2022 Season

Nichols Park

Quartet Plays Nichols

When & Where

Concerts
Thu Jun 30 2022 Nichols Park

Program

Kenji Bunch: String Quartet No. 3, Apocraphyl Dances (excerpts)
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Ballet 
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Fantasiestucke for String Quartet (excerpt)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Quartet No 1, Calvary (excerpt)
Paquito D'Rivera: Wapango for String Quartet
Lizzo: Juice

Description

Bring a blanket or picnic chair and join us in your neighborhood park. Grant Park Music Festival presents a free, hour-long, family-friendly concert with a little something for everyone to enjoy, from classical to jazz, bluegrass and pop music, and featuring a brand-new work written specifically for the Project Inclusion String Quartet by Grammy award-winning jazz and classical composer Billy Childs.

The Grant Park Music Festival is a key partner in Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program. Night Out in the Parks presents hundreds of free cultural events, where artists and audiences can connect and celebrate Chicago’s rich cultural tapestry in neighborhood parks. 

Featuring

Billy Childs

Composer In-Residence

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Gabriela Lara

violin

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Jesus Linarez

violin

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Wilfred Farquharson

viola

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Lindsey Sharpe

cello

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