Scandinavian Music Festival in Fort Tryon Park

Sun Jun 9, 2024 - Sun Jun 16, 2024
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Repeating every week — Sundays, and Tuesdays through June 16, 2024.
Various times
Age: All
Price: Free
Location:
Billings Lawn, Fort Tryon Park
Riverside Dr. to Broadway, W. 192 St. to Dyckman St., New York, NY,
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Now in its 20th year, NY Scandia Symphony treats Washington Heights and Inwood to outdoor music programs in Fort Tryon Park. Bring a blanket and enjoy these free performances with views of the Hudson River as the backdrop.

The concerts take place on Billings Lawn, below the Heather Gardens

Programs: 

June 9th, 2024, 2pm: SCANDIA BRASS QUINTET perform their special repertoire of popular folk tunes and brass quintets, representing compositions from all of the five Scandinavian countries.

June 11th, 2024, 6pm: In a program titled Sunset Concert the SCANDIA STRING QUARTET performs beautiful string quartets by Scandinavian composers.

June 16th, 2024, 2pm: A Concerto Program is performed by the SCANDIA STRING ORCHESTRA in a concert including three solo concertos, each representing the Baroque era, the19th century Romantic era and the contemporary era:

  • Johan Helmich Roman: Flute Concerto - Lisa Hansen, Flute
  • Jean Sibelius: Suite for Violin and Strings – Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin
  • Frank Foerster: Suite of Scandinavian Folk Melodies for Viola and Strings – Frank Foerster, Viola

 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.