1982 Miracle Yearbook

ARTIST SERIES Along with the many "in house" perfor- mances by the college family, there were several guest artists who performed throughout the school year. Myron Youngman and the Campus Activities Of- fice were responsible for organizing the Artist Series which, for the 1981-82 sea- son offered a wide variety of exciting pro- grams. Featured artists for the 1981-82 Artist Series included: Photo 1: The Chadwick Theatre Classic This delightful theatrical event provided "readings" from three of Charles Dickens novels: A Christams Carol,The Pickwick Papers,and Oliver Twist. In this one-man performance by Cyril Mallett,an ex- perienced professional actor, a whole gallery of Dic- kensian characters were vividly and dynamically portrayed. Mr. Mallett was ably seconded by Jean Lane. Photo 2: Diane Bish, Organist "The First Lady of the Organ," Diane Bish is a recording artist, conductor,composer, national tele- vision artist, and author. She is currently conductor of the professional Coral Ridge Chamber Orchestra in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has recorded over 15 albums on the world's great organs. Photo 3: David Ford, Bass David Ford has impressed audiences and critics with his rich bass voice in performances throughout the United States, South America, Russia, and Europe. Feeling that the Lord has especially blessed his abili- ty to communicate the gospel through music, he has recently devoted all his efforts to a busy sacred concert schedule. This was his second performance at Cedarville College. Photo 4: Charles Postlewate, Guitarist One of the foremost performers and educators of the guitar in the United States is Charles Postlewate. He became the first person in the United States to receive a Master of Music Degree in guitar perfor- mance when he graduated from Wayne State. He is presently an Associate Professorof Guitar in the University of Texas at Arlington Music Department. He performed a unique concert with a repertoire of guitar musicfrom the 16th century to the contempo- rary period. Photo 5: The Hutsah Puppet Theatre The Hutsah Puppet Theatre performed The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Rusty Steiger, who directs this troupe composed the musical score and built most of the puppets. The enchanting classic by Tolkien was performed by over thirty almost life-size pup- pets, including elves, goblins, trolls, and a dragon.