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2018 Program Notes, Book 2
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
Carlos Kalmar
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Christopher Bell
Chorus Director
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, June 22, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
BERNSTEIN, BRAHMS AND
A WORLD PREMIERE
Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus
Carlos Kalmar
Conductor
Christopher Bell
Chorus Director
Ian Brown
Soloist, June 20 performance
Bryce Abend
Soloist, June 22 performance
Johannes Brahms
Gesang der Parzen
, Op. 89
Olivier Messiaen
O Sacrum Convivium
Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
Psalm 108, vs. 2 (Maestoso ma energico)—Psalm 100 (Allegro molto)
Psalm 23 (Andante con moto, ma tranquillo)—Psalm 2, vs. 1–4
(Allegro feroce)—Meno come prima
Prelude (Sostenuto molto)—Psalm 131 (Peacefully flowing)—
Psalm 133, vs. 1 (Lento possibile)
INTERMISSION
Ēriks Ešenvalds
The Pleiades
Prologue: Sunset Song
Nanuk the Bear (Inuit myth)
Pawnee Song to the Pleiades
Seven Dancers (Native American myth)
Seven Sisters of the Sky (Nez Perce myth)
Epilogue: Sunrise Call
This is a world premiere, commissioned by the Grant Park Music Festival.
This concert is presented with generous support from
American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor