Grant Park Music Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion with a performance of “Carmina Burana”/Photo: Patrick Pyszka

1
Bernstein West Side Story
(Pritzker Pavilion)
Artistic director Giancarlo Guerrero, who recently appeared in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, kicks off the Grant Park Music Festival season with songs from the classic musical designed for hot summer days in the city.
June 10

2
Freedom Lullabies: Presented by D-Composed & The Nap Ministry
(The Land School)
Black chamber music collective D-Composed partners with The Nap Ministry founder Tricia Hersey to commemorate Juneteenth with live music and readings from Black composers and historical figures.
June 19

3
Alsop Conducts Adams, Copland & Marsalis
(Symphony Center)
The CSO and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra team up for a program that includes Marin Alsop conducting new works by jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and composer John Adams, and a suite from Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.”
June 4-6

4
Winnetka Music Festival
(Downtown Winnetka)
The North Shore festival has grown from founder Val Haller’s Winnetka living room to a two-day affair across the village’s downtown, with headliners like Father John Misty and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
June 19-20

5
Andrew Sa
(The Hideout)
The queer country crooner celebrates the release of his debut album, “American Rough,” in his adopted hometown.
June 26