Grant Park Music Festival Director Featured During Super Bowl Halftime Show

Florida orchestra director in Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show

A Florida orchestra music director appears in Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show.

Yes, that was Chicago conductor Giancarlo Guerrero performing with Bad Bunny

Four minutes into Bad Bunny’s halftime show during the Super Bowl on Sunday, the camera panned over two rows of grinning string players. Leading them with graceful, sweeping beats and a sparkling hibiscus flower on his lapel? Giancarlo Guerrero, the chief conductor of Chicago’s own Grant Park Music Festival, the free orchestra series that plays […]

Bad Bunny Personally Requested This Chicago Conductor For Super Bowl Halftime Show

Grant Park Music Festival's artistic director and Grammy-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero had about a week to prepare for the show. "This is something I will never forget," he said.

Chicago conductor leads violinists in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

About four and a half minutes into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, the music slowed, and he began to introduce himself to the audience.  That’s when you could see Giancarlo Guerrero.  Guerrero is the artistic director and principal conductor for Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival.  On Sunday night, performed on a global stage, leading dozens of violin players during the halftime show performance. “It still hasn’t hit me,” Guerrero said. “I …

Sarasota conductor appears in Bad Bunny’s halftime show: 'The music feels like home'

You may have spotted a familiar face in the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. Sarasota Orchestra Music Director, Giancarlo Guerrero, traded the concert hall for the stadium turf to join Bad Bunny in an unforgettable performance.

Bad Bunny taps Chicago conductor to lead surprise orchestra in Super Bowl halftime show

Eagle-eyed Chicago classical-music fans spotted a familiar face during Bad Bunny’s Sunday evening Super Bowl halftime show: Giancarlo Guerrero, artistic director and principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival.Guerrero was spotlighted among some 700 performers who took part in Bad Bunny’s sprawling performance, which included famed vocalists Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga as well as singers and musicians across a wide range of genres. Guerr…