Gershwin An American in Paris, Saturday, Aug 1, 2026 7:30PM
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Date
Saturday, Aug 1, 2026 7:30PM
Location
Harris Theater
Name
Gershwin An American in Paris
Description
Making his Festival debut, Kedrick Armstrong conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Gershwin’s jaunty An American In Paris. Experience the propulsive energy of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 and Duke Ellington’s The Three Black Kings alongside Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s lyrical Violin Concerto with soloist Gabriela Lara, an alumna of the Festival’s String Fellowship program.
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