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Free Concert in Grant Park on 4th of July

July 4, 2009 By admin

Looking for a free 4th of July concert? On Saturday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Grant Park Music Festival will rehearse and then at 1:30 pm they will play their first Independence Day concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park featuring tap dancer Lane Alexander. The free concert begin at 1:30 p.m. with visitors invited to enjoy the sigthts and sounds beforehand.

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

What

Francis Scott Key: Star Spangled Banner
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
Ward/Arr. Dragon: America the Beautiful
Steffe/Arr. Wilhousky: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Program Notes in PDF

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Free Lunch Hour Concerts at Pritzker Pavilion | Things To Do in Chicago says:
July 19, 2009 at 10:09 pm
[...] If you work downtown, then tune in for these excellent but often overlooked free concerts. Spend your lunch break in Chicago’s Millennium Park where you will find concerts and special programs on the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at noon all summer long. All the way to September 30, Millennium Park offers free concerts in jazz, world music, indie-rock, hip hop and electronica, along with family programs and open rehearsals of the acclaimed Grant Park Music Festival. [...]
Free Sept Lunchtime Concerts Downtown — Every Day! | Things To Do in Chicago says:
September 17, 2009 at 12:33 pm
[...] If you work downtown, then tune in for these excellent but often overlooked free concerts. Spend your lunch break in Chicago’s Millennium Park where you will find concerts and special programs on the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at noon all summer long. All the way to September 30, Millennium Park offers free concerts in jazz, world music, indie-rock, hip hop and electronica, along with family programs and open rehearsals of the acclaimed Grant Park Music Festival. [...]