Grammy, Tony, & Emmy winning cellist and Broadway veteran, Barbara Hedlund enjoys a rich, active, widely varied career as soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, recitalist, orchestral musician, fine arts administrator, university professor, music librarian, editor/publisher, adjudicator, and associate producer for Public Radio & Television.

She is listed in the Marquis Directories of "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in the Midwest", "Who's Who of American Women", "Who's Who in American Universities", the International "Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory", "Who's Who in the World", the National Register's "Who's Who in Executives and Professionals" edition & "America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals", plus the Cambridge directory for "Who's Who Among Executive & Professional Women.

She currently performs as: Principal Cellist: Champaign Urbana Symphony, Danville Symphony, Prairie Ensemble, Sugar Creek Opera Festival, Heartland Festival Orchestra & previously for the Illinois Symphony and Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia da Camera.

As an arts administrator, she is a founder and member of the Urbana Public Arts Commissioner, the Executive Director/Owner/Founder of 1st Choice Music Services & VCello Music Publications, Orchestra Personnel Manager for The Prairie Ensemble & Heartland Festival Orchestra, adviser to area orchestras, administrator for the Strings Festivals at Eureka College, Co-Founder & Producer of the former Mills Breast Cancer Institute Weekly Music Series (2007-12) plus numerous area ensembles and performance series.

As an educator, she is an Instructor for the UI OLLI program, Strings Festivals at Eureka College, & Cellobration Studios.

Her awards include shared Emmy, Tony, Grammy, & Gran Prix du Disque Awards, the Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Honoree, Nominations for the IL Governor's Arts Award & 40 North Ace Awards, and others.

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