2016 Season

Dvořák Golden Spinning Wheel

When & Where

Concerts
Fri Jul 1 2016
Sat Jul 2 2016 Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo

Program

Antonín Dvořák: Golden Spinning Wheel
Bohuslav Martinů: The Epic of Gilgamesh

Description

An evening of musical storytelling opens with Dvořák's fairy tale-inspired Golden Spinning Wheel. The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus then present Martinů's rarely performed heroic oratorio, The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Featured performers:

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar
, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Angela Meade, Soprano
Dane Thomas, Tenor
David John Pike, Baritone
Gidon Saks, Bass
Bernard Jacobson, Narrator

Featuring

Carlos Kalmar

Conductor

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Christopher Bell

Chorus Director

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Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus