[il-talk] FW: Hadley Remembers Long Time Friend, the Legendary Sir George Shearing

Fri Feb 18 18:08:50 UTC 2011

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From: "Chuck Young" <Chuck at Hadley.edu>
Sent: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:04:16 Pacific Standard Time
To: roberthansen33 at yahoo.com
Subject: Hadley Remembers Long Time Friend, the Legendary Sir George Shearing

Dear Students,

George Shearing, who enjoyed an international reputation as a jazz pianist and

composer, was not only a friend of Hadley, but also one of our students. Blind

from birth, Mr. Shearing received only four years of formal musical education.

However, during his long career, he wrote more than 300 compositions and

released 100 albums, many of which were on the Billboard charts from the 1950s

through the 1990s. He played at the White House for Presidents Ford, Carter and

Reagan and, in 2006, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Mr. Shearing passed

away earlier this week at age 91.

In May 1966, Mr. Shearing was honored at a Hadley Women’s Board luncheon where

he was welcomed by then President of the Board of Trustees Clarence Boyd Jones

as a new “national sponsor” of Hadley. To hear the three-minute recording

George Shearing made as a promotional radio spot for Hadley in 1966, click

here: [1]Legendary jazz musician George Shearing talks about Hadley.

He again came to Hadley in 1995 giving a concert in honor of our 75th

anniversary. During this visit, Sue Melrose, a Hadley instructor, remembers,

“
It was very exciting to work with George Shearing who has been such a

supporter of braille and a friend of our school, claiming that his business law

course (1973) at Hadley was what helped him deal with his contracts.”

George Shearing, a supporter of Hadley for more than 40 years, recognized the

important role Hadley played in the lives of our students. A new braille music

program is currently under development. If you wish to make a contribution to

support our expanding music curriculum, please visit [2]www.hadley.edu/donate.

Thank you for your ongoing stewardship and support of The Hadley School for the

Blind.

Warm regards,

Chuck Young

References

1. http://hadley.edu/1_b_MissionHistory.asp#G

2. http://www.hadley.edu/donate

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