Grant Park Music Festival 2017: Book 3

THE FESTIVAL MADE ITS DEBUT

IN 1935,

thanks to the vision of

the Chicago Park District, with the

promise that the concerts in the

park would be free for everyone.

Now in Millennium Park’s Frank

Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker

Pavilion, the Festival continues as a free summer gathering place for all of

Chicago, where thousands of people from every neighborhood and all walks

of life, are connected through the power of music.

For ten weeks each summer, the orchestra, chorus and audience journey through

time, introducing Brahms and Beethoven to people who also love their Bulls and

the Blackhawks. They explore all kinds of music, from classical favorites to film

scores and Broadway nights, in a series of not-to-be-missed summer concerts.

The Grant Park Music Festival is an affirmation

that music makes a difference in the lives of every

Chicagoan. From families with toddlers getting

their first taste of classical music, to picnickers on

a first date and couples who have been coming

to the Festival since its earliest days—the Pritzker

Pavilion is like one giant block party, where the

neighbors

change each

week.

Just like years ago, when the sounds

of symphonic music lifted the spirits of

Chicagoans, today it soars beyond the city’s

most breathtaking outdoor concert space

to inspire our dreams.

CLASSIC CHICAGO:

THE GRANT PARK

MUSIC FESTIVAL

2 0 1 7 G R AN T PA R K MU S I C F E S T I VA L

The Best

of Chicago.

Chicago at

its Best.