The Collegian Vol. No. 7 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, October 29, 1993 Warsaw musicians to perform in Pew Grove City College's 1993- bune praised its "crisply gal- Orchestra has performed over the United States, the last one 94 Guest Artist Series contin- Guest piano soloist will be loping strings and martial 5,000 concerts on five conti- occurring in the fall of 1991, Ruth Laredo. With a distin- ues on Monday, Nov. 1 at 8 brasses snapping smartly to nents, appearing in such coun- and has performed at many of p.m. with a performance by the attention." With these and guished worldwide reputation tries as the Soviet Union, the world's greatest music fes- Warsaw Philharmonic Orches- as a leading soloist, recitalist other glowing reviews, the Or- Japan, Canada, France, Italy, tra in Ketler Auditorium of tivals, including Vienna, and recording artist, Ruth chestra ranks among the finest Switzerland and Great Britain. Pew Fine Arts Center. Prague, Bergen, Lucerne, Laredo has been hailed as ensembles in Europe; and, as a The Orchestra has made sev- "Panache" was the word the Moscow, Brussels, Florence result of over sixty foreign "America's First Lady of the eral highly acclaimed tours of and Bordeaux. Piano." Los Angeles Times associated tours, it is recognized through- with the Warsaw Philharmonic out the world. Orchestra. The Chicago Tri- The Warsaw Philharmonic PFAC auditorium on Monday at 8 p.m. Left: Ruth Laredo, featured planist. Middle: Kazimierz Kord, conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic. Right: The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in Dravecky's strength through cancer was Christ By PETER FRANK Special to the Collegian due to cancer. After rehabilita- where he spends most of his tion, he returned in August of time working with what he "Without Jesus Christ there 1989 to pitch a 4-3 victory calls "an encouraging min- really is no story in my life," over Cincinnati. Soon after, the istry." He often speaks with said Dave Dravecky. A former cancer returned and Dravecky cancer patients and amputees, major league baseball player, retired from baseball. In 1991, encouraging them to remain Dravecky included Grove City Dravecky's entire left arm was strong through their trials and College in his speaking tour amputated and he began the to live courageously. Oct. 17. Nearly 3,000 people long journey to recovery. As a from the college and commu- man who can no longer con- nity packed into the Arena to tinue his dream of pitching in GC orchestra listen to the baseball great. the major leagues, he said he maintains complete joy in life Dravecky has faced a diver- through his commitment to to play sity of hardships with humility. Christ. Phantom hits Dravecky was a well respected Dravecky continues to travel athlete, who pitched in an all- the country to speak of his ex- star game and in the 1984 Grove City College students periences, keeping a schedule World Series. He contends that and musicians from the sur- of about two speaking en- "without Jesus Christ, Dave rounding community will Dravecky is nothing," a pow- Dave Dravecky, former major league baseball player, gagements a month. When not combine their talents for the spoke to over 3,000 people in the arena on Oct. 17. traveling, Dravecky enjoys be- erful message from a man who Grove City Symphony Orches- ing with his family in spent 8 years playing major Dravecky's troubles began in a 5 run shut-out. Toward the tra's fall concert on Friday, Monument, a small town out- league baseball. For Dravecky 1988 while pitching for the end of the 1988 season, doctors Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. in Ketler side of Colorado Springs. In to give himself credit would be San Francisco Giants. He won removed half his deltoid Auditorium of the Pew Fine addition, Dravecky has started Arts Center. easy, but he doesn't. on opening day that year with muscle from his pitching arm a non-profit organization, Selections from the current hit musical, "The Phantom of the Opera," will cap off the evening's entertainment. Au- dience members may also rec- ognize some famous Strauss Tritons waltzes. In addition, the con- cert will feature works by Beethoven, Dvorak and Cowell. swim to The orchestra will be directed by Assistant Professor of Mu- Disney tunes sic Dr. Richard Konzen, who began working at Grove City College last year and became an official member of the mu- sic faculty this fall. Grove City College's synchronized Junior Lovina Fahnestock, swimmers, the Tritons, will perform their annual water show next Thurs orchestra president, said, day, Friday and Saturday nights at 8 "With Dr. Konzen being new, we're getting used to him now, p.m. Free tickets are available outside and he's getting used to us. the bookstore on weekdays until the show. This year theme Is "Disney We're working together really Goes to the Movies. well as a team. We're making music, not just playing notes.' Fahnestock said she expects the concert to last about an hour. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.