Tonight's concert will start at 8:15 PM and will include a 20-minute intermission. Entry to the Pavilion will open at 6:45 PM. Please plan for extra travel time due to increased traffic and street closures from the Taste of Chicago.

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June 10 - August 15, 2026

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.

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Night Out in the Parks

Vocal Fellows at Columbus Park Refectory

Thu, Aug 6 · 6:30pm
Columbus Park Refectory
1h

Program

Aaron Copland (arr. Ray Wilding-White) At The River

William Bolcom New York Lights from A View From The Bridge

Florence Price Resignation

Jake Heggie The Haughty Snail-King from Songs to the Moon

Kurt Weill We'll Go Away Together from Street Scene

Jasmine Arielle Barnes To Whom It May Concern

Leonard Bernstein Morning, Sun from Trouble in Tahiti

Leonard Bernstein Well, of all people from Trouble in Tahiti

John Jacob Niles Calm Is The Night

David Lang What is Mine from poor hymnal

William Grant Still 'Tis Sunset in the Garden from Troubled Island

Henry Mancini Moon River

Featuring

Sarah Elise Navy soprano

Ruoxuan Nola Tan mezzo-soprano

Tejas Kishan Gururaja tenor

Owen Gonzalez baritone

Chuck Foster piano

Venue details

Indoors at Columbus Park Refectory

5701 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60644

How to attend

All our Night Out in the Parks concerts are free to attend. Arrive 30 minutes before start.

Night Out in the Parks

Attending a Night Out in the Parks

What are Night Out in the Parks?

Night Out in the Parks brings free, family-friendly performances by Grant Park artists to Chicago neighborhoods, celebrating local culture.

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Free seating

Our Night Out in the Parks are free for the public to attend on a first-come-first-serve basis.

All our Night Out in the Parks are free to attend. Arrive 30 minutes before start.

Plan your visit

Featuring

  • Sarah Elise Navy
    Sarah Elise Navy

    Sarah Elise Navy

    Soprano

  • Ruoxuan Nola Tan
    Ruoxuan Nola tan-square

    Ruoxuan Nola Tan

    Mezzo-Soprano

  • Tejas Kishan Gururaja
    Tejas Gururaja

    Tejas Kishan Gururaja

    Tenor

  • Owen Gonzalez
    Owen Gonzalez

    Owen Gonzalez

    Baritone

Event Sponsors

The Festival’s String and Vocal Fellowships and Night Out in the Parks performances are generously supported by Dr. Scholl Foundation, Alice Cooperman, Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, the Hanson Community Connections Fund, the Jentes Family Violin Fellowship Fund, Jeffrey Lewis, Mazza Foundation, Nancy Meyerson (In Memory of Al Lewis), the Sandra and Earl J. Rusnak, Jr. Cello Fellowship Fund, and Susan H. Schwartz.