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COYO Postcards from China: Final Day

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is on tour in China, where they will perform concerts in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Ningbo.  WCLV has signed up three orchestra members as "field reporters" to send back pictures, video, audio, and text of their experiences. 

Final update from Jieming Tang, Concertmaster

Tuba player David Burnett interviews Music Director Brett Mitchell on the last day of the tour: https://youtu.be/VgDp7M6FA2A

Brett Mitchell's speech at the farewell dinner in Shanghai: http://youtu.be/AuAd3dRcU-E


Chilling on the flight to Beijing


Enjoying the flight to Beijing


On the flight to Beijing


First rehearsal at the Beijing Children's Palace


Group shot in the Summer Palace


Roomies in the Summer Palace


Selfie in the Forbidden City


In front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace


In front of the Great Hall of the People


Dragon boat in the Summer Palace


Entrance of the Great Wall


On the Great Wall


Funny English on the Great Wall


Buying drinks on the Great Wall


Buying drinks on the Great Wall


At the top of the Great Wall

 


Playing chess at the top of the Great Wall


A lake in Ningbo


A lake in Ningbo


Chaperones in the Ningbo Cultural Garden


Inside the Ningbo Cultural Garden


Truth or dare at Ningbo Cultural Garden


Condcutor and concertmaster on the bus in Shanghai


Shanghai skyline at the Bund


Shanghai skyline at the Bund


Farewell dinner in Shanghai


Farewell dinner in Shanghai


Farewell dinner in Shanghai


Farewell dinner in Shanghai


Farewell dinner in Shanghai


Farewell dinner in Shanghai