When & Where
Concerts
Program
Francis Scott Key: Star Spangled Banner
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Antonín Dvořàk: Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World
Morton Gould: American Salute
Robert Wendel: Sea to Shining Sea
Cole Porter: Can Can
Trad/Arr. Tate: 42nd Street Reel
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Champagne Polka
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Description
Celebrate our country's birthday and musical heritage in a program featuring selections by American composers as well as three Europeans — Dvořák, Johann Strauss, Jr. and Tchaikovsky — whose visits left indelible marks on their music.
Featured performers:
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Chicago Human Rhythm Project's BAM!
World Champion Trinity Irish Dancers