Family Fun Activities

Week 1

Explore this children's virtual music guide featuring music from the first week of Grant Park Music Festival's 2020 Season.

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Week 2

It's Week 2 of the Grant Park Music Festival's 2020 Season! Learn about the music and follow along using this handy children's virtual music guide.

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Week 3

Learn about instruments of the orchestra, musical siblings and more when you download this fun children's virtual music guide for Week 3 of the Festival.

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Week 4

Celebrate the 4th of July and learn about American composers with the Grant Park Music Festival. Make your own noisemaker and discover new things about music with this Family Activity Guide for Week 4.

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Week 5

In this guide to Week 5 of the Grant Park Music Festival, you'll learn all about the flute, and meet the stars of Friday's concert: Rachel Barton Pine and Billy Childs.

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Week 6

What have our Grant Park Orchestra musicians been up to during quarantine? Plus learn about Eric Kutz's lifetime dream of recording Bach's Cello Suites when you download Week 6 of our Children's Guide

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Week 7

Happy Birthday, Beethoven! Week 7's Guide celebrates 250 years of musical genius at home with "Flat Beethoven". Meet the young students performing in a piano masterclass with Andreas Haefliger.

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WEEK 8

This week features a special interview with Carlos Kalmar, word scrambles, and a virtual trip to Spain with the Grant Park Orchestra!

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WEEK 9

This week we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women's Right to Vote with a program of women composers! Then learn about our Visiting Masters class with world renowned violinist and teacher, Christian Tetzlaff.

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WEEK 10

It's the Festival finale! This time, go behind the scenes with our famous Festival Chorus, play music bingo, and find out what happens when a prince meets an enchanted swan.

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Note: These activity guides were designed to accompany the radio broadcasts and video performances of the 2020 virtual season. Video performances are available here. While the radio broadcasts are no longer available, much of the music and many of the performers can be viewed on YouTube.