ABAC presents ‘A Night of Broadway Music’

Published 10:30 am Sunday, April 2, 2023

Choral students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College rehearse with Marti Schert, ABAC choral and applied voice faculty member, prior to a performance.

TIFTON – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will host “A Night of Broadway” during the season’s final First Tuesday Concert Series April 4.

The concert will begin 7 p.m. at Howard Auditorium, college officials said in a statement.

“The Broadway Night program is unique in that it features our voice majors currently studying at ABAC and our ABAC Music alumni who are professionals in the field of voice performance and choral education,” said Marti Schert, ABAC choral and applied voice faculty member.

The annual review of the music of Broadway has been performed for a packed house for the last 19 years, college officials said in a statement.

Solo selections and duets will be featured from recent Broadway shows such as “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “Heathers” as well as audience favorites such as “Grease” and “Into the Woods,” and the beloved classics “The Music Man,” “Showboat” and “Porgy and Bess.”

ABAC students A’Zaya Hill, Dontavious Bell, Emilie Andrews, Easton Mayo and Ashton Fulp, will perform alongside regional professional artists Briana Rogers, Natalie Shell, Jake Alley, Kezia Larry, Kyle Robinson, Terrence Gibson and Erica Humbert King with Gina Lawhon as the accompanist.

The First Tuesday Concert Series is in its 20th season and features regional professional artists on the first Tuesday of each month during the academic year.

Each event is free and open to the public with no ticket required.

For more information about the series, visit www.artsatabac.com/first-tuesdays.