Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Aaron Shust in Concert


Aaron Shust will perform on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, Friday, March 28 at 7pm. The concert will take place at the Grace Auditorium. Tickets are still available at Lifeway Christian Bookstore in Anderson, SC and at the Mall of Georigia location in Buford, GA, and at Sonshine Christian bookstore in Toccoa.

Joining Aaron on the Whispered and Shouted Tour will be Brandon Heath performing hits off his latest project "Don't Get Comfortable" including his Dove Award nominated song, "I'm Not Who I Was", and Meredith Andrews performing music from her debut release "Mesmerized".

Monday, March 24, 2008

TFC Jazz Band to Perform


The TFC Jazz Band Concert, under the direction of TFC professor Wm. David Stufft, will perform April 1 at 7:30 PM in Grace Auditorium. The concert will last one hour and will include a wide variety of jazz and pop selections plus a variety of excellent soloists including professional saxophonist, Mr. David Fry.

David, a native of the Toccoa area, has played professionally in this region for many years. He will be playing one of the classic alto saxophone solos entitled “Harlem Nocturne,” plus a number of other pieces like “My Funny Valentine,” “My Foolish Heart”.

David will also join the saxophone section of the band for a number of pieces such as Chuck Mangione’s “Land of Make Believe,” and Sting’s “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.” On many of the band pieces David will play short, improvised jazz solos at some point in the song.

David will also be featured on an up-tempo tenor sax duet with TFC alumni Mitch Mauthe. Fry and Mauthe will join forces to perform Howard Rowe’s new pop/jazz composition entitled “Fast Forward.”

The concert will also feature a number of College vocal soloists who will join the jazz band for hits such as Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why” sung by Jaclin Newman, Gershwin’s “They Can’t take that Away From Me” featuring vocalist Anna Marie Taylor, “My Funny Valentine” with solo vocalist India Ward and a great Latin Jazz piece from the Disney movie the Jungle Book entitled “I Wanna’ Be Like You,” featuring B. J. Miller on vocals and various members of the band on improvised solos.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Rollin Ford to Speak at TFC


Toccoa Falls, GA – Rollin Ford, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will be speaking at Toccoa Falls College, Tuesday, April 8 during the 10 a.m. chapel service.


Ford joined Wal-Mart in 1983. He worked his way up through the logistics organization, managing all aspects of the supply chain. He eventually reached the position of Executive Vice President of Logistics and Supply Chain where he had operating responsibility for all general merchandise, fashion, grocery, Sam’s Club, import, and distribution centers. In his current role as chief information officer, he oversees the strategies and execution of all applications and infrastructures worldwide.


Ford, a graduate of Taylor University in Upland, IN, is affiliated with a number of organizations including Retail Industry Leaders Association. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and St. Mary’s Hospital, board member of The Seiyu, Ltd., and GS1 Management Board.


Toccoa Falls College was founded in 1907 and is a four-year Christian college that uniquely integrates Biblical truth, academic excellence, and intentional Spiritual Formation in a caring, Christian community. For information on Toccoa Falls College, please visit www.tfc.edu or contact Public Relations at 706-886-7299, ext. 5218