In the Spotlight
February 07, 2017
Soprano Susanna Phillips Returns to Chicago
The Festival is excited to feature guest soloist Susanna Phillips in Aaron Copland's Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson. This piece will be part of the program featuring Beethoven's Fourth Symphony on Wednesday, June 21. more
February 02, 2017
Catching Up with Christopher Bell
After leading the Grant Park Chorus in another outstanding season and directing the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras during the Festival’s 2016 Independence Day Salute, Chorus Director Christopher Bell has been busy making music in Scotland and Ireland. We had a chance to catch up with him and learn what he’s currently working on and what he’s the most excited for this summer with the Grant Park Chorus. more
January 03, 2017
Catching up with the 2016 Project Inclusion Fellows
As the Grant Park Music Festival prepares for auditions for the next cohort of Project Inclusion Fellows, we had the opportunity to catch up with the 2016 String Quartet. more
September 02, 2016
Remembering Deborah Guscott
The Chicago singing community mourns the loss of Grant Park Chorus member Deborah Guscott, who passed away from an illness on August 10, 2016. more
August 01, 2016
A World Premiere Unites Science, Nature and Religion
On August 5 and 6, The Cosmic Garden in Bloom, composed by Michael Gandolfi and commissioned by the Grant Park Music Festival, premiered at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. more
July 29, 2016
Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit—The Last Picnic of the Summer
Save the date for the last picnic of the summer—Monday, September 12 at 6PM—for the Grant Park Music Festival's signature fundraising event, the Advocate for the Arts Awards Benefit, when Chicago's civic leaders and cultural elite gather at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park to celebrate the Grant Park Music Festival's extraordinary 2016 season. more
July 28, 2016
A Homecoming
The next three weeks will be a homecoming for a series of internationally acclaimed soloists, as the Festival welcomes back pianists Stephen Hough and Kirill Gerstein, and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. more
July 15, 2016
Celebrating 35 Years of the MacArthur Fellowship
In 2016, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation celebrates 35 years of its iconic MacArthur Fellows Program. Dubbed "genius grants" by the media, the MacArthur Fellowship recognizes exceptionally creative individuals with a track record of achievement and the potential for significant contributions in the future. more
July 08, 2016
Rachel Barton Pine Comes Home
Chicago's own hometown violin virtuoso Rachel Barton Pine makes a long-overdue return engagement to the Grant Park Music Festival on Wednesday, July 13 to solo on Bruch's flashy Concerto in G Minor, an audience favorite beloved for its flowing melodies and graceful rhythms. more