IB Music and Visual Arts Students Take on NYC

Throughout the day, students engaged in research as well as creative work, including sketching and making sound recordings. The day began with a visit to Little Island, where students interacted with some of the musical installations and were treated to amazing views across the Hudson River. The morning continued with a visit to The Whitney Museum to conduct artistic and musical research. The immersive exhibition, Edges of Ailey, was of prime importance to the entire group. Students then walked up to Chelsea Market, a former factory that has been converted to an indoor market.

In the afternoon, the group split up - most art students visited the Museum of Modern Art, while the music students and some art students took a backstage tour of the Metropolitan Opera House. The groups converged in the Times Square area for dinner.

That evening, students saw Once Upon a Mattress, starring Sutton Foster, as it neared the end of its limited run. A big surprise was that the pit band was on the stage! It was a spectacular and hilarious performance, and an extra-special treat for those students who had just participated in the WFS production of Beauty and the Beast the previous weekend.