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June 11 - August 16, 2025

Welcome

The Grant Park Music Festival is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois’ Millennium Park.

It features the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in the US.

Staff

Executive

Paul Winberg
President and CEO

Artistic

Chris Collins
General Manager

Carlos Javier
Associate Director of Operations and Education

Linda Oper
Orchestra Personnel Manager

Felicia Elder
Chorus Personnel Manager

Amelia Sie
Fellowship Manager

Eliza Bangert
Orchestra Librarian

Finance and Administration

Hannah Lehman
Chief Financial Officer

Kathryn Marks
Administrative Coordinator

Development

Emily Canham
Chief Development Officer

Jennifer Nahn
Director of Development

Hilary Holbrook
Campaign and Donor Relations Manager

Jessica Zakula
Development Operations Manager

SMART Marketing
Telefunding Partner

Marketing and Patron Services

Jill Hurwitz
Chief Marketing Officer

James Freund
Associate Director of Patron Services

Odele Peter
Tessitura Manager

Sylvia Sanchez
Patron Services and Marketing Coordinator

Hazel Lewis
Patron Services Volunteer

Tami Manton
Group Sales

Production

KOBOTECH, INC.:

Dan Kobayashi
President

Leigh Levine
Managing Director

Ellen Willett
Production Manager

Caleb Woodring
Assistant Production Manager

Sapphire Toth
Stage Manager

Alondra Vela
Assistant Stage Manager

Matt Hejney
Sid Branca
Community Engagement Audio Engineers

John Lisiecki
Sound Engineer

Jonathan Laney
John Lisiecki
Alexander McIntire
Paige Naylor
Paris Lawson
Jessica O'Neal
Sound System Technicians

Seasonal

Ivory Stephenson
Education Programs Assistant

Sara Neilson
Artist Liaison

Patrick O'Donel
Front of House Manager

McKennen Campbell
Deputy Front of House Manager

Abigail Karr
Patron Services Assistant

Katie Bevil
Patron Services Assistant

Ellen Willett
Production Manager

Hannah Novak
Music Library Assistant

Tammy Owins
Special Events Assistant

Brandy Duncan
Open Rehearsal Assistant


Contact a Member of the Staff

By Email
Email firstname.lastname@gpmf.org.

By Mail
Grant Park Music Festival
205 E Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

By Phone
312.742.7638