UNIVERSITY University cello professor Koberl llladsky. nho has tallyht the cello on a college level for 40 years, has been retoy nixed na tionally for his outstandiny skills as a teacher and performer. Professor wins major music award By Tammy Batey ( mea id Reporter The frustration of standing for hours practic ing the violin as a child caused Robert lllailkv to sss it< h to the cello a dec ision he has never regret ted llladkv, a University cello professor, ssas recently recog nized for his cello mastery as a recipient of the American String Teachers Association 1‘fil Citation for exceptional leadership and Merit 111 till k v xs 111 rec c* i vc* t he award during the 19t)l AST A national convention in Seattle, I eh 14 17. He said hi* felt surprised ini tially at rec eiving one of the as sen mtion's highest annually awarded honors and later felt "deeply honored Ironic alls he said he might never have developed his level of cello skill if he hadn't grown frustrated with playing the sue lin "Ms father is a violinist and .in old-fashioned Kuropean, so we had a lesson every Saturday morning." Illadky said "He made me stand for ms lessons I was alxiut 1 1 years old and as kids talk with their parents i said, 'How is it you net to sit and I have to stand? I'd like to play somethin# where I'd get to sit down.'" "One day he walked in hold ing a cello," he said "I took to it like a duck takes to water That hat kfired somewhat Now I get tired of sitting " Illadkv came from a "musi cal family" and began perform ing music at age four. "I’ve been exposed to music all my life," he said "My parents took me to hear all the great art ists when 1 was young and it made an undeniable impres sion on me Sint e that time, he has per formed professionally and in strui ted students on the cello. Ihis year marks Ins 40th year teat hing college level cello and string bass he said He has taught at the I'niversiH for 11 years As a professional, he has served as principal cellist with the Kugene Symphony, the Kastman Chamber Orchestra, the Oregon Bach Festival, the I’eter Britt Festival and orches tras in Kot hosier, New York. Columbus. Ohio, and Oklaho ma City. Oklahoma. Currently, hi? performs with the Oregon Mozart Flayers and is an active recitalist Despite the hours of practice and the amount of dedication needed to master the instru ment. Illedky has done just that. He said music is a valu able part of his life "Music is almost a religion for me." he said. Hladky's cello teachers in < luded Luigi Silva of the Kast man and fiti 11iard Schools of Music and his father. Frank Hladkv At Kastman. Hladkv re ceived the performer's certifi cate, a masters and doc torate of Music.al Arts degrees I le and three other 1 iniversity music professors will perform Feb -!r> as part of the Faculty Artist Series The group, which includes Lawence Slaves on tile violin. Leslie Straka on the viola and Barbara Faliner on the piano, will perform pieces by Beetho ven, Martinu and Schumann. The concert will in1 held at K p m. in Beall Hall. Campus area groups hold Ash Wednesday services MKirriNc.s Students for the Klhiul Treatment of Animals will meet .1! 4 to p in in KMU O* ilar Room K Rainforest Action group will meet at 4 .it) p III in the Surviv ill ( lenter. KMl1 Suite 1 Latin American Support ( omiinttre v\ill meet lit r> ill p in in KMU (' :<() p m m KMl I (Vdar Kihhii A A1SK0 will mei't .it 7 p m in 111) (albert All interested stu dents are welcome Nordic Student Associations /TV SALE 2 DAYS ONLY 4 un uur tnure Collection Of HERFF JONES College Ring Styles HERFF JONES College Rings ORDER YOUR RING AT THE UO BOOKSTORE Wed., Thur., Feb. 13 and 14,10am-3pm Herff Jones representatives will be at the L'O Bookstore , Agfc $30.00 Deposit Required VALENTINE'S SPECIAL. FREE 4 pt. Diamond with a Herll Jones Setting will meet from 7 to