Feature Destination: New York City
New York City is one of the world’s greatest destinations. Here’s a look at the Big Apple, featuring our friends from Edwardsburg High School. As you can see in the photos below, the highlight for these Michiganders was their concert at Trump Tower in the heart of Manhattan. With New York City orchestra trips, You have to be at your best to impress New Yorkers, and the Edwardsburg students certainly did with a wonderful noon-time performance, their first ever in New York!
Deciding what to see from all the choices New York offers is tough, but Edwardsburg hit it just right. From the Statue of Liberty to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, on a half-day tour with local guides, from Chinatown to Little Italy (what about that great dinner at La Nonna?!), to a performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and tour of Lincoln Center, plus Top of the Rock observatory, glorious Grand Central Station, Les Miserables at the Imperial, backstage at Radio City Music Hall and shopping around Times Square, the Edwardsburg party of 100 toured Manhattan in style!
Commenting on the trip once the group had returned to Michigan, Director David Elliott and Assistant Director, Alexis Hiner, relayed they received numerous positive comments from students and parents about how well-organized the entire experience had been. And, fellow teachers and administrators told them how the students couldn’t stop talking about the trip once they were back in school!
Performance Venues
The “Big Apple” moniker for New York City was coined by musicians and meant, ‘to play the big time.’ Vibrant and diverse, New York offers all popular music genres: blues, jazz, rock, hip-hop, classical, disco and punk!
Performance Opportunities
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Riverside Church
- Southstreet Seaport Marketplace
- St. Bartholomew’s Church
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Statue of Liberty
- United Nations
- St. Malachy’s Church
- Band of Pride Tribute
- Broadway Workshops
- Church of St. Paul the Apostle
- Holley Plaza in Washington Square Park
- Trump Tower
- South Street Seaport
- St. Paul’s Chapel
- Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Destination Highlights
As a place that offers something for everyone, New York is also welcoming and warm amidst the hustle-bustle pace that defines it. New Yorkers sincerely want you to enjoy your choices and have a great day in this great city!
Highlight Opportunities
- New York Philharmonic
- Philharmonic Academy Jr.
- Broadway Workshops
- Broadway Shows
- The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Carnegie Hall
- Central Park
- Chinatown
- Little Italy
- Circle Line Cruise
- 5th Avenue
- Empire State Building
- Lincoln Center
- Manhattan TV & Movie Tour
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum of Natural History
- NBC Studios
- 9/11 Memorial Plaza
- Radio City Music Hall
- Rockefeller Center
- Statue of Liberty
- Subway Ride
- Times Square
- Top of the Rock
- United Nations
- Workshop Opportunities
Contact Music Travel Consultants to start planning your trip to New York City today.