Annual Gala Benefit
for the Grant Park
Music Festival

Friday Evening,
July 18, 2008
at 6:30

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June 2008
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8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
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July 2008
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August 2008
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
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Chicago, IL 60601
312.742.7638
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Grant Park Music Festival 2008 Membership Program

ALL 2008 GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON-LONG MEMBERSHIPS ARE
SOLD-OUT.

NIGHTLY SERIES MEMBERSHIPS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
& PROVIDE ACCESS TO EITHER WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY CONCERTS
(SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)

MEMBERSHIPS FOR THE 2009 SEASON WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY.

The Grant Park Music Festival is the hottest ticket in town. Recording breaking crowds attest to the quality and scope of the concerts and this year’s star studded line up promises even more excitement.

• For all Grant Park Music Festival programs, the front portion of the seating area in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and other venues is held for Festival members (see seating chart below).
  
  
• By joining at one of the seven levels described below, you can receive access to either a general reserved member section or to your own reserved seats in addition to numerous member benefits.
  
  
• 2008 Festival Grant Park Music Festival members will receive a personalized membership card that provides access to seating in your membership section.
  
  
• Membership packages will arrive in the mail in mid-to-late May.
  
  
• Membership donations are 100% tax-deductible.
  
  
• Finally, your membership donation plays an important role in supporting the Grant Park Music Festival’s 74 year tradition of presenting accessible outdoor classical music for all of Chicago!
  
  
If you have questions about the membership program, you may contact us at:
(312)742-7647 or tony.macaluso@cityofchicago.org

NOTE: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Select Series Members will be seated by ushers shortly before performances, most often in the Encore, Prelude or Orchestra sections.

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Our most exclusive membership level! As a Conductor’s Circle Member, you enjoy spectacular season-long reserved seats for all 30 concerts in one of the first 3 rows of the center seating section plus a variety of special benefits:

• A private backstage visit and refreshments with Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar following a selected concert (Grant Park Music Festival staff will contact you about arranging a date).
  
  
• Invitation to our celebratory Opening Night Member Party with Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar June 11th.
  
  
• Invitation to our festival end of season Circle Member Party.
  
  
• ONE-NIGHT reserved seating guest passes next to or near your season-long reserved member seats (6 guest passes per membership).
  
  
• Your name listed in Festival program book.
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

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One of our most intimate membership levels! As an Encore Circle Member, you enjoy spectacular season-long reserved seats for all 30 concerts in the 4th-10th rows of the center seating section plus a variety of special benefits:

• Invitation to our celebratory Opening Night Member Party with Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar June 11th.
  
  
• Invitation to our festival end of season Circle Member Party.
  
  
• ONE-NIGHT reserved seating guest passes next to or near your season-long reserved member seats (4 guest passes per membership).
  
  
• Your name listed in Festival program book.
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

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One of our most intimate membership levels! As a Prelude Circle Member, you enjoy spectacular season-long reserved seats for all 30 concerts in the 12th-20th rows of the center seating section plus a variety of special benefits including:

• Invitations to our festival end of season Circle Member Party.
  
  
• ONE-NIGHT reserved seating guest passes next to or near your season-long reserved member seats (4 guest passes per membership).
  
  
• Your name listed in Festival program book.
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

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One of our most intimate membership levels! As an Orchestra Circle Member, you enjoy spectacular season-long reserved seats for all 31 concerts in the 1st-7th rows of the side seating sections plus a variety of special benefits including:

• Invitations to our festival end of season Circle Member Party.
  
  
• ONE-NIGHT reserved seating guest passes next to or near your season-long reserved member seats (2 guest passes per membership).
  
  
• Your name listed in Festival program book.
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

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The most convenient general seating membership level! As a Premium Season Member you can choose your seats each night anywhere within a reserved member area on either side of the center section. With sections beginning only 9 rows from the stage, you’ll experience the festival from an intimate vantage! Premium members also receive a variety of other special benefits including:

• ONE-NIGHT general seating guest passes in addition to your season-long membership pass (2 one-night guest passes per membership)
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

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The most economical way to experience the Festival! As a Summer Season Member you can choose your seats each night anywhere within a reserved member area. Summer Members also receive a variety of other special benefits:

• ONE-NIGHT general seating guest passes in addition to your season-long membership pass (2 one-night guest passes per membership).
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  
  

(formerly known at 8’s Series)

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Choose either the Wednesday, Friday or Saturday Select Series for 8 great concerts and receive usher-guided access to some of the best open seating in the house ten minutes prior to concert start-time.

Wednesday, Friday or Saturday Select Series Members also receive a variety of other special benefits:

• ONE-NIGHT general seating guest passes in addition to your season-long membership pass
  (2 one-night guest passes per membership)
  
  
• Weekly Program Notes sent by email.
  
  
• Discounts at Festival Restaurant Partners.
  

How the Select Series works: Simply show your pass to ushers or festival staff and sit immediately in either the Orange or Yellow Sections or wait until 10 minutes prior to the start of the concert for seating even closer to the stage.

Wednesday Select Series highlights include:

• A full-act of a famous 19th century opera
  
  
• The magic of free cinema with the lush sounds of the symphony orchestra in a USA Premiere
  
  
• Two world-class guest violin programs, including Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
  
  
• Orchestral works by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
  
  
• Three programs featuring the Grant Park Chorus.
  
  
• A Take a Friend to the Orchestra night featuring some of the best known classic favorites
  
  
• And much more!
  
  

Friday Select Series highlights include:

• A Gala Concert Opera presentation and Great Opera Choruses Week,featuring well known tunes from The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, Turandot, Nabucco and Aida.
  
  
• A legendary Spanish singer
  
  
• Major choral works by Beethoven and Brahms
  
  
• Festival favorite, pianist Valentina Lisitsa
  
  
• Orchestral works by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
  
  
• And much more!
  
  

Saturday Select Series highlights include:

• The Very Best of Gershwin, featuring his greatest hit, Rhapsody in Blue
  
  
• A Take a Friend to the Orchestra night featuring some of the best known classic favorites
  
  
• Festival favorite, pianist Valentina Lisitsa
  
  
• Three programs featuring the Grant Park Chorus, including the Russian Splendor Program
  
  
• An evening of work by Chicago Latino composers
  
  
• Major choral works by Beethoven and Brahms
  
  
• And much more!
  
  

• Grant Park Music Festival Memberships are only valid for Grant Park Music Festival concerts and do not apply to other Millennium Park concerts and events at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
  
  
• All memberships are subject to availability. Seating capacity is limited in all categories – memberships will be given in the order they are received.
  
  
• One-night Guest Passes permit guests to join you in your seating section and are valid for all concerts with the exception of July 18.
  
  
• All reserved seats are guaranteed. However, 10 minutes prior to the start of a concert, unoccupied reserved seats will be made available for The 8's Series Members. Should season pass holders arrive and find their seats occupied. The 8’s Series Members will be reseated.
  
  
• Seating for all Membership Levels, except for The 8’s Series Members, opens one hour prior to concert start-time.
  
  
• Smoking is prohibited in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion seating area or on the Great Lawn at all times.