Bank One, JPMorgan Chase to Underwrite Celebration for Grand Opening of Millennium Park in Chicago
20 Mai 2004 - 11:42PM
PR Newswire (US)
Bank One, JPMorgan Chase to Underwrite Celebration for Grand
Opening of Millennium Park in Chicago CHICAGO, May 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bank One Corporation and J.P. Morgan
Chase & Company announced today that they will underwrite the
three-day festival of free concerts, family activities and events
for the grand opening of Millennium Park in downtown Chicago July
16-18. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO ) Bank One
and JPMorgan Chase, which plan to merge later this year, each made
grants to underwrite all costs of the events. "Millennium Park adds
one more jewel to the crown of Chicago, one of the truly great
cities in the world," said William M. Daley, Midwest Chairman of
JPMorgan Chase. "We can think of no better way to celebrate the
coming together of Bank One and JPMorgan Chase than to come
together in Millennium Park." An international destination that
will showcase the city of Chicago to the world, the 24.5-acre
Millennium Park is located on Michigan Avenue between Randolph and
Monroe streets. Its centerpiece will be the Frank Gehry-designed
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue
in the United States. The park will also be home to one of the
world's largest outdoor sculptures by the British artist Anish
Kapoor; the tradition-setting Lurie Garden designed by the team of
Kathryn Gustafson, Piet Oudolf, and Robert Israel; and the Crown
Fountain designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. "Bank One funded
the Promenade at Millennium Park, and we're delighted to join with
JPMorgan Chase to now fund the grand opening of the park," said
Warren K. Chapman, President of the Bank One Foundation. "Together,
we are funding an event that neither of us would have been able to
do alone." The Grand Opening will kick off on Friday, July 16 with
a world premiere concert by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in
the Pritzker Pavilion, including a composition by the American
composer, John Corigliano, commissioned for the occasion. Other
weekend events include: -- Fitness classes on the Great Lawn, -- A
participatory parade featuring performing groups from neighborhoods
throughout the city, -- A large-scale illumination installation by
Redmoon Theater, -- Reflecting Chicago-a concert showcasing
Chicago's diverse music scene, -- Late-night performances and
dancing, -- A circus performance and workshops, and -- Tours led by
Chicago Architecture Foundation docents departing every thirty
minutes from locations throughout the park. Bank One is the largest
retail and business bank in Chicago, serving customers through its
Chicago network of 230 branches and more than 1,050 ATMs. During
the past decade, Bank One has committed more than $65 million to
non-profit organizations serving the people of the Chicago area.
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Kelly of Bank One, +1-312-732-7007 Web site:
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