Bring a picnic and some friends. We'll do the rest. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus offer a thrilling lineup of music with a mix of contemporary compositions and classical favorites such as Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2. Plus we've got loads of family fun with the Independence Day Salute, Lights on Broadway, and Cirque Goes to Hollywood featuring live aerialists soaring above the stage.
Visiting Masters: Piano
Featuring
Michelle Cann, pianist and instructor
Program
Music prepared by Chicago-area piano students
Mozart Symphony No. 35
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Haffner
Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement
Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (excerpts)
Mendelssohn Reformation Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Anima - Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Natalie Rose Richardson, poet and orator
Program
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Reformation
Judith Weir: We Are Shadows
Mischa Zupko: Blue Matter (World Premiere)
CenterStage: ZOFO
Featuring
ZOFO
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano
Program
Gustav Holst: Jupiter from The Planets
Urmas Sisask: The Milky Way
Eleanor Alberga: 3-Day Mix
Carl Vine: Sonata for Piano Four Hands
Visiting Masters: Voice
Featuring
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano and instructor
Program
Music prepared by the Project Inclusion vocal fellows
Schubert Unfinished Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Stephen Alltop, conductor
ZOFO, piano duo
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8, Unfinished
Carl Vine: Sonata for Piano Four Hands
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Vocal Fellows
Program
Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds from Candide
Gounod: Juliette's Waltz from Roméo et Juliette
Moore: I Want to Die While You Love Me
Korngold: Pierrot’s Tanzlied from Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Lerner/Loewe: Almost Like Being in Love from Brigadoon
Roberto Sierra: Vida Criolla from Décimas
Estrada: En mi Viejo San Juan
Libby Larsen: The Flower
Viardot: Haï luli
Verdi: Va pensiero from Nabucco
Verdi: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
David Danzmayr, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
Program
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Concert Canceled
Featuring
There will be no concert on Saturday, June 25, 2022, due to the Pride in the Park celebration.
Britten Spring Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Anima — Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus
Susan Nelson, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Program
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
Arvo Pärt: In principio
Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Kenji Bunch: String Quartet No. 3, Apocraphyl Dances (excerpts)
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Fantasiestucke for String Quartet (excerpt)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Quartet No 1, Calvary (excerpt)
Paquito D'Rivera: Wapango for String Quartet
Lizzo: Juice
Independence Day Salute
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Program
John Williams: Liberty Fanfare
Arr. Bill Holcombe: George Gershwin Medley
Glenn Miller/Joe Garland: In The Mood
André Thomas: I Hear America Singing
Irving Berlin/arr. Roy Ringwald: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
William Steffe/arr. Peter Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic
William Grant Still: Festive Overture
Aaron Copland: "The Promise of Living" from The Tender Land
Arr. Robert Wendel: The Orange Blossom Special
Arr. John Rutter: When the Saints Go Marching In
Arr. Robert Wendel: From Sea to Shining Sea
Arr. Robert Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
John Williams: Hymn to the Fallen
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Cirque Goes to Hollywood
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
Program
Lalo Schifrin: Theme from Mission Impossible
John Williams: Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Nino Rota/Bill Holcombe: Theme from The Godfather
Ennio Morricone: Theme from Cinema Paradiso
John Kander/arr. Michael Gibson: Medley from Chicago
Elmer Bernstein: Theme from Magnificent Seven
Klaus Badelt: Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean
Danny Elfman/arr. Bartel/Bankey: Batman Suite
Michael Giacchino: "Married Life" from Up
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Kenji Bunch: String Quartet No. 3, Apocraphyl Dances (excerpts)
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Fantasiestucke for String Quartet (excerpt)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Quartet No 1, Calvary (excerpt)
Paquito D'Rivera: Wapango for String Quartet
Lizzo: Juice
Lights on Broadway
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Kimberly Grigsby, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocals
Sam Simahk, vocals
Program
George Gershwin: Selections from Of Thee I Sing
Richard Rodgers: Selections from South Pacific
Frank Loesser: Selections from How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
Stephen Sondheim: Selections from Sunday in the Park with George
Marvin Hamlisch: Selections from A Chorus Line
Lin-Manuel Miranda: "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton
Charlie Smalls: "Everybody Rejoice" from The Wiz
and more
Visiting Masters: Violin
Featuring
Rachel Barton Pine, violinist and instructor
Program
Works prepared by the Project Inclusion string fellows
Haydn Drumroll Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
David Chan, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Program
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103, Drumroll
