New York Scandia Symphony Music Festival

New York Scandia Symphony has served Washington Heights and Inwood with free outdoor music programs for 17 years in Fort Tryon Park! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free performance with backdrop views of the Hudson River.

The 2022 festival takes place on June 5, 12 & 19. Music Director/Conductor: Dorrit Matson.

June 5

Scandia Brass Quintet 

Timo Forstrom:  Lighthouse Island

Markku Vitaasaari:  Rose Balled

Oscar Borg:  The Norwegian Lion

Frans Sjoberg:  Potpourri of Bellman’s Melodies

Axel Ingi Arnason:  Ex Veritas Fortis

Jorma Panula:  Quintet for Brass

Erkki Melartin:  Sonata for Brass

Five National Anthems:  Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland

June 12

Scandia String Orchestra

Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin

Poul Schierbeck:  Largo

Edvard Grieg:  Holberg Suite

Johan Helmich Roman:  Violin Concerto

Asger Hamerik:  Symphonie Spirituelle

June 19

Scandia String Quartet  

Mayuki Fukuhara, Violin

Elizabeth Miller, Violin

Frank Foerster, Viola

Benjamin Larsen, Cello

Edvard Grieg:  String Quartet in G Minor – “Andante – Allegro Molto”

Frank Foerster:  Suite of Old Icelandic Folk Melodies

Jean Sibelius:  Intimate Voices – Quartet in D Minor – “Allegro”

Carl Nielsen:  String Quartet in G Minor – “Andante Amoroso”

Traditional Music from Sweden:  Waltz Medley & Grasshopper Polka

Christian Sinding:  String Quartet opus 70 – “Scherzando”