Event

Midsummer celebration and concert

Saturday, June 24, 2017 ? 5:30 pm

The American Scandinavian Association at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will celebrate Midsummer with traditional Scandinavian dress, decoration and raising of the Maypole, procession of flags and the midsummer queen, and a concert by  coloratura soprano Ylva Sofia Stenberg, winner of Sweden's 2017 Jenny Lind Scholarship.

Decoration of the Maypole with fresh flowers will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Midsummer program will begin at 6 p.m. when the Maypole is raised. (In case of rain, the program will be held in the church fellowship hall.) Participants should bring a chair or a blanket.

After the program there will be traditional Scandinavian singing and dancing around the Maypole to classic Swedish folk dance music. Food will be available for purchase from 5:30-7  from Wiley?s BackRoad BBQ & Grill.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. After the concert, guests may meet the performers and enjoy a Scandinavian social with cookies and beverages.

The 26-year-old Stenberg graduated with excellent ratings from the University of Music, Theatre and Media Hannover in 2016. Besides her tasks in the Hannover state opera, she is also active as a concert singer in and around Hannover. 

Her accompanist, Allan Timofeitchik, is finishing the master¡¯s program at the Musical Academy in Malm?. The performers will be on a seven-city tour of Canada and the U.S.

Kaitlyn O¡¯Brien, daughter of Patrick and Gretchen Tweet O¡¯Brien, will be the Midsommar Queen. She is the granddaughter of Roald and Margaret Tweet. Her attendants are Emma Wahlmann and Jill Hayden.

The program is supported by a generous grant from the Swedish Council of America and a gift from the family of Janet Sauter.  A freewill donation will be taken for the Mauritzson Scholarship at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø which supports Swedish students who attend Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.