Chicago Phil Brings SIDE BY SIDE To Ping Tom Memorial Park

Chi Phil is thrilled to present Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic in Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's vibrant Chinatown neighborhood for the third year straight. This signature outreach program, presented as part of the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks series, invites diverse musicians of all ages and backgrounds to rehearse and perform alongside Chi Phil musicians in Chicago's beautiful parks. This concert follows the Side by Side season premiere at Humboldt Park Fieldhouse on June 21, in which Chi Phil welcomed over 50 community musicians performing with Chi Phil's world-class artists on Make Music Chicago Day, despite inclement weather forcing a late change of venue.

Led by Chi Phil Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Scott Speck, the orchestra will perform works by composers such as Florence Price, musical prodigy and key figure in the Chicago Black Renaissance, as well as Manuel De Falla, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, John Williams and more. Students and community musicians will rehearse with the orchestra and Conductor from 3:00pm underneath the 18th Street bridge, with a free concert following at 6:00pm, a Participation and audience attendance is free and open to the public, and audience members are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy with the concert. The program will be as follows:

• Key: Star Spangled Banner
• Williams: Star Wars Suite: Main Title
• De Falla: Danza Española
• Anderson: Fiddle Faddle
• Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
• Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Mvmt 3
• Price: Symphony No. 1, Mvmt 3
• Sousa: Liberty Bell March
• Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Finale
• Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

Saturday, July 7

Ping Tom Memorial Park

1700 S. Wentworth Ave

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - side-by-side rehearsal

6:00 PM - side-by-side concert

Since the Chicago Philharmonic launched Side by Side in 2015, the program has been received enthusiastically by participants and audience members alike and has steadily expanded. 2018 brings six free concerts to four Chicago parks:

• June 21: Humboldt Park Boathouse (1301 N. Sacramento Avenue, Humboldt Park)
• July 7: Ping Tom Memorial Park (1700 S. Wentworth Avenue, Chinatown)
• August 5: Columbus Park Refectory (5701 W. Jackson Blvd, Austin)
• August 18: Hamilton Park (513 W. 72nd Street, Englewood)
• October (Date TBD, Columbus Day Weekend): Piotrowski Park (4247 W 31st St, South Lawndale)
• December 16: South Shore Cultural Center (7059 S South Shore Dr, South Shore)

Spots for community musicians are available on a first come, first serve basis. Registration is required at http://www.chicagophilharmonic.org/2018-side-by-side-with-the-chicago-philharmonic-registration/. Registration for Piotrowski Park and South Shore Cultural Center will open closer to the dates.