Overview
- Running June 10–Aug. 15, the free series presents 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday concerts and 7:30 p.m. Saturday programs at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
- Memberships are on sale starting at $104 with reserved access and parking discounts, and the full schedule is posted at grantparkmusicfestival.com.
- Programming honors the nation’s 250th with works by George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and contemporary voices such as Jessie Montgomery.
- New music includes world premieres by Clarice Assad and Jasmine Barnes and the Illinois premiere of Julie Wolfe’s Liberty Bell on Aug. 14–15.
- Ben Folds makes his festival debut on July 29 alongside a concert with Karen Slack, and Christopher Bell leads the Independence Day Salute in his 25th season with the chorus.