Please join us for our Summer 2019 Concerts in the Park – Thanks to your patronage, this is the 59th year that the Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony (PRFAS) has presented this wonderful summertime musical experience!!
Please join us for the Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony's (PRFAS) Summer Concerts in the Park with Barbara Schubert, Music Director and Conductor. The Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony is a 50-piece ensemble of the finest free-lance professional musicians in the Chicago area.
Please see the PRFAS website (link below) for special details about the concerts.
All concerts are at 8:00 pm in Hodges Park in front of Park Ridge City Hall
2019 Concert Schedule:
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Friday, June 21 – The Heart of Europe – Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony
The Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony kicks off the Summer 2019 season with musical masterworks from the Heart of Europe: Mozart’s sparkling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Dvořák’s charming Czech Suite, and Beethoven’s ever-popular and delightfully exuberant Symphony No. 7 in A Major.
Friday, June 28 – Patriotic Splendors – Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony
Mark the upcoming Fourth of July holiday with an array of patriotic favorites, from Morton Gould’s American Salute to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, performed by the Fine Arts Symphony. Works by John Williams, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, and more add to the traditional celebration. – Tonight will also be the Park Ridge Community Women (PRCW) philanthropic group’s fundraiser at the Concerts in the Park event. www.prcw.org Join PRCW for an evening of wonderful music and our annual Gift Basket Raffle. All proceeds benefit future PRFAS concerts. Help PRCW make a difference!!!
Friday, July 12 – Summer Dreams – Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony
Celebrate the height of summer – and the Taste of Park Ridge – with lively and colorful orchestral selections performed by the Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony. The program includes Hugo Alfven’s Midsommarvaka, selections from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Dvořák’s beloved Symphony No. 8 in G Major.
Friday, July 19 – Hollywood Heroes – Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony
To culminate the Park Ridge Fine Arts Symphony’s 2019 season, the orchestra presents a showcase of Hollywood Heroes, featuring music by Elmer Bernstein, Klaus Badelt, Hans Zimmer, and (of course) John Williams. Indiana Jones, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more: you’ll meet them all through the great film scores of modern Hollywood!
Friday, July 26 – Dance Band Hits through the Decades – Brian Patti Big Band
Always a favorite of Park Ridge audiences, the Brian Patti Big Band presents an evening of Dance Band Hits through the Decades – from the Swing Era to today! This lively program also includes a Salute to the great Aretha Franklin.
Sponsored by the Park District as a part of the 2019 season of Concerts in the Park.
***Park Ridge Park District will be selling food for the convenience of our patrons and families. Pizza, hot dogs, drinks from vending truck. You can buy something in the park, take a break from cooking and just enjoy the evening.
You can help support the concerts. Join us for our Fundraiser Dinner-dance or make a donation. You can mail a check to our PO Box or make a donation online.
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