We are excited to announce the following concert schedule for our 2017 Summer Season:
Saturday, July 8th: Fort Tryon Park @ 2pm
Thursday, July 13th: Washington Square Park @ 7pm
Saturday, July 15th: Riverside Overlook, 116th Street (Rain Date #1) @ 2pm
Saturday, July 22nd: Bowling Green Park (Rain Date #2) @ 2pm
Saturday, July 29th: Central Park Bandshell @ 1pm
Saturday, August 5th: Battery Park @ 2pm
Included in our program will be Keynote Address, written by J. Scott McKenzie, the winner of the 2016 Outdoor Composition Contest.
The Runners-Up Were as Follows:
"Shoe Sweet" by Cherise Leiter
"Tall Tales" by Jukka Viiasaari
Our winner, J. Scott McKenzie, will receive $1000 and we will play and record his piece during our 2017 Summer Season. He is a U.S. Army Band officer who has won the OCC in 2012 with A Summer Breeze. You can learn more about J. Scott McKenzie by visiting his website. We couldn’t be more excited about performing this piece this coming summer!