"Water Music NY - More Voices" by Albany Symphony on Canal

The completed composition – a blend of these “found sounds” and orchestral ingenuity – will be performed by the Albany Symphony as the centerpiece of the Water Music New York: More Voices festival in Medina on July 2, 2025. It is a FREE, daylong festival to commemorate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal and celebrate the waters that connect us through local food, arts, music, and outdoor fun, all made possible by the New York State Canal Corporation.

PRE-CONCERT EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

• 12:00 PM - 2 PM: McHenry & Baz perform at the Medina Harbor Mainstage

• 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Medina Sandstone & Erie Canal Talk: Tom Rivers Medina Harbor Mainstage

• 3-5:30 PM - Albany Symphony Open Rehearsal at Medina Harbor Mainstage

• 5:50 PM - 6:20 PM- Orleans Bicentennial Presentation and Meet the Pioneers/settlers skit Medina Harbor Mainstage

• 6:35 PM - 7:10 PM: Medina Alumni Jazz Band Medina Harbor Mainstage

• 8 PM - 9:30 PM: ASO Concert with Fireworks Finale at 9:35 PM! Medina Harbor Mainstage

FREE DAYTIME ACTIVITIES 11:00-6:00 PM:                            

• Barbara’s Bags and Bonnets

• Between the Vines: Wooden Crafts

• County Tourism Booth

• Department of Environmental Conservation Presentation

• Downtown Merchants Discounts / Specials

• Face Painting

• Friends of Boxwood Cemetery

• Iroquois National Wildlife Display

• Lee-Whedon Memorial Library: Kids Activity Center

• Medina Area Partnership

• Medina Historical Society

• Orleans Blue Bird Trails

• Orly the Ox Meet and Greet: County's Bicentennial Mascot

• Village Tourism Booth

• Visual Arts show in open galleries on Main Street

• Walking Tours of Downtown Historic Panels

• Wildlife biologist talk

FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR PURCHASE

• Polish Korner

• Dubby's Pizza

• The Coffee Pot

• E&K Smoothies

• Wild Flour Deli and Bakery
• Hans' Bakery

This event may be canceled on the day it is scheduled due to rain or other weather conditions that could interfere with the performance.