Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero opens the 2026 Festival season in style with Leonard Bernstein’s jazzy, Latin-inspired Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Joan Tower’s Made in America and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1 in One Movement continue the celebration of American music in honor of the United States’ 250th.
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Grant Park Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero Conductor
Program
Joan Tower Made in America
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Samuel Barber Symphony No. 1
Performances
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Grant Park Orchestra
Orchestra
Composers
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Leonard Bernstein
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Samuel Barber
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Event Sponsors
This concert is generously supported by American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor Group.
