[musictlk] {Disarmed} Fwd: Hadley Remembers Long Time Friend, the Legendary Sir George Shearing

[Kerry Thompson]

R.I.P. George Shearing

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Subject: 	Hadley Remembers Long Time Friend, the Legendary Sir George 
Shearing
Date: 	Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:07:17 -0500
From: 	Chuck Young <Chuck at Hadley.edu>
To: 	uinen at earthlink.net



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: Legendary jazz musician George Shearing 
talks about Hadley. 
<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10216708&msgid=254150&act=J822&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2F1_b_MissionHistory.asp%23G> 


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 www.hadley.edu/donate 
<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=10216708&msgid=254150&act=J822&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadley.edu%2Fdonate>. 
Thank you for your ongoing stewardship and support of The Hadley School 
for the Blind.
Warm regards,

Chuck Young



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