With unplanned weather, Torke’s “Plans” receives ardent if soggy premiere

REVIEW  |  06.20.2009  |  Chicago Classical Review

It’s always a great idea to make big plans, but it’s sometimes difficult when the weather doesn’t cooperate.

The Grant Park Music Festival premiered Plans by Michael Torke Friday night, a work commissioned by the festival as part of the city-wide events marking the centennial of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago.

A raging thunderstorm and heavy rains drenched Millennium Park during the performance, yet, in the game tradition of Burnham, the show went on, with many hardy souls remaining in the exposed seats bundled up under umbrellas. Continue reading →