Europe 2017 (Music)

Students who chose to participate in this study abroad program will be able to tour some of the most influential and historical, musical, and artistic centers in Central Europe since the Middle Ages. This region is attributed with containing some of the best known opera houses, museums, and theaters which continue their long standing traditions as influential cultural centers. The purpose of this study abroad is to provide music students an opportunity to experience the cities and cultures associated with the masterworks they study in the music history classroom. International travel experiences help to enrich students’ perceived understanding of music history and inform their worldviews. Places the students will be visiting include Neuscheanstein Castle, the Dachau concentration camp, Doge’s Palace, St. mark’s Cathedral, the Wagner Museum, Kapellbrücke and Löwendenkmal, the Rhine Falls, Heidelberg Castle, the Louvre Museum, Versailles, Montmarte district, Notre Dame Cathedral, Basilique du Sacŕe-Cœur, and the Eiffel Tower. Through our experiences, the students will become more active and aware participants in a global community; connect with our other academic discipline on a global scale; and share our experiences with our peers, other instructors, and wider community.