Grant Park Music Festival | |
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Genre | Classical music festival |
Dates | Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, June–August |
Location(s) | Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph Street Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, ![]() (July 16, 2004–present) Petrillo Music Shell 235 S. Columbus Drive Grant Park, Chicago, IL, ![]() (1978–2004) Petrillo Music Shell Grant Park, Chicago, IL, ![]() (1935–1977) |
Years active | July 1, 1935–present |
Website | www.grantparkmusicfestival.com |
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 the US.[2]
The Festival is a non-profit organization.[3] Live performances have been a Chicago tradition since 1931, when mayor Anton Cermak suggested free concerts to lift spirits of Chicagoans during the Great Depression.[4][5] The tradition of symphonic Grant Park Music Festival concerts began in 1935.
The Festival was previously held at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park,[6] but moved to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in the Millennium Park section of Grant Park for its 70th season, in 2004.[7] Concerts are occasionally held at the Harris Theater.[8][9] Over time, the Festival has had various financial supporters, three primary locations, and one name change. During its ten-week season, the Festival features a weekly live broadcast series on WFMT, and has consistently engaged many of the world's leading classical musicians. The Festival boasts a number of commercially released recordings including one Emmy nominated release.
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