Details

Item details

Date

Thursday, Jun 27, 2024 6:30PM

Location

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Name

Dvorak Serenade for Strings

Description

Grant Park String and Vocal Fellowship Alumni
Kyle Dickson, conductor

Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Augusta Read Thomas: Of Paradise and Light
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings

This time, we welcome alumni of the Festival String Fellowship to play a variety of works for string orchestra, including the popular Dvořák Serenade for Strings and Bartók's zesty Romanianian Folk Dances. Fellowship alum Kyle Dickson, who's gone on to conduct orchestras across the United States, leads the ensemble in this happy reunion. In addition, this concert features several vocal soloists from the Festival's Vocal Fellowship program.

One Night Passes will be available on May 1 at 10 am.