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News Tue Mar 02 2010
2010 Grant Park Music Festival Announced
It's officially March which means you've survived yet another February in Chicago. Congratulations! But, as usual, snow still on the ground makes it hard to believe that you'll ever be sitting on the Pritzker lawn listening to music ever again. Well, here is a little light at the end of the tunnel.
With all the cuts the city is making, free music at Pritzker Pavilion is luckily not one of them as Millennium Park has just announced the 2010 Grant Park Music Festival taking place June 16-August 21. The Grant Park Orchestra will perform works from classical composers like Mozart, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Plus, look for special appearances from guest composers and musicians, including one night featuring the world premiere tour of BBC's Planet Earth film with conductor and five-time Academy Award-winning composer George Fenton. See the full schedule here. And don't forget about those open rehearsals--get out of the office for an hour for lunch, or just an afternoon walk.
Warmer days will be here before you know it (at least that's what I keep telling myself...).