Portland State University - Viking Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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25 The spotlight in the dark auditorium il- luminated the artist at the piano While the ethereal music of Chopin contrasted with darker passages of Beethoven. World- famous Ruth Slynczynska opened Port- land States Little Concert series in Octo- ber, demonstrating once more that in its very short existence, Portland State Col- lege has become a cultural center and force in the community. Miss Slynczyn- ska's audience, which included President Branford Millar, was enthusiastic not only in its praise ofthe artist's virtuosity. but of the warm personal contact she established with her listeners.

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