Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 2 PM
First Baptist Congregational Church
1613 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL | map
Free and open to the public
Third Coast Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Victor Muenzer, conductor
Charles Taylor, associate conductor
Penelope Walker, narrator
COPLAND Appalachian Spring (complete ballet suite for 13 instruments)
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings
MILHAUD The Creation of the World (La Création du Monde)
SAINT-SAËNS The Carnival of the Animals
A free concert on the Near West Side at the historic First Baptist Congregational Church featuring music by Copland, Walker, Milhaud & Saint-Saëns!
This is the historic debut of Third Coast Symphony, an organization dedicated to performing in communities all through Chicago and Chicagoland, bringing exciting classical music programming to audiences everywhere. Third Coast Symphony is a professional ensemble and it is offering this concert free of charge to the Chicago West Side Community.
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First Congregational Baptist Church