BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Joe Germuska//millennium_park_2013.py//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Millennium Park Summer Concerts 2013 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lee Ranaldo Band + Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130527T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sharon Van Etten + Speck Mountain DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130603T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Evening with Glen Hansard featuring Lisa Hannigan and members o f The Frames DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130610T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Daniel Lanois + Brokeback DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130617T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Carolina Chocolate Drops + Angela James DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130624T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lee Fields & the Expressions + Theo Huff and the Platinum Band DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130701T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dawes + The Cairo Gang DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130708T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fatoumata Diawara + Alasdair Roberts and Friends DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130715T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Handsome Family + AZITA DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130722T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dessa + Psalm One DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130729T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk1.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Falty DL + Bill Kouligas DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130613T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Matmos + Fonema Consort DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130627T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ICE + Nosaj Thing DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130704T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dan Deacon + Friends of the Gamelan DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130711T200000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Olafur Arnalds + Sarah Neufeld DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130718T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:eighth blackbird with Glenn Kotche + Lesley Flanigan DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130828T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk2.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dee Alexander’s Funkin’ with Acoustic Soul: Tribute to James B rown and Jimi Hendrix DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130725T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Victor Garcia’s Crossing Borders DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130801T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jeff Parker-Nels Cline Quartet : The Turning Point DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130808T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dana Hall: The Andrew Hill Project with Black Fire DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130815T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tale of the Tiger: Sabertooth Organ Quartet & Cameron Pfiffner’s Marco Polo DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130822T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jack DeJohnette: Special Legends Edition - Chicago with Muhal Rich ard Abrams\, Larry Gray\, Roscoe Mitchell & Henry Threadgill DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130829T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M LOCATION:Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk3.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Night DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130612T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The 2013 Season opens with Carlos Kalmar conducting Tchaikovsk y's passionate Fourth Symphony. Captivating young violinist Stefan Jackiw makes his Festival debut with Mozart's Turkish Concerto.\n\nNorman: \; Dri p\; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5\, \; Turkish\; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Stefan Jackiw\, V iolin LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/opening-night END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alexander Nevsky DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130614T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in an evening of history and myth with Coplan d’s wild west bandit Billy the Kid\, Barber’s ancient sorceress Medea\, and Prokofiev’s cinematic cantata Alexander Nevsky.\n\nBarber: \; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance\; Copland: Suite: \; Billy the Kid\; Pr okofiev: \; Alexander Nevsky\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos K almar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Emilia Boteva\, M ezzo-Soprano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/alexander-nevsky END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alexander Nevsky DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130615T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in an evening of history and myth with Coplan d’s wild west bandit Billy the Kid\, Barber’s ancient sorceress Medea\, and Prokofiev’s cinematic cantata Alexander Nevsky.\n\nBarber: \; Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance\; Copland: Suite: \; Billy the Kid\; Pr okofiev: \; Alexander Nevsky\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos K almar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Emilia Boteva\, M ezzo-Soprano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/alexander-nevsky END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pink Martini DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130619T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Pink Martini reunites with Carlo s Kalmar and the Grant Park Orchestra\, bringing their unique blend of cla ssical\, jazz\, and pop sounds to the stage.\n\nMusic by Pink Martini\n\nG rant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Pink Martini LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/pink-martini END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Iris Dévoilée DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130621T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Eastern and western musical traditions entwine in the Chicago premiere of the sensuous Iris dévoilée by Chinese composer Qigang Chen.