I finally got to hear the Grant Park Symphony on the very last weekend that they performed in beautiful Millenium Park. It was a great concert -- Vaughn Williams, John Adams and Benjamin Britten. The chorus sang (magnificently) as a part of the Vaughn Williams piece for orchestra. Try to imagine the scene: the beautiful and unusual Pritzker Pavillion, designed by Frank Gehry. Behind it and to the side -- beautiful skyscrapers against the night sky.
It's interesting to note that the Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only remaining free outdoor municipally-supported classical music series. We are so lucky!
Here is a sample of the amazing concerts:
Concert Schedule
In addition to the classical music series, there are other performances and other festivals. For example, I went to the Chicago Blues Festival earlier this summer. This weekend it's the Chicago Jazz Festival. All these events are free!
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Liz, it was so lovely for Togu and me to just visit Millenium Park with you -- how glorious it would be to hear a concert there with you. You really are lucky to be living in Chicago. Juast received your blog site today and enjoyed all the entries and comments.
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