{"id":3173,"date":"2023-04-11T17:58:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:58:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:58:16","slug":"fine-arts-discovers-the-art-of-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/fine-arts-discovers-the-art-of-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Arts Discovers the Art of New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Riley Gonzales, News Editor; and Babiha Kaur, Digital Editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a canceled trip in the spring of 2020 and two years of no out-of-state travel, the performing arts department of River Hill finally returned to their yearly field trip. On Saturday, March 25th, they got to travel to New York to view a broadway musical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six of River Hill\u2019s fine arts groups-band, orchestra, theatre, dance, choir, and guitar-took an extended-day trip to New York to experience the bright lights and bustle of the city. Each group had their own itinerary that included a Broadway show in the afternoon, leaving most of the day to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buses left school at 5:30 AM, and upon arriving in New York, orchestra visited the Vanderbilt tower. Senior Rachel Warfield describes, \u201cWe went to the Vanderbilt, the Summit One Vanderbilt, which is really cool. It\u2019s this really tall building in New York City that\u2019s almost all glass and it\u2019s really neat.\u201d From the top of the tower, students got an excellent aerial view of the city of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre took a different route. Freshman Kaya Roy explained, \u201cWe went to the Museum of Broadway. It was really cool and colorful. It had a bunch of original Broadway costumes, and I learned a bunch of history.\u201d The museum of broadway opened just last year and features exhibits from musicals like Phantom of the Opera<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of simply visiting a New York landmark, dance got to create art in New York City. \u201cI honestly loved the dance class that we took at Broadway Dance Center. The combo was one of my favorite songs, and just dancing in New York is always fun. Definitely a cool experience,\u201d junior Lily Ulman commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, band and guitar got to visit Sam Ash Music, a large music store in the city, and try out the instruments there, while choir went to Madame Tussaud\u2019s wax museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students also spent much of the day wandering the city, eating New York pizza, and shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe went to a lot of stores on 5th Avenue, so we went to H&M, Lululemon, Zara,\u201d junior Melina Mazzella shared. Other students noted visiting the Disney store and M&M World, in addition to a visit to Times Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The climax of the trip was watching a Broadway musical. Different departments saw different plays, either Hadestown<\/em>, Wicked<\/em>, Aladdin<\/em>, or Moulin Rouge<\/em>. Dance student Melina shared what she found captivating about Moulin Rouge<\/em>, a play about a young composer who falls in love with a star actress, \u201cThey had flashy numbers which I thought was cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre had the pleasure of watching Hadestown<\/em>, which depicted the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Freshman Lila Ahr explained, \u201cIt was really cool. I liked how there was a lot of movement on stage that happened in time with music, lighting, or sound effects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaya also had great things to say about the performance, commenting, \u201cHadestown<\/em> was amazing. The woman [who played Eurydice] was incredible. I think the singing, the acting, and the chemistry between the two characters was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having seen such incredible performances, it\u2019s no surprise that students walked away with songs stuck in their heads. Rachel points out a song that particularly stood out to her., \u201cOne of the songs they sang, \u2018Wait for Me,\u2019 was like, it\u2019s a really pretty song to begin with, but actually seeing it in person it was unbelievable. The way that they choreographed it and designed how\u2014I can\u2019t explain it, but it was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Band students saw Wicked<\/em>, which tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz<\/em>. Senior Preston Passamonti shared, \u201cIf I had to say my favorite song would probably be the one that the Wizard of Oz sung, I think it\u2019s called \u2018Wonderful.\u2019 He did such a good job. It\u2019s such a wacky song.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did many students enjoy the show, they also appreciated the amount of time they got to spend with their friends outside of school. Kaya noted \u201cthe connection with all my classmates\u201d as being the most memorable part of her trip, speaking to just how much community-building this gave the fine arts department. The New York Trip was an unforgettable experience that this year\u2019s River Hill fine arts students will remember forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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