Jerry Hadley Tribute

For sound files and photos of Jerry from our Emmy winning PBS documentary, go to http://home.insightbb.com/~vcello1/song_and_slogan.html

A memorial tribute to Jerry will take place in Manlius, Illinois on Sat. Sept. 22, 2007 at 7PM at the Bureau Valley High School Auditorium. Performing in the memorial ceremony will be musicians from Bureau Valley High School (Katherine Donnelly, Soprano), the University of Illinois School of Music (Professor Emeritus Bass-Baritone Ronald Hedlund, Professor Emeritus Eric Dalheim Piano, Tenor Marc Day, Soprano Lori Fisher,) Cellist Barbara Hedlund, and The Bradley University Chorale and chamber ensemble, Directed by Dr. John Jost.

Speakers will include friend Larry M. DeBrock (University of Illinois Professor of Business Administration and Economics,Joyce Hadley Jenkins (Mr. Hadley's sister), Mary Heward (Bureau Valley Schools Foundation President), Suzanne Hassler
(The University of Illinois School of Music Coordinator of Alumni Relations
& Development), with closing remarks by friend and mentor Grant
Andresen. A power point presentation with audio selections of Mr. Hadley
in performance is anticipated. A social hour will follow in the commons
immediately after the ceremony.

Another memorial event will take place at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois Urbana campus on January 25, 2008.