\ n\nChen: \; Iris dévoilée\; Fauré: \; Pelléas and Mélisande\; : Suite \; Ravel: \; La Valse\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\ ; Wu Yanyu\, Soprano\; Meng Meng\, Soprano\; Wei-Yang Andy Lin\, Erhu\; Ya ng Wei\, Pipa\; Yang Yi\, Zheng LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/iris-devoilee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Iris Dévoilée DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130622T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Eastern and western musical traditions entwine in the Chicago premiere of the sensuous Iris dévoilée by Chinese composer Qigang Chen.\ n\nChen: \; Iris dévoilée\; Fauré: \; Pelléas and Mélisande\; : Suite \; Ravel: \; La Valse\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\ ; Wu Yanyu\, Soprano\; Meng Meng\, Soprano\; Wei-Yang Andy Lin\, Erhu\; Ya ng Wei\, Pipa\; Yang Yi\, Zheng LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/iris-devoilee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nielsen Clarinet Concerto DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130626T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Discover three works that capture the eclectic sounds of early 20th century music: Vaughan-Williams’ romantic symphony inspired by The Pilgrim’s Progress\, Nielsen’s stormy Clarinet Concerto\, and Martinu’s tribute to an iconic World War II fighter plane.\n\nVaughan-Williams: \; Symphony No. 5\; Nielsen: \; Clarinet Concerto\; Martinu: \; Thunderbol t P47\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Martin Fröst\ , Clarinet LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/nielsen-clarinet-con certo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Britten War Requiem DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130628T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus honor the Benjamin Britten centenary with two performances of his powerful masterwork that juxtapose s anti-war sentiment with the timeless Roman Catholic Requiem Mass.\n\nBri tten: \; War Requiem\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Erin Wall\, Soprano\; Jer emy Ovenden\, Tenor\; Alan Held\, Bass\; Chicago Children’s Choir\, Josep hine Lee\, Artistic Director LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/britten-war-requiem END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Britten War Requiem DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130629T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus honor the Benjamin Britten centenary with two performances of his powerful masterwork that juxtapose s anti-war sentiment with the timeless Roman Catholic Requiem Mass.\n\nBri tten: \; War Requiem\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Erin Wall\, Soprano\; Jer emy Ovenden\, Tenor\; Alan Held\, Bass\; Chicago Children’s Choir\, Josep hine Lee\, Artistic Director LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/britten-war-requiem END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Independence Eve Celebration DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130703T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Bring your family\, friends\, and most patriotic self to Chica go’s lakefront for an evening filled with American spirit and pride.\n\nA selection of traditional music to celebrate the holiday.\n\nGrant Park Or chestra\; Christopher Bell\, Conductor\; Janai Brugger\, Soprano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/independence-eve-201 3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dvořák's New World Symphony DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130705T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Guest conductor Eugene Tzigane leads the orchestra in Dvořák ’s much loved work\, capturing the essence of the composer’s travels thr oughout America in the late 19th century. The dazzling young pianist Aless io Bax makes his Festival debut with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning conc erto.\n\nBolcom: Ragomania\, \; A Classic Festival Overture\; Barber: Pian o Concerto\; Dvořák: Symphony No. 9\, \; From the New World\n\nGrant Par k Orchestra\; Eugene Tzigane\, Guest Conductor\; Alessio Bax\, Piano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/dvoraks-new-world-sy mphony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dvořák's New World Symphony DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130706T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Guest conductor Eugene Tzigane leads the orchestra in Dvořák ’s much loved work\, capturing the essence of the composer’s travels thr oughout America in the late 19th century. The dazzling young pianist Aless io Bax makes his Festival debut with Barber’s Pulitzer Prize-winning conc erto.\n\nBolcom: Ragomania\, \; A Classic Festival Overture\; Barber: Pian o Concerto\; Dvořák: Symphony No. 9\, \; From the New World\n\nGrant Par k Orchestra\; Eugene Tzigane\, Guest Conductor\; Alessio Bax\, Piano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/dvoraks-new-world-sy mphony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Grant Park Pops - Let's Dance! DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130710T200000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Swing to the sounds of the Grant Park Orchestra\, as conductor Jeff Tyzik takes a look at dance through the ages.\n\nA selection of favo rite dance melodies.\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Jeff Tyzik\, Conductor LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/grant-park-pops-lets -dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Caminos del Inka DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130712T200000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Take a musical journey through South America with this spectac ular multimedia tribute to the vast empire of the Incas and the ancient me lodies of the Inca Trail\, created and conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.\n \nRobles: El Cóndor Pasa\; Martínez y Compañón: Colección de Música Virreinal\; Luzuriaga: Responsorio\; Lena Frank: Illapa\, Tone Poem for Fl ute and Orchestra\; Golijov: Mariel\, for Cello and Orchestra\; Soro: Danz a Fantástica\; López: Fiesta!\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Miguel Harth-Bed oya\, Guest Conductor\; Mary Stolper\, Flute\; Walter Haman\, Cello LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/caminos-del-inka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Caminos del Inka DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130713T200000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Take a musical journey through South America with this spectac ular multimedia tribute to the vast empire of the Incas and the ancient me lodies of the Inca Trail\, created and conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.