2009 Season

Wed, Jun 10, 2009, 6:30-7:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Stephen Hough, Piano

Program

Francis Scott Key/Arr. Arturo Toscanini: Star Spangled Banner
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Fri, Jun 12, 2009, 5:30-6:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
John Horton Murray, Tenor
Denis Sedov, Bass
Chicago Children's Choir

Program

Aaron Jay Kernis: Too Hot Toccata
Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite
Dimitri Shostakovich: Song of the Forests, op. 81

Sat, Jun 13, 2009, 7:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

Program

Aaron Jay Kernis: Too Hot Toccata
Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Wed, Jun 17, 2009, 6:30-7:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
James Ehnes, Violin

Program

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
William Walton: Violin Concerto
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 6:30-8:15pm,
Sat, Jun 20, 2009, 7:30-9:15pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Jonita Lattimore, Soprano
Bryan Griffin, Tenor

Program

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30
Michael Torke: Plans

Wed, Jun 24, 2009, 6:30-8pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán

Program

Carlos Chavez: Chapultepec
Pepe Guízar: Guadalajara
Traditional: Cielito Lindo Huasteco, Selections from Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán
Manuel Ponce: Gavota
Erik Satie/Gabriel: Gymnopedie no. 1 Amor Eterno, Selections from Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán
Silvestre Revueltas: Janitzio
Rubén Fuentes/S. Vargas: La Negra
Traditional: Popurri a Venezuela

Tue, Jun 30, 2009, 6:30-8pm
Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 6:30-8pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Chorus
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director

Program

Alan Hovaness: A Rose Tree Blossoms
John Corigliano: L’invitation au Voyage
Morton Lauridsen: Nocturnes: Soneto De La Noche
Aaron Copland: Four Motets
Paul Crabtree: Five Romantic Miniatures (from The Simpsons)
Samuel Barber: Sure On This Shining Night
Steven Sametz: I Have Had Singing

Wed, Jul 1, 2009, 6:30-9:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

Program

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser: Arrival Of The Guests, At The Wartburg
Ambroise Thomas: Mignon: Overture
Hugo Alfvén: Midsommarvaka, Op.19 (Midsummer Vigil; Swedish Rhapsody No. 1)
Alexander Glazunov: Ruses D’amour Ballet Suite: Introduction, Valse, Grand Pas Des Fiances
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
John Powell: Natchez-On-The-Hill, Three Virginia Country, Dances
Edward German: Henry VIII: Three Dances: Morris Dance, Shepherd’s Dance, Torch Dance
Johann Strauss, Jr.: On The Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
Frank W. Meacham: American Patrol March

Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 1:30-2:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Lane Alexander, Tap Dancer

Program

Francis Scott Key: Star Spangled Banner
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Ron Nelson: Savannah River Holiday
Katherine Gladney Wells: Minor Reflection
Morton Gould: from Converto for Tap Dancer and Orchestra: Tocatta, Minuet, Rondo
Samuel A. Ward/Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
William Steffe/Arr. Peter Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

Wed, Jul 8, 2009, 6:30-8pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Hans Graf, Conductor

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1878/80 version)

Fri, Jul 10, 2009, 6:30-9pm
Sat, Jul 11, 2009, 7:30-10pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Christopher Bell, Conductor
Kathryn Kamp, Soprano
Frances McCafferty, Mezzo Soprano
Hoss Brock, Tenor
Richard Suart, Baritone
Andrew Schultze, Bass

Program

Gilbert and Sullivan: Selections from Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado

Wed, Jul 15, 2009, 6:30-7:30pm
Sat, Jul 18, 2009, 7:30-8:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Gilbert Varga, Conductor

Program

Jacques Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
César Franck: Le Chausser Maudit
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Albert Roussel: Bacchus et Arianne Suite No. 2

Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 6:30-8:15pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, Conductor
Karen Gomyo, Violinist

Program

Valentin Silvestrov: Serenade of Parting
Dimitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Opus 99
Aram Khachaturian: Suite from Spartacus

Wed, Jul 22, 2009, 6:30-8:15pm
Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 6:30-8:15pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Tito Munoz, Conductor
Luciana Souza, Vocalist
Luna Negra Dance Theater
Eduardo Vilaro, Founder And Artistic Director

Program

Aaron Copland: Danzón Cubano
Traditional/Arr. Elbio Barilari and Raul Jaurena: Tango Vitrola: La Cumparsita, El Lloron (Milonga), Pena Mulata, El Portenito
Joaquín Rodrigo/Arr. Gil Goldstein, after Miles Davis: Concierto de Aranjuez
Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemayá
Xavier Cugat/Arr. Mariano Morales: Old Fashioned (Beguine), Besame Mucho, Mambo Gordo
Luciana Souza: Duets
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos
Arr. Gil Goldstein: Bossa Nova: Sai Dessa, Trocando em Miúdos, Corcovado, Chlorinho pra ele

Sat, Jul 25, 2009, 6:30-8:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, Conductor
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Russell Thomas, Tenor

Program

Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
Charles Gounod: Jewel Song from Faust
Charles Gounod: Ah, lève-toi, soleil! from Romeo et Juliette
Carles Gounod: Va, je t'ais pardonne from Romeo et Juliette, Act IV
Gioachino Rossini: Overture II baribiere di Siviglia
Gaetano Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima from L'Elisir d'Amore, Act II
Gioachino Rossini: Una voce poco fa from Barbiere di Siviglia, Act I
Gaetano Donizetti: Una parola, O Adina from L'Elisir d'Amore, Act I
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Giacomo Puccini: Che gelida manina from La Boheme, Mi chiamano Mimi from La Boheme, O soave fanciulla from La Boheme, Encore
Giuseppe Verdi: Brindisi Libiamo from La Traviata, Act I

Wed, Jul 29, 2009, 6:30-7:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Pietari Inkinen, Conductor

Program

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Manhattan Trilogy
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1

Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 6:30-8:30pm
Sat, Aug 1, 2009, 7:30-9:30pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Allyson McHardy, Mezzo Soprano
John MacMaster, Tenor
Paul Whelan, Bass

Program

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Wed, Aug 5, 2009, 6:30-7:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Ingrid Fliter, Piano

Program

Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to Ruy Blas, Op. 95
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103, E-flat major

Fri, Aug 7, 2009, 6:30-8pm
Sat, Aug 8, 2009, 7:30-9pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

Program

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 6:30-7:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

Program

Benjamin Britten: Matinées musicales, Opus 24 (after Rossini)
Luciano Berio: Ritirata notturna di Madrid (after Boccherini)
Richard Strauss: Aus Italien, Opus 16

Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 6:30-7:45pm
Sat, Aug 15, 2009, 7:30-8:45pm
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Featuring

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus
Carlos Kalmar, Conductor
Amber Wagner, Soprano
Kathryn Leemhuis, Mezzo Soprano
John McVeigh, Tenor
Jason Grant, Bass

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, op. 125