The Song & the Slogan
Emmy Winning
Performance Documentary
A PBS Television's Emmy winning "The Song and Slogan" performance documentary celebrating the life and work of poet Carl Sandburg, features a musical adaptation celebrating the life and work of poet Carl Sandburg, features a musical adaptation of the poet’s "Prairie" filmed and performed in a natural prairie setting in Central Illinois. The documentary also received numerous Emmy nominations for best performing arts/ entertainment, music, director, videography, music producer & conductor. Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Abraham Lincoln biographer, novelist, journalist, children's author, and troubadour of American folk songs, Carl Sandburg has long been one of America's most beloved poets.
A man of the people, born in Galesburg, IL, Sandburg toured the country during the Great Depression making speeches on behalf of working people & peppering his talks by performing folk songs. Opera star & UI Distinguished Alumni Jerry Hadley commissioned Emmy winning composer Daniel Steven Crafts to write a new vocal chamber work scored for tenor, piano, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, banjo, percussion, & conductor (now available in a larger orchestral version). Seeds of the production were developed & finalized
in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
"Song & the Slogan" Program Notes World premiere WILL FM radio interview
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Sound Files
The Song and Slogan for Tenor and Chamber Ensemble - A 2003 Emmy winner for Best Music composed by Daniel Steven Crafts plus numerous Emmy nominations for best performing arts/entertainment, music, director, videography, music producer & conductor. Performers - Jerry Hadley (Tenor), Eric Dalheim (Piano), Barbara Hedlund (Associate Producer/Cellist), Paul Vermel (Conductor), James C. Scott (Flute), Alison Robuck (Oboe), Solomon Baer (Clarinet), Kazimierz Machala (Horn), Jordan Kaye (Banjo), Ricardo Flores (Percussion), Rex Anderson (Recording Engineer)
The Illinois Farmer Recording & Documentary Film Credits - Music by Daniel Steven Crafts, Performers - Jerry Hadley, Tenor, Eric Dalheim (Piano)
David Hartman reads poetry of Carl Sandburg Recorded live at the Krannert Center
The Prairie Mother Suite for Cello and Piano (<< Sound track) -
YouTube Video World Premiere/Live Broadcast - Roger Cooper, announcer for the WILL-FM "Second Sunday Series, April 14, 2002 - Music by Daniel Steven Crafts, Performers - Barbara Hedlund, Cello & Eric Dalheim (Piano)Live Performance "The Prairie Mother Suite for Cello and Piano by Daniel Steven Crafts
March 30, 2003 - Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL - Performers Barbara Hedlund, Cello, Eric Dalheim (Piano)II. BSH in her studio late at night with a cup of decidedly not decaffeinated coffee
Video links to the "Song and the Slogan" Emmy winning PBS Performance Documentary -
Video links to the "Song and the Slogan" Emmy winning PBS Performance Documentary -
WILL- TV's links to the original "The Song & the Slogan" video:
The Song and the Slogan - Part 1/6 The Song and the Slogan - Part 2/6
The Song and the Slogan - Part 3/6 The Song and the Slogan - Part 4/6
The Song and the Slogan - Part 5/6 The Song and the Slogan - Part 6/6
Composer's video cuts for "The Song & the Slogan" video: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:
In Memoriam Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952-July 18, 2007)
YouTube Video in memoriam " Unforgotten Singer and Artist Jerry Hadley " - Music by Daniel Steven Crafts: Illinois Farmer (2000)
Jerry Hadley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_H..., |
In Memoriam Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952-July 18, 2007)
YouTube Video in memoriam " Unforgotten Singer and Artist Jerry Hadley " - Music by Daniel Steven Crafts: Illinois Farmer (2000)
Jerry Hadley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_H..., |
Two Memorial Services for Jerry Hadley in Illinois -(Attachment below on this page.)
In memoriam to Jerry Hadley from composer Daniel Steven Crafts - article below
NPR Performance Today Special Features: Remembering Jerry Hadley (aired July 19, 2007)
WILL AM 580 Radio - News feature and taped interviews on Jerry Hadley
Farewell.com - opera photos, farewell tributes, and sound files from Jerry Hadley's recordings
An interview Daniel Steven Crafts had with Jerry Hadley in 1995 on Youtube.com. Jerry and Daniel spoke on the phone numerous times, but this was the first time they met face to face. Daniel wrote, "Jerry was never one to hold back an opinion. I think he is right on in his assessment of contemporary opera practices and singing."
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