The Grant Park Orchestra was formed in 1944 when the Chicago Park District assembled a single resident orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor Nikolai Malko to perform at the Grant …

The 80+ member Grant Park Chorus was formed in 1962 by Thomas Peck, who led the group until his death in 1994. His protégé, Michael Cullen, then led the chorus until …

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero named artistic leader of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival.

The internationally renowned conductor and longtime music director of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and music director …

Chorus Director of the Grant Park Music Festival since 2002, Scottish conductor Christopher Bell has been Artistic Director of the Washington Chorus since 2017. He serves as Chorusmaster for the Edinburgh …

Praised as "one of opera’s strongest voices at present – both as a singer and a shaper of its culture” (The Washington Post) and for her “sizeable voice that captured all …

Hailed for her expressiveness and lush sound, Imara Miles (She/They) is a mezzo-soprano from Washington, DC. With experience in both operatic and musical theater repertoire, Miss Miles has been a featured …

John Matthew Myers has garnered acclaim for his “lovely, warm tenor of considerable promise” (Opera News), “insightful and beautifully nuanced performances” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), and “remarkable emotional depth and range” (Opera …

Hailed for his “smoothly powerful” and “excellent” voice, Korean bass-baritone Jongwon Han is making a name for himself as one of the top young artists on the rise.

Currently an Adler …

Julia Wolfe’s music is distinguished by an intense physicality and a relentless power that pushes performers to extremes and demands attention from the audience. She draws inspiration from folk, classical, and …

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty is one of the most commissioned, performed and recorded composers on the American concert music scene today. His music is rich with cultural allusions and …

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most renowned composers in Western classical music, was born on December 17, 1770, in Bonn, a town in the Electorate of Cologne (now part of …