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Kenji Bunch: String Quartet No. 3, Apocraphyl Dances (excerpts)
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Fantasiestucke for String Quartet (excerpt)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Quartet No 1, Calvary (excerpt)
Paquito D'Rivera: Wapango for String Quartet
Lizzo: Juice
Beethoven Eroica Symphony
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Program
Victor Agudelo: La Madre de Agua
Billy Childs: Violin Concerto No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Visiting Masters: Composition
Featuring
Billy Childs, composer and instructor
Program
Original compositions by young Chicago-area composers
CenterStage: Tchaikovsky Serenade
Featuring
Members of the Grant Park Orchestra
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Billy Childs: String Quartet (World Premiere)
Elfrida Andrée: Andante quasi recitativo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Visiting Masters: Clarinet
Featuring
Afendi Yusuf, clarinetist and instructor
Program
Music prepared by local clarinet students
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Afendi Yusuf, clarinet
Program
Louise Farrenc: Overture No. 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Dvořák: Quartet No. 12 in F Major "American" (Finale)
Gershwin: Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Kenji Bunch: String Quartet No. 3, Apocraphyl Dances
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Fantasiestucke for String Quartet
Billy Childs: Variations on a Rondo
Astor Piazzolla: Four For Tango
Pablo Ruiz: Sway
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Markus Stenz, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Program
William Grant Still: Darker America
Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Members of the Grant Park Orchestra
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Billy Childs: String Quartet (World Premiere)
Elfrida Andrée: Andante quasi recitativo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
A Gospel Jubilee
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Soul Children of Chicago
Charles Floyd, conductor
Walt Whitman, chorus director
Program
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Worship: A Concert Overture
Ed Tucker/Jamie M. Dominicak: Sacrifice of Praise
E. A. Hoffman: What A Fellowship
Rick Robinson: Lift Him Up
Thomas A. Dorsey: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Fred Nelson, III: He’s Been Good
Charles Floyd: The Lord’s Prayer
Lamont Lenox: Worthy Is The Lamb
Kelvin Lenox: Nobody Like Jesus
Rosie Wallace: Take It To The Lord In Prayer
Leon Lumpkins: Open Our Eyes
Calvin Bridges: I Can Go To God In Prayer
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Project Inclusion Quartet
Program
Billy Childs: String Quartet
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Program
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
For the Left Hand
Featuring
Gordon Quinn, director
Leslie Simmer, director and editor
Howard Reich, writer and producer
Norman Malone, piano
Candice Agree, moderator
Program
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
A Mariachi Fiesta
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico
Program
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Obertura/Sones II
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Bésame Mucho
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Alma Llanera
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: El Gavilán
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Frank Sinatra
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Cucurrucucú Paloma
arr. Rigoberto Alfaro: Clásicas
60th Anniversary Choral Spectacular
Featuring
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Program
Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul
Abbie Betinis: To the Evening Star
Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Samuel Barber: Sure on this Shining Night
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Program
Augusta Holmès: Andromède
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
CenterStage: Marina Piccinini and Andreas Haefliger
Featuring
Marina Piccinini, flute
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Program
John Harbison: Mark the Date (World Premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata
Tebogo Monnakgotla: It is the Lark that Sings . . . (World Premiere)
Pierre Boulez: Sonatine
Night Out in the Parks
Featuring
Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, conductor
Program
Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars
Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul
Abbie Betinis: To the Evening Star
Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Samuel Barber: Sure on this Shining Night
Visiting Masters: Flute
Featuring
Marina Piccinini, flutist and instructor
Program
Music prepared by local flute students
Franck Symphony in D Minor
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Marina Piccinini, flute
Program
Libby Larsen: Deep Summer Music
Christopher Theofanidis: Flute Concerto (World Premiere)
César Franck: Symphony In D Minor
Tetzlaff Plays Shostakovich
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Christopher Bell, chorus director
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
ZOFO, piano duo
Program
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty
Josef Suk: Fairy Tale
Carl Vine, Zofomorphosis (World Premiere)
Haydn Creation
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Michael Black, chorus director
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Duke Kim, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass
Program
Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation