Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 2015 Season at the Grant
Park Music Festival.
We’re so proud to present a season
that mixes world premieres with Festival
favorites, and showcases our own glorious
orchestra and chorus with world renowned
guest artists.
Whether you’ve been coming to the
Festival for years, or you are seeing the
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus for the
first time, we know you’ll agree that the music never sounds better than it does
at the state-of-the-art Jay Pritzker Pavilion designed by architect Frank Gehry.
You won’t want to miss three very special concerts when the Grant Park Orchestra
and Chorus come out to the neighborhoods as part of
Festival Connect,
our initiative to increase music education and engagement opportunities
for audiences of all ages. Mark your calendars for the Grant Park Orchestra’s
Independence Day Salute
performance conducted by Christopher Bell at the
South Shore Cultural Center on July 1. The Grant Park Chorus will also visit the
South Shore Cultural Center for a concert on July 21 and the Columbus Park
Refectory on July 23.
Join us before each concert for Club 615, the Festival’s free pre-concert lecture
series in the Family Fun tent. Lectures take place on Wednesday and Friday at
5:30 and Saturdays at 6:15.
These ten weeks of free concerts would not be possible without the generous
support of our long-standing partners—the Chicago Park District and the
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. They, along with our
many foundation and corporate donors, contributors, and thousands of Festival
members, help us to present a season of extraordinary music and stunning
performances each year.
Thank you for joining us tonight. Enjoy the concert, and we hope to see you all
summer long.
Warm regards,
Carlos Kalmar
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
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WELCOME
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