Grant Park Music Festival
This summer the Grant Park Music Festival celebrates its 75th Season as Chicago's only downtown, free, summer outdoor classical music tradition.
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Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Vote for the Grant Park Orchestral Association in the Chase Community Giving Contest! Your vote can help us raise up to $25,000! Voting ends this Friday!

Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Grant Park Music Festival is proud to announce Elizabeth Hurley as the new Executive Director of the Festival. Listen to an interview between Andrew Patner and Elizabeth Hurley that aired early this morning on WFMT.

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Patner speaks to Hurley about the Grant Park Music Festival and her role as the Executive Director.
Grant Park Music Festival
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Give us your opinion and take the 2009 survey as we look for ways to improve next season.

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A free summer classical concert series on Chicago's lakefront featuring the Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Carlos Kalmar, and chorus director Chris Bell.
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Don't miss the last Grant Park Music Festival performance of the season! Tonight the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus will perform in the Pritzker Pavilion at 7:30 Beethoven's 9th Symphony, his final masterpiece!

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A free summer classical concert series on Chicago's lakefront featuring the Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus, conductor Carlos Kalmar, and chorus director Chris Bell.
David Polk
David Polk
Great concert! Beautiful night!
August 15 at 10:09pm
Paul Ansell
Paul Ansell
Was there Friday night and was a glorious concert. Looking forward to reading the critics.
August 15 at 11:12pm
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival The Grant Park Music Festival is officially in its last week, so join us tonight at 6:30 pm in the Pritzker Pavilion for an evening of Italian Variations with the Grant Park Orchestra! View program notes here:

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Three very different composers offer unique visions of Italy: Richard Strauss’ Aus Italien, a Rossini-inspired piece by Benjamin Britten, and a work by Italian modernist Luciano Berio
Leilani
Leilani
Sounds just lovely!!
August 12 at 9:10pm
Ivan AndMary Baker
Ivan AndMary Baker
Such a great evening. Wonderful weather, and beautiful music. Our new 17 year old Exchange Student from Germany was totally captivated. Thank you GPMF.
August 12 at 10:05pm
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Grant Park Music Festival What other art forms (film, theater, dance, etc.) would you like to see collaborate with the Grant Park Music Festival?

August 3 at 1:52pm
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Join the Grant Park Music Festival tonight at 6:30pm for Sibelius Symphony No. 1, and pieces by Part and Rautavaara. The Orchestra will be joined by guest conductor Pietari Inkinen.

July 29 at 9:45am
Tommy
Tommy
My picnic is packed and I am headed directly there after work. Can't wait!
July 29 at 9:53am
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Join us tonight at 6:30 pm as the Grant Park Orchestra presents works infused with Latin and Spanish flare. Special guests are Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza & Chicago's own Luna Negra Dance Theater.

Newcity interview with singer Luciana Souza below.

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Next week, Chicago’s Luna Negra Dance Theater, Los Angeles-based Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza and the Grant Park Orchestra join forces on the
Jacki Kimel
Jacki Kimel
It was fabulous!
July 22 at 8:19pm
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival See photos of guests artists that have joined the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus during the 2009 Season.

Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Join Grant Park Music Festival tonight for Dances and Fairytales at 7:30pm. Hear Offenbach's famous Can-Can theme, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and pieces by Franck and Rousell. The orchestra will be joined by conductor Gilbert Varga.

July 18 at 3:55pm
Samantha
Samantha
saw it Wednesday night - great show!
July 18 at 3:56pm
Philip de Oliveira
Philip de Oliveira
I was there! Absolutely fantastic.
July 18 at 4:02pm
Jessica D'Amico
Jessica D'Amico
am here and is just starting, the sound is very good for an outdoor event!
July 18 at 5:34pm
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival See pictures of Carlos, Christopher and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus from the 2009 Season.

Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival See photos of guests artists that have joined the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus during the 2009 Season.

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Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival Sensuous arias, fireworks over the lakefront, echoes of Venice, a post-concert gala masked ball fund-raiser for the Festival at the new wing of the Art Institute (Divertimento) will make this one of the most unforgettable nights of this summer.

Juanjo Mena, Conductor
Nicole Cabell, Soprano (pictured)
Russell Thomas, Tenor

Time:6:30PM Saturday, July 25th
Location:Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park
Grant Park Music Festival

Grant Park Music Festival An evening that will transport audiences to the twilight Baltic north, led by one of Finland's most celebrated conductors.

Pietari Inkinen, Conductor

Time:6:30PM Wednesday, July 29th
Location:Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park