Pittsburgh Symphony cellist featured in final Behind the Scenes
program
ATLANTA -- Cellist Mikhail Istomin will be in Atlanta on Friday, April 5,
for this year's final event in the Atlanta Public Library's Behind
the Scenes program. The event will be at the North Greens Golf
Course.
Those attending can hear the musician's story of growing up in
the former Soviet Union and adapting to a new life in the U.S. He
will answer questions, talk about how musicians are selected for
premium jobs in major U.S. orchestras, and also perform for the
group "up close and personal."
Born and educated in Russia, Mikhail Istomin, known as Misha,
holds a master's degree in music from the St. Petersburg
Conservatory. While still in school, he became principal cellist of
the State Hermitage Orchestra and later joined the orchestra of the
Kirov Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
In 1987, he became the cellist of the Leningrad Conservatory
String Quartet, and in 1989 the group won the grand prize in the
National Soviet Union Competition of String Quartets. Later that
year, Misha defected during the quartet's U.S. tour and was granted
political asylum in the United States, where he went on to establish
an exceptional musical career, including establishing the acclaimed
Pittsburgh Piano Trio.
Misha was appointed principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Opera and
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater orchestras in 1991, and the following
year, he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Maestro
Lorin Maazel.
In July 1998, Misha returned to St. Petersburg to perform in the
Second World Cello Congress under the direction of the renowned
conductor Mstislav Rostropovich.
The Atlanta event begins with a free reception at 6:30 p.m., and
the program starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in
advance at the library or at the door on April 5.
Behind the Scenes is sponsored by the Atlanta National Bank and
the City of Atlanta.
Atlanta
Public Library hosts local city and township candidates
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Public Library invites
the public to attend two public meetings where they can ask questions of
candidates running for city and township offices. On March 18, candidates
for city council, the library board and the parks board will be available
for questions. Township candidates will attend on April 1. Both meetings
will be at the North Greens Golf Course from 7 to 8 p.m. The events are
free.
On March 18, members of the library
board will also be in attendance to answer questions about the
library's ballot referendum. Representatives of the rescue squad
will attend on April 1 and answer questions about the Logan County
Paramedic Association referendum.
While candidates' attendance
depends on their availability, the library expects most to
participate and encourages the public to take advantage of this
important opportunity to learn about candidates' plans for Atlanta
in advance of the election on April 9.
Candidates for city offices are Fred Fincham for mayor; Billie
Cheek, Matt Clemmons and Bill Moore for city council; Ken Martin for
city clerk; and Vickie Martin for city treasurer.
Library board candidates are Randy Brooks, Anne Hieronymus, Karen
Horn and Susan Kuhlmyer.
Park board candidates are Doug Thompson and Greg Tucker.
Township candidates are Staci Hieronymus Kong and Jack Renfrow
for supervisor; Melanie Blankenship and Julie Tabor for clerk;
Daniel Osborn for highway commissioner; and Joe Daugherty, Wesley
Green, Alex Hoblit, Julie Osborn, Betty Renfrow and Greg Tucker for
trustee.
The public meetings are part of the library's Civic Connections
program, which is sponsored by the A-Team.
Library
prepares for new online system
The Lincoln Public Library District will
convert to a new online computer database this spring. The library will join
426 other member libraries in the Illinois Heartland Library System and
become a member of the new Polaris online database.
The current library database will no
longer be available after March 29, and the new database is expected
to become operational on April 9.
Patrons who maintain holds or
reading lists in the old database are asked to contact the library
by March 15 to have that information transferred to the new
database.
For more information, contact April Jensen, circulation manager,
at 732-8878 or visit the library at 725 Pekin St.
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