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2012 Season Press Release
Grant Park Music Festival Announces its 78th Season. Highlights include the 50th Anniversary of the Grant Park Chorus, the release of the Grant Park Chorus’ first-ever a cappella recording, American a Cappella, outstanding guest conductors and artists, and more!
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June 2012 Press Release
Summer in Chicago begins in just six weeks when the Grant Park Music Festival begins its 78th season at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, running June 13—August 18, 2012. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar will lead the Grammy® Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus Director Christopher Bell will direct the award-winning Grant Park Chorus in a soaring season of world premieres, Festival favorites and collaborations with local artists and cultural organizations.
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Downloads: 2012 Season Publicity Photos
Carlos Kalmar #1
(credit Todd Rosenberg)
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Carlos Kalmar #2
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Carlos Kalmar #3
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Christopher Bell #1
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Christopher Bell #2
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Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus #1
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Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus #2
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Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus #3
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Pritzker Pavilion #2
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Pritzker Pavilion #3
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Pritzker Pavilion #3
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Pritzker Pavilion #4
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Downloads: Guest Artists, Conductors, & Composers
Alban Gerhardt
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Chee-Yun
(credit Youngho Kang)
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Christian Tetzlaff
(credit Alexandra Vosding)
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George Fenton
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James Gaffigan
(credit Franca Pedrazzetti)
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Jun Markl
(credit Christiane Hîhne)
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Martin Grubinger
(credit Felix Broede)
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Michael Gandolfi
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Mikhail Simonyan
(credit Mathias Bothor)
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Pascal Rogé
(credit Youngho Kang)
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Rossen Milanov
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Ryan Opera Ensemble
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Sebastian Currier
(credit Jeffrey Herman)
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Steven Osborne
(credit Eric Richmond)
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Tanja Tetzlaff
(credit Giorgia Bertazzi)
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Jennifer Holloway
(credit David Cross)
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René Barbera
(credit Kristin Hoebermann)
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Ryan McKinny
(credit Jared Slater)
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Layla Claire
(credit Kristin Hoebermann)
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Benjamin Butterfield
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Brendan Tuohy
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Aleksandra Kurzak
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