Lincoln Portrait & Ellington Harlem
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
220 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL 60604
Music
Runs Jun 18Jun 21, 2026

In recognition of America’s 250th anniversary with a powerful program spanning multiple generations of American composers. Works by Copland and former Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery present soaring reflections on the ideals of freedom and equality, Ives salutes his native New England, and Martinů pays tribute to Plymouth Rock, which symbolized the opportunities that America had given him.