Grant Park Music Festival
Rebecca Zimmerman is an accomplished cellist and educator with extensive experience in various musical organizations. Since 2015, Rebecca has served as a Substitute Cello for the Grant Park Music Festival and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, while also instructing at the Fine Arts Building and coaching chamber music for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Rebecca's teaching career extends to the Eastern Music Festival Inc., where a position as Section Cello and Cello Faculty has been held since 2003. Previous roles include Assistant Principal Cello for Camerata Chicago and the Northwest Indiana Symphony, as well as a Fellow at the New World Symphony. Rebecca holds a Master's degree in Cello Performance from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cello Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
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Grant Park Music Festival
For nearly 90 years, the Grant Park Music Festival has been Chicago’s summer musical sensation, demonstrating that classical music performed by a world-class orchestra and chorus can have a transformative impact on the city. Showcased in the city’s most spectacular setting, the Festival continues to be the summer gathering place for all of Chicago. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park is the official home of the Grant Park Music Festival, with free seats available for every concert. The Festival is led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar, along with Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell, Grant Park Orchestral Association President and CEO Paul Winberg, and Board Chair Adam Grais.
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