Marin Alsop conducts a multimedia piece featuring music by Philip Glass with projected images by famed National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting. Golijov’s “21st-century Baroque adagio” Azul opens the program.
PROGRAM
Golijov: Azul
Glass: Life: A Journey through Time
WITH
Grant Park Orchestra
Marin Alsop, Guest Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
Michael Ward-Bergeman, Accordian
Jamey Haddad, Percussion
Cyro Baptista, Percussion
MacArthur Fellows Celebration Program
This concert is ...
Marin Alsop conducts a multimedia piece featuring music by Philip Glass with projected images by famed National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting. Golijov’s “21st-century Baroque adagio” Azul opens the program.
PROGRAM
Golijov: Azul
Glass: Life: A Journey through Time
WITH
Grant Park Orchestra
Marin Alsop, Guest Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
Michael Ward-Bergeman, Accordian
Jamey Haddad, Percussion
Cyro Baptista, Percussion
MacArthur Fellows Celebration Program
This concert is partially sponsored by the Walter E. Heller Foundation with a grant given in memory of Alyce DeCosta.
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Learn more about this program by attending our Pre-Concert Lecture in the Family Fun Tent located on the west side of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 5:30pm – 6:00pm
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The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation’s only FREE, outdoor classical music series of its kind. Each summer, the Festival presents ten weeks of free classical concerts to all of Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.