Juilliard Snow Day Photo Contest Winners

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Composition student Matthew Liu in Central Park

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Composition student Matthew Liu in Central Park

Cellist David Bender and friends, who were about to have a snowball fight in Central Park

The Juilliard penguin invited Instagram fans to share their favorite snow day photos.

Jessica Epps

Second-year master's organist Alessandro Pittorino was the winner of our #juilliardsnowday photo contest. His photo of third-year pianist Jiaqi Long in Central Park and was featured on the back cover of the print edition of The Journal.

Alessandro Pittorino

Submitted by pianist Yun Wei

Yun Wei

Submitted by first-year dancer Julian Elia

Julian Elia

Collaborative piano student Candace Chien in Fort Tryon Park

Candace Chien

"Anyone else make it halfway to work before turning around?" asks Shawn Kelly, Juilliard's associate director of admissions, digital and strategy. (At the last minute, Juilliard closed for the day.)

Shawn Kelly

On February 9, New York City was hit with nine inches of snow, and area schools (including Juilliard) were closed. Members of the Juilliard community tagged photos of their snow day adventures with #juilliardsnowday, and the March issue of The Journal featured a favorite on the back cover of the print edition.