Day 5 of the Big Trip ended with everyone at the airport, but started at the Juilliard School of Music, Theatre and Dance. We were dropped off at Juilliard and half of us went to Christophe Landon's violin shop and half of us took the Juilliard tour.
Juilliard - we got to see where the students live (dorms, right next door, next door to Lincoln Center), hear about their lives (they only play in large groups some of the time - private lessons are the main focus), see where they practice and where they perform.
Christophe Landon - Christophe himself greeted us and his workmen showed us lots about the instruments they were working on. We saw a cello in the shop that was worth well over $200,000! Then after the shop, we got to play a few of his instruments - I can't remember what the cello was that Cassidy and Henrik played (was it a Guaneri??!!) but it was worth well over $1,000,000 - really! The violists got to try this crazy looking instrument that breaks the traditional mold:
After a quick chance to see Carnegie Hall (all behind scaffolding - we weren't able to take a picture), the bus took everyone to Chinatown before going to the airport. And now students and parents are all back in OR! Happy Spring Break!!
