Grant Park Music Festival | Independence Day Salute
Thu, Jul 04
|Millennium Park | Jay Pritzker Pavilion
It's everyone's favorite old-timey holiday celebration: the Festival's annual salute to America. With Christopher Bell decked in red, white, and blue, the Grant Park Orchestra presents Bernstein, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and the ever-popular Armed Forces Salute.
Time & Location
Jul 04, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Millennium Park | Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602, USA
About The Event
FEATURING
Grant Park Orchestra
Christopher Bell, conductor
Katelyn Lee, vocalist
David Gordon, trumpet
PROGRAM
John Williams: Liberty Fanfare
John Kander and Fred Ebb/arr. Ted Ricketts: Chicago
Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere from West Side Story
Arr. Jeff Tyzik: American Celebration (with audience singalong)
Florence Price: Nimble Feet from Dances in the Canebrakes
Jean-Baptiste Arban/Nakariakov: Carnival of Venice
Leroy Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Arr. Robert Wendel: From Sea to Shining Sea
Arr. Robert Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
Arr. Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
DESCRIPTION
It's everyone's favorite old-timey holiday celebration: the Festival's annual salute to America. With Christopher Bell decked in red, white, and blue, the Grant Park Orchestra presents Bernstein, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, and the ever-popular Armed Forces Salute. Bring family and friends—we'll supply the flags and star-spangled music—and join us for this glorious summertime tradition.
Organizer: Grant Park Music Festival