Two evening symphony concerts, performed under the stars will be performed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton in the Summer. Admission to each family-friendly show is free with paid parking:
• DuPage Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Saturday, June 18, 7 p.m..
Celebrates the start of Summer when the DSO performs “Hollywood Heroes,” which features some of the most memorable film scores of the last 50 years. Works will be by Elmer Bernstein, Klaus Badelt, James Newton Howard, and the great John Williams. Founded in 1954 and based in Naperville, the DuPage Symphony Orchestra is conducted by music director Barbara Schubert.
• West Suburban Symphony, Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m..
The Symphony will present “Cinema Classics,” a musical collection of the best movie music written! The program includes a medley of John Williams’ greatest melodies along with film and TV music by Elmer Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith, Stephen Sondheim, Hans Zimmer, and Downers Grove’s Tom Maslan. Founded in 1947 and based in Hinsdale, the West Suburban Symphony is conducted by music director Peter Lipari.
No tickets are needed for these 75-minute Ravinia-style concerts. Each will be performed outside the First Division Museum with no intermission. Seating is on the lawn, so blankets or chairs are recommended. Picnics are welcome, and food and drink concessions will be available. Parking is $10 per vehicle.
Cantigny Park is open daily from 7 a.m. to sunset. Visitor information and a calendar of events are online at Cantigny.org.
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