Dance” arranged by Alan Billingsley and “How Deep is the Ocean” by Irving Berlin, arranged by Rosana Eckert.

The Concert Choir will wind up its portion of the program with a performance of “Give Me Jesus” arranged by Larry Fleming and “Great Day” arranged by Ron Kauffmann.

 For more information, interested persons can contact ABAC music program director Don Coates at (229) 391-4942.

 

 

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