New York Scandia Symphony
For over twenty years New York Scandia Symphony has delighted New York City listeners with its warm and vibrant tone, a lovely clarity of expressive detail as well as interesting and exciting programs. It has a valuable mission to present imaginative and creative multicultural programs of music by Classical, Romantic and Contemporary Scandinavian composers, introducing previously unknown and seldom performed compositions to American audiences. With up to 90% of its repertoire presented as US premieres, the orchestra revives and preserves the works of significant classical composers which might not otherwise have been brought to the attention of the public.
Scandia is indeed a part of the landscape and architecture of New York City's international arts and cultural communities. The orchestra is one of the only symphonies performing in Lower Manhattan. Concerts and rehearsals are open and free to the general public. Performances attract a large and diverse audience of local residents, business community members and visitors from throughout the world.
During the Summer, Scandia takes its symphony and ensembles further north in Manhattan to Fort Tryon Park to perform its annual Scandinavian Music Festival at the invitation of the City of New York's Parks & Recreation Department. Throughout the year, Scandia plays at other select venues primarily within the Greater New York Area.
Scandia Symphony engages forty-six of the finest musicians in New York City. Critics attending our concerts have acknowledged their dedication and have noted the orchestra's efforts to provide consistently excellent performances throughout the years. Scandia has recorded four critically acclaimed compact discs all released on Centaur Records. These include recordings of Carl Nielsen's violin and flute concertos, the clarinet concertos of Bernhardt Crusell as well as the orchestral works of Lars-Erik Larsson and Carl Nielsen. The symphony can also be heard on select broadcasts locally on WNYC and WQXR, as well as on National Public Radio's, "Performance Today," which is heard over 250 stations and reaches in excess 1.5 million listeners.
