Molly Zimmerman ('70. '75) is a teacher in the Portland area, and Is completing a master's program In counseling. John L. Becker, Jr. ('80) IS a field underwriter for New York Life Insurance. Portland, and was named "Rookle of the month" for three concurrent months. Sally Nolziger ('80) was elected assistant secretary of the corpora- tlon by dlrectors of Paclflc Power and Llght Company Carl Shushan ('80) is a researcher of management analysis for Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry. worklng out of the State Office Bulldtng In Portland. Marlene J. Wall ('80) has accepted a sctence teachtng pos~t~oatn McKenzle Hlgh School in Flnn Rocks, Oregon. 1 What interesting ust call and let 1 us know. PSU Piano Senies hree internallonally known T . . . ' planlsts hlghllght the second half of the 1980-81 PSU Piano Series. Already this year hundreds of Portlanders have enjoyed recitals by Paul Schenley, llana Vered. and Charles Rosen in the University's Llncoin Hall Auditorium. The remaining three artists in the serles are Juliana Markova, Mon- day. March 16; Peter Serkm. Friday. April 25; and Shura Cherkassky. Thursday, May 7. All rec~talsare at 8 p.m. Juliana Markova. fourth planist in the PSU Piano Series, first began plan0 lessons as an aid to her class- lcal ballet tralnlng Followmg a perlod when she both played and danced ("I suppose I am the only concert pianist who on the same day played and danced Chopin."), she dropped her danctng to concentrate on plan0 studles. Slnce her United States debut in the early 1970's.the Bulgar~anborn pianist has appeared in major concert halls throughout Europe and this country She Is acclaimed for her dramat~cand personal interpre- tations of the piano literature. The fifth artist in the serles. Peter Serkln. has establlshed hlmself as a Planist whose musical sympathies are broader than those of virtually any young muslcian of recent memory. His playlng, whether Mozart or Schoenberg, is marked wlth a deep understanding. He has been equally acclaimed for h ~ pser- formances wlth malor symphony orchestras and as a solo recitalist. A student at the Curtis inst~tuteof Music, he has worked with, among others, his father Rudolph Serkln. He opened h ~ s1980-81 season with Andre Previn and the Pinsburgh Symphony. RCA wlll release the second In a serles of Chopln re- cordings by Serkin this year. The flnal artlst in the series is Shura Cherkassky, the legendary Charles Rosen, pranht Russian olanlst. Throuohout an bv olavino a series of recitals at ~ , - , * act ve PI& ng career wiich began In New Yorm s Kaulmann Concert Hall. 1923 Chrruas%y nas earneo tne The PSU Pfano Series s Port- respect an0 aomfrat~on01 rnjscrans land's only plnno reclla program and music lovers on nearly every which brlngs artists of international continent. reputation to the city on a regular HIS triumphant return to his basis. Last year flve pianists per- natlve Russia In 1976 had great formed and thls year the number emotional significance for him and was increased to six. Ticket Informa- he was invited back for subsequent Iton IS available from the PSU Box tours In 1977. 1979 and 1981. This Office. 229-4440. Year he celebrates his 70th birthday The November (1980) Perspective incorrectly credlted the sculpture. "Trlad." to sculptor and PSU faculty member James Hansen In an article about his recent works. The work, located In Portland's Laurelhurst Park, actually was done by Evelyn Franz. a graduate of Portland State's Master of Fine Arts program in sculpture. Franz was a student of Hansen's. '"Tr~ad"was Franz's flrst professional commls- sion following her graduation from PSU. As Hansen polnts out. "It IS a long apprentice shlp for any young artist hoping to acqurre a professional identity " Perspective regrets the error and congratulates Evelyn Franr on her professional ach~evement.
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