Courtney Porter, Miss Alabama 2011, will demonstrate the tap-dancing talent that helped win her coveted title.  An Auburn graduate, she is the first Miss Alabama since 1944 to win as a tap dancer, performing to I've Got Rhythm.
    Dr. Frank Adams, charter inductee into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, will play an exciting saxophone.  He has been a member of numerous well-known bands and orchestras, including Duke Ellington's and has played for hit Broadway shows.
    The Sonny Harris Trio will rock the audience with music by drummer Sonny Harris, Grammy-winning bassist Cleve Eaton and pianist Pedro Mayor.  Harris and Eaton are both Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inductees.
   The Birmingham Boys Choir, acclaimed internationally, will perform popular selections from their repertoire, including Stars Fell on Alabama.  Ken Berg is fulltime music director and resident composer for the BBC;  Susan Rucker Berg is piano accompanist.
    Dr. Anthony Pattin, an award-winning classical pianist, will play the all-time favorite Fascinating Rhythm, as well as familiar classical music.  He has performed throughout the United States and abroad.