Mahtomedi High School Bands

The ducks briefly visited the Brooklyn Bridge this morning! Preparing for a cloudy rainy day💧🌉

Dinner at New York’s Playwright Celtic Pub was a must! Next up, Aladdin! 🍔🧞‍♂️

The ducks went for a stroll along the Highland walkway and discovered some amazing street art. Later, they quacked around Central Park and admired the Bethesda Fountain! 🚶⛲️

What an incredible day! We kicked off with a delicious breakfast at the hotel, then headed into the city where we visited Ailey Studios and met incredible musician and conductor Peter Boonshaft. After that clinic, we took a break for lunch and some exploration time, then returned to the studio! Our second clinic was with fantastic Broadway conductor Adam Klepper, and former Genie in the Broadway musical Aladdin Frankie Viveros. We sight-read “Friend Like Me” and got to play along while he sang!! We wrapped up the day exploring Times Square, enjoying an amazing experience at Gayle’s Broadway Rose, and then rode to the “Top of the Rock”! 🧞‍♂️🏯🪨

The ducks are beat from a long day in NYC! See you tomorrow:)

The ducks had an amazing time this afternoon after a busy morning, devouring delicious lunch, strolling through Central Park, stopping by the M&M store, and snapping a pic with the brown M&M. To wrap up the day, they waddled over to the Rockefeller center and checked out the super cool ice rink! ⛸️🍭

After lunch, the ducks were back at Ailey Studios for Imagine Broadway, meeting Broadway conductor Adam Klepper and past star Frankie Viveros, who rocked the role of genie in Aladdin! 🧞‍♂️🪔

The ducks have been hard at work at Ailey Studios all morning, hanging out with Dr. Peter Boonshaft! 🎶🥁

A warm Goodmorning from the ducks! We woke up this morning and headed down for some yummy hotel breakfast. Off to Ailey Studios and Times Square!

We made it to New York! We kicked off the day with a delicious breakfast, then set off to see the Statue of Liberty on the Statue Cruises tour with our awesome guide Barb. After riding the ferry to Ellis Island and snapping pics with Ms Liberty, we landed at Battery Park in NYC. We strolled along, checked out Broadway Ave and Wall St, and moseyed through Trinity Church's historic graveyard where Alexander Hamilton is buried. Next up was lunch near the church, followed by a somber visit to the 9/11 memorial and museum. We wrapped up the night in Chinatown/Little Italy with an incredible dinner at La Nonnas Italian restaurant. Stay tuned for our packed schedule tomorrow! 🗽🇮🇹

The ducks returned from Ellis Island, grabbed lunch, explored the 9/11 memorial, waddled through Chinatown and Little Italy, stumbled upon a Christmas shop, and ended up at La Nonna! 🇮🇹🇨🇳