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« Week of July 27, 2008 »
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27	28 Classical Mondays: Amy Conn 12:15pm - 1:00pm Amy Conn - Award Winners in Concert: Amy Conn, soprano with pianist Shannon McGinnis, performing music by Schubert, Mozart, Poulenc and Jake Heggie. Sponsored by the Musicians Club of Women of Chicago. ADMISSION FREE Preston Bradley Hall Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602	29 Grant Park Music Festival - From the British Isles 6:30pm - 8:00pm Tuesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m. Harris Theater for Music and Dance Grant Park Chorus; Joseph Cullen, Guest Chorus Conductor PURCELL Hear my prayer, O Lord STANFORD Magnificat for Eight-Part Chorus, Op. 164 HOLST Nunc Dimittis BRITTEN Hymn to St. Cecilia DELIUS Two Unaccompanied Part Songs To be sung of a summer night on the water* ELGAR Four Unaccompanied Part-Songs, Op. 53 There is Sweet Music Deep in My Soul O Wild West Wind! Owls WALTON Cantico del Sole For more information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com	30 Grant Park Music Festival - A Throw of Dice 8:00pm - 10:00pm Wednesday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m. * Note start time Jay Pritzker Pavilion Grant Park Orchestra; Stephen Hussey, Conductor; Nitin Sawhney, Keyboards A 1920s Indian film classic, a brand new score by composer/deejay Nitin Sawhney and the lush sounds of the Grant Park Orchestra in a U.S. Premiere, combine to create a magical evening of cinema in Millennium Park. For more information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com	31 Grant Park Music Festival - From the British Isles 6:30pm - 8:00pm Tuesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m. Harris Theater for Music and Dance Grant Park Chorus; Joseph Cullen, Guest Chorus Conductor PURCELL Hear my prayer, O Lord STANFORD Magnificat for Eight-Part Chorus, Op. 164 HOLST Nunc Dimittis BRITTEN Hymn to St. Cecilia DELIUS Two Unaccompanied Part Songs To be sung of a summer night on the water* ELGAR Four Unaccompanied Part-Songs, Op. 53 There is Sweet Music Deep in My Soul O Wild West Wind! Owls WALTON Cantico del Sole For more information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com	1 Grant Park Music Festival - Chicago Latino Composers 6:30pm - 8:00pm Friday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m. Harris Theater Grant Park Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor; Michelle Areyzaga, Soprano; Edward Harrison, Maracas Pre-concert CoffeeTalk at 6:15 pm with Chicago Latino Composers in the Harris Theater Donor Room Some of Chicago’s best and brightest living Latin American composers are highlighted at these Harris Theater concerts. Works by Ricardo Lorenz, Gustavo Leone, Elbio Rodriguez Barilari, and Osvaldo Golijov will be presented. For more information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com	2 Grant Park Music Festival - Chicago Latino Composers 6:30pm - 8:00pm Friday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m. Harris Theater Grant Park Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor; Michelle Areyzaga, Soprano; Edward Harrison, Maracas Pre-concert CoffeeTalk at 6:15 pm with Chicago Latino Composers in the Harris Theater Donor Room Some of Chicago’s best and brightest living Latin American composers are highlighted at these Harris Theater concerts. Works by Ricardo Lorenz, Gustavo Leone, Elbio Rodriguez Barilari, and Osvaldo Golijov will be presented. For more information, please visit www.grantparkmusicfestival.com

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