Program
John Williams: Liberty Fanfare
John Kander and Fred Ebb/arr. Ted Ricketts: Chicago
Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere from West Side Story
Arr. Jeff Tyzik: American Celebration (with audience singalong)
Florence Price: Nimble Feet from Dances in the Canebrakes
Jean-Baptiste Arban/Nakariakov: Carnival of Venice
Leroy Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Arr. Robert Wendel: From Sea to Shining Sea
Arr. Robert Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Description
It's everyone's favorite old-timey holiday celebration: the Festival's annual salute to America. With Christopher Bell decked in red, white, and blue, the Grant Park Orchestra presents Bernstein, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and the ever-popular Armed Forces Salute. Bring family and friends—we'll supply the flags and star-spangled music—and join us for this glorious summertime tradition.
CONCERT SPONSORS
This program is generously supported by NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race
and American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor Group.
Special thanks to Nancy Meyerson and to the color guard from
the Rickover Naval Academy, a Chicago public school.
Tonight’s concert is being broadcast and streamed live on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com
