2017 Season

Canada's 150th Birthday Celebration
with the Canadian Brass

When & Where

Concerts
Sat Jul 1 2017 Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo

Program

Lavallée (Arr. Gilliland): O Canada
Hétu: Légendes, Opus 76
Mitchell (Arr. Pellett): Big Yellow Taxi
Hemsworth (Arr. Pellett): Log Driver's Waltz
Arr. Faith: Theme from A Summer Place/Moulin Rouge
Campbell/Harron (Arr. Farnon): Excerpt from Symphonic Suite from Anne of Green Gables
Cable: The Banks of Newfoundland
Waller (Arr. Henderson): Fats Waller Suite
Handy (Arr. Henderson): Beale Street Blues
Lennon/McCartney (Arr. Dedrick): Tribute to the Beatles
Traditional/Handel (Arr. Henderson): Saints’ Hallelujah

Description

Oh Canada! The Canadian Brass join the Grant Park Orchestra for an evening of symphonic suites, blues and the Beatles, all with a Canadian flair, in honor of Canada's sesquicentennial. Lucas Waldin conducts.

Featured performers:

Grant Park Orchestra
Lucas Waldin
, Guest Conductor
Canadian Brass
Alison Wahl
, Vocalist