Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in this annual Chicago tradition. The family-friendly celebration includes patriotic favorites alongside Gershwin’s Three Preludes with principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli and Carlos Gardel’s Tango (Por Una Cabeza) with concertmaster Jeremy Black.
A Festival HD concert.
Featuring
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell Conductor
Dario Brignoli Clarinet
Jeremy Black Violin
Program
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Arr. Bob Krogstad Curtain Up!
George Gershwin/arr. Rainer Schottstaedt Three Preludes
James Horner/arr. John Moss Hollywood Blockbusters
Carlos Gardel/arr. John Williams Tango (Por Una Cabeza)
Ervin T. Touse/arr. Carmen Dragon Orange Blossom Special
Arr. Robert Wendel From Sea to Shining Sea
Arr. Robert Lowden Armed Forces Salute
Jeff Tyzik Fantasy on American Themes
John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
Performances
Pre Concert Talk
Open Rehearsals
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This concert is generously supported by American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor Group. Special thanks to Nancy Meyerson and to the color guard from the Rickover Naval Academy, a Chicago public school.
This performance will be broadcast and streamed live on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
201 E Randolph St, Chicago
The centerpiece for Millennium Park and home of the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus.
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