Dedication Of "Cloud Gate"
May 15, 2008
"Fanfare for Cloud Gate," written by Orbert Davis and performed with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic brass section, was composed in dedication of the 110-ton sculpture located in Chicago's Millennium Park.
Maggie Daley, wife of Mayor Richard M. Daley, proclaimed it Cloud Gate Day in honor of the 42-foot-wide, 33-foot-high sculpture. Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor has drawn critical praise as one of the premier pieces of public art in the United States, and has been compared to the city's famous Picasso sculpture.
Maggie Daley, wife of Mayor Richard M. Daley, proclaimed it Cloud Gate Day in honor of the 42-foot-wide, 33-foot-high sculpture. Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor has drawn critical praise as one of the premier pieces of public art in the United States, and has been compared to the city's famous Picasso sculpture.
Press
All About Jazz (October 15, 2009)“Beginning with his opening salvo "Fanfare for Cloud Gate," Davis uses the might of his horn section to make a loud and boisterous statement, exclaiming that the experience to come will be unusual and unforgettable.”-Edward Blanco
Chicago Now Blog (September 1, 2015)
“You can hear Cloud Gate's 'Fanfare', written by Orbert Davis, below. It's got a little 'Mission Impossible' thing going, to my ear. Probably felt like that during the construction process.”-Caroline Eagles
United Press International (May 15, 2006)
“"Fanfare for Cloud Gate," was written by jazz trumpeter Orbert Davis and performed with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic brass section, The Chicago Tribune reported. Maggie Daley, wife of Mayor Richard M. Daley, proclaimed it Cloud Gate Day in honor of the artwork”
