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The Grant Park Music Festival (formerly the Grant Park Concerts) is a ten-week classical music concert series held annually in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] It features the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Chorus along with guest performers and conductors, and is one of the only free outdoor classical-music concert series in ...
Jay Pritzker Pavilion competes with Ravinia Park as a Chicago area outdoor music venue. [63] [64] The pavilion hosts free music events such as Chicago Gospel Music Festival from spring to fall. In June, July and August, the Grammy-nominated Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus performs free classical concerts at the Grant Park Music Festival. [65]
The Chicago Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois, governed by the Chicago Philharmonic Society. [1] Founded in 1988 by principals of the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago, it is a musician-governed, non-profit organization consisting of nearly 200 classical music performers from the Chicago area.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was voted the best orchestra in the United States and the fifth best orchestra in the world by editors of the British classical music magazine Gramophone in November, 2008. [24] The same was said by a panel of critics polled by the classical music website bachtrack in September, 2015. [25]
Complete guide to classical music events in South Florida. Mike Hamersly. September 22, 2024 at 4:30 AM ... Jan. 16: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by music director emeritus Riccardo Muti ...
The Pavilion is a 3,350-seat venue where the park's major music events and concerts—including Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances—are held. [13] The Martin Theatre is an 850-seat indoor hall often used for chamber music, semi-staged opera performances, Martinis at the Martin cabaret series, and other shows. [14]
African Festival of the Arts; American Spanish Dance and Music Festival [10]; Celtic Fest Chicago; Chicago Humanities Festival; Fiesta Del Sol Pilsen; Lebanese Food Festival
The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) era, played at early music festivals; the common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1830), and Romantic eras (1804–1910), which included opera ...