\n \nRobles: El Cóndor Pasa\; Martínez y Compañón: Colección de Música Virreinal\; Luzuriaga: Responsorio\; Lena Frank: Illapa\, Tone Poem for Fl ute and Orchestra\; Golijov: Mariel\, for Cello and Orchestra\; Soro: Danz a Fantástica\; López: Fiesta!\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Miguel Harth-Bed oya\, Guest Conductor\; Mary Stolper\, Flute\; Walter Haman\, Cello LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/caminos-del-inka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130717T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:It’ll be a grand night for singing as the Grant Park Orchestr a and guests salute the legendary team of Rodgers and Hammerstein with the ir catalog of cherished songs for stage and screen.\n\nSongs from \; Carou sel\; \, \; The King & I\; \, \; Oklahoma\; \, \; Showboat\; \, \; The Sou nd of Music\; \, \; South Pacific\; \, and more.\n\nGrant Park Orchestra A nd Chorus\; Christopher Bell\, Conductor\; Rebecca Luker\, Soprano\; Doug LaBrecque\, Tenor\; William Michals\, Baritone LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/rodgers-and-hammerst ein-celebration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130719T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer leads the Grant Park Orchestra in Frank Martin’s Concerto for Seven Winds\, along with French masterpie ces by Berlioz and Saint-Saëns.\n\nBerlioz: Overture: \; King Lear\; Mart in: Concerto for Seven Winds\; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3\, \; Organ Sym phony\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Thierry Fischer\, Guest Conductor LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/saintsaens-organ-sym phony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130720T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer leads the Grant Park Orchestra in Frank Martin’s Concerto for Seven Winds\, along with French masterpie ces by Berlioz and Saint-Saëns.\n\nBerlioz: Overture: \; King Lear\; Mart in: Concerto for Seven Winds\; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3\, \; Organ Sym phony\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Thierry Fischer\, Guest Conductor LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/saintsaens-organ-sym phony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shostakovich 5th Symphony DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130724T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Festival favorite Hannu Lintu leads Shostakovich’s politicall y charged Symphony No. 5. The evening opens with the versatile pianist Kir ill Gerstein performing Beethoven’s brilliant first piano concerto.\n\nBe ethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1\; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Hannu Lintu\, Guest Conductor\; Kirill Gerstein\, Piano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/shostakovich-5th-sym phony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sibelius Violin Concerto DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130726T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Hannu Lintu’s week-long engagement continues with Sibelius’ tone poem\, Pohjola’s Daughter. Violinist Karen Gomyo joins the orchestra in a fiery performance of the composer’s only concerto.\n\nSibelius: \; Pohjola’s Daughter\; Glazunov: \; Symphony No. 4\; Sibelius: \; Violin Concerto\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Hannu Lintu\, Guest Conductor\; Karen Gomyo\, Violin LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/sibelius-violin-conc erto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sibelius Violin Concerto DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130727T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Hannu Lintu’s week-long engagement continues with Sibelius’ tone poem\, Pohjola’s Daughter. Violinist Karen Gomyo joins the orchestra in a fiery performance of the composer’s only concerto.\n\nSibelius: \; Pohjola’s Daughter\; Glazunov: \; Symphony No. 4\; Sibelius: \; Violin Concerto\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Hannu Lintu\, Guest Conductor\; Karen Gomyo\, Violin LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/sibelius-violin-conc erto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Songs of Praise and Passion DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130730T190000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Following last summer's Golden Anniversary\, the Grant Park Ch orus travels to the magnificent South Shore Cultural Center with a concert of moving a cappella music.\n\nParry: My soul there is a country\; Miški nis: Dum Medium Silentium\; Miškinis: Pater Noster\; Miškinis: O Sacrum Convivium\; Mawby: Alleluia\, Christus resurrexit\; Rachmaninoff: Three mo vements from \; Vespers\; Tormis: Two songs to words by Ernst Enno: \; Ear ly summer's fairytale\; \, \; Soundlessly somewhere\; Garrop: Sonnets of Desire\, Longing\, and Whimsy\; Sametz: \; I have had singing\n\nGrant Par k Chorus\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director And Conductor LOCATION:South Shore Cultural Center URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/songs-of-praise-and- passion-south-shore-cultural-center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kalmar Conducts Bruckner DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130731T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Carlos Kalmar returns to conduct one of his favorite symphonie s – a rarely performed work by Anton Bruckner that established the Austri an composer’s reputation after its premiere by the Vienna Philharmonic.\n \nBruckner: Symphony No. 2\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Condu ctor LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/kalmar-conducts-bruc kner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Songs of Praise and Passion DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130801T190000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The Grant Park Chorus reprise their a cappella concert at the Columbus Park Refectory overlooking the beautiful grounds designed by land scape architect Jens Jensen.