Joey at Central Park
Following rehearsals today, singers had plenty of time to further explore the city on their own prior to the 8 p.m. concert. Central Park was a popular destination. One group of students even got in on the filming of a new reality show!
From Chamber Choir member Melissa Simpson:
“I walked around today with Angela Neil, Mariah Derry, Alicia Baker, Alexander Fine, Josh Miller, Jacob Tabor, Geoff Bishop and Fan Wu. After rehearsal we walked from the hotel to Central Park and were in awe of the beautiful trees and lawns, with the skyscrapers peeking up from behind the trees. The atmosphere (weather and trees and the people relaxing on the lawns) reminded us slightly of being on campus in Corvallis. In the park, we relaxed at the fountain, walked across a bridge to a castle, and then made our way to the
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art. When we were on the bridge, ABC News was there, hiding in the bushes, filming a new reality show called “Would you fall for that? A few guys dressed in authoritative looking uniforms split the bridge with a rope. At the end of the bridge, they were holding a sign saying “Singles: right. Marrieds:left.” The point was to see if people would blindly submit to the authority. Before we saw the cameras, we asked why they were splitting the bridge. After we left the bridge, we were approached by folks from ABC. They told us what they were doing and asked us if we would sign waivers so they could use the footage of us in the reality show.
“Hatz” poses with Balto at Central Park. Photo by Cole H-V
Lunch at Carnegie Deli
We walked back down 5th Avenue, quickly went inside Trump Tower, and now we are at dinner at Carnegie Deli. We have way too much food but it is really delicious!”
There are more fun photos and stories from today, along with some from the wonderful St. Paul concert that I will publish tomorrow.
Tomorrow (Saturday) is a day off from singing, so there will be lots more stories to tell and photos to share. Stay tuned.
