Grant Park Symphony – A Sea Symphony

A Sea Symphony

The Grant Park Chorus join the Orchestra for Vaughan Williams’ monumental A Sea Symphony, based on Walt Whitman’s celebrated poetry collection, Leaves of Grass. Sweeping and bold, it is paired with orchestral works from Benjamin Britten’s beautiful and terrifying opera, Peter Grimes.

Where & When

Jay Pritzker Pavilion – 201 E. Randolph St.  Chicago, IL 60601
Concert: Friday, June 16, 2017, 6:30pm – 9:00pm  Order Now
Open Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Open Rehearsal: Thursday, June 15, 2017, 10:30am – 1:00pm 
Open Rehearsal: Friday, June 16, 2017, 11:00am – 1:30pm 

Family Fun Tent
Pre-Concert Lecture: Friday, June 16, 2017, 5:30pm – 6:00pm 
Pre-Concert Lecture: Saturday, June 17, 2017, 6:30pm – 7:00pm 

Who

Grant Park Orchestra And Chorus

Carlos Kalmar, Conductor

Christopher Bell, Chorus Director

Sara Jakubiak, Soprano

David John Pike, Baritone

What

Britten: Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Organ provided by Triune Music/S.B. Smith & Associates.