\n\nParry: My soul there is a country\; Miški nis: Dum Medium Silentium\; Miškinis: Pater Noster\; Miškinis: O Sacrum Convivium\; Mawby: Alleluia\, Christus resurrexit\; Rachmaninoff: Three mo vements from \; Vespers\; Tormis: Two songs to words by Ernst Enno: \; Ear ly summer's fairytale\; \, \; Soundlessly somewhere\; Garrop: Sonnets of Desire\, Longing\, and Whimsy\; Sametz: \; I have had singing\n\nGrant Par k Chorus\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director And Conductor LOCATION:Columbus Park Refectory URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/songs-of-praise-and- passion-columbus-park-refectory END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Fiddler's Child DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130802T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Come indoors for an evening at the Harris Theater featuring th ree pieces that show the many sides of childhood: whimsical and adventurou s\, as well as ghostly and dark.\n\nElgar: Nursery Suite\; Janáček: \; T he Fiddler's Child\; Carpenter: \; Adventures in a Perambulator\n\nGrant P ark Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor LOCATION:Harris Theater for Music and Dance URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/the-fiddlers-child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Fiddler's Child DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130803T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Come indoors for an evening at the Harris Theater featuring th ree pieces that show the many sides of childhood: whimsical and adventurou s\, as well as ghostly and dark.\n\nElgar: Nursery Suite\; Janáček: \; T he Fiddler's Child\; Carpenter: \; Adventures in a Perambulator\n\nGrant P ark Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor LOCATION:Harris Theater for Music and Dance URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/the-fiddlers-child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Concerto for Saxophones DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130807T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Summer heats up with jazz virtuoso James Carter performing Rob erto Sierra's Concerto for Saxophones. Works exploring Brazilian folklore\ , the tango\, and the prairies of Argentina round out this night of Latin American music.\n\nPiazzolla: \; Milongón Festival\; Ginastera: \; Pampea na No. 3\; Sierra: Concerto for Saxophones\; Villa-Lobos: \; Bachianas Bra sileiras No. 7\n\nGrant Park Orchestra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; James Carter\, Saxophones LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/concerto-for-saxopho nes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Schubert Mass in E Flat DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130809T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Written just four months before his untimely death. Schubert's Mass in E Flat Major is presented with Messiaen's mystical symphonic medi tation and James MacMillan's requiem that captures the soul of Scotland.\n \nMessiaen: \; Les offrandes oubliées\; MacMillan: \; Confessions of Isob el Gowdie\; Schubert: Mass in E Flat Major\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Cho rus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Art ists From The Lyric Opera's Patrick G. And Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/schubert-mass-in-e-f lat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Schubert Mass in E Flat DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130810T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:Written just four months before his untimely death. Schubert's Mass in E Flat Major is presented with Messiaen's mystical symphonic medi tation and James MacMillan's requiem that captures the soul of Scotland.\n \nMessiaen: \; Les offrandes oubliées\; MacMillan: \; Confessions of Isob el Gowdie\; Schubert: Mass in E Flat Major\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Cho rus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Christopher Bell\, Chorus Director\; Art ists From The Lyric Opera's Patrick G. And Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/schubert-mass-in-e-f lat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130814T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:See the return of Valentina Lisitsa\, who has excited audience s around the world with her captivating performances of Rachmaninov. Also on the program: Shchedrin's satirical Naughty Limericks and Borodin's nati onalistic Second Symphony.\n\nShchedrin: \; The Naughty Limericks\; Borodi n: Symphony No. 2\; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2\n\nGrant Park Orches tra\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Valentina Lisitsa\, Piano LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/rachmaninov-second-p iano-concerto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Rite of Spring DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130816T183000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The 79th Season comes to a thrilling close with John Adams' Ha rmonium\, a visionary choral setting of poems by John Donne and Emily Dick inson. Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring\, radical for its time\, is as powe rful and relevant today as when it premiered one hundred years ago.\n\nAda ms: \; Black Gondola\; Adams: \; Harmonium\; Stravinsky: \; The Rite of Sp ring\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Dona ld Nally\, Guest Chorus Director LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/the-rite-of-spring END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Rite of Spring DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130817T193000 DURATION:PT2H30M DESCRIPTION:The 79th Season comes to a thrilling close with John Adams' Ha rmonium\, a visionary choral setting of poems by John Donne and Emily Dick inson. Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring\, radical for its time\, is as powe rful and relevant today as when it premiered one hundred years ago.\n\nAda ms: \; Black Gondola\; Adams: \; Harmonium\; Stravinsky: \; The Rite of Sp ring\n\nGrant Park Orchestra And Chorus\; Carlos Kalmar\, Conductor\; Dona ld Nally\, Guest Chorus Director LOCATION:Jay Pritzker Pavilion URL:http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/2013-season/the-rite-of-spring END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Blues Festival Opening Night with Shemekia Copeland and special gu est Quinn Sullivan DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130606T210000 DESCRIPTION:6:30 – 6:50 pm - Fernando Jones’ Blues Kids of America\n7: 10 – 7:40 pm - Jamiah On Fire & The Red Machine\n8 – 9 pm - Shemekia C opeland with special guest Quinn Sullivan\n URL:http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_pa rk5.html END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR