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Welcome to the official blog of the Westminster College 2013
May Term Study Experience trip to Italy. Students in this course will begin
their “viaggio musicale” (musical journey) on campus where they will spend two
weeks studying conversational Italian language with professor Michael Chipman
and Italian music history from the 15th to the 17th centuries,
taught by Dr. Brandon Derfler. During the second half of the course, students
will travel to Italy and spend two weeks touring Milan, Tuscany and Venice.
During our week in Tuscany, we will stay in an “agriturismo” converted farmouse
in the Tuscan countryside and take faculty-led day-trips to Florence, Siena,
Pisa, Lucca and Ferrara, visiting the churches, museums and historical sites
that were the birthplace of much of Western classical music. We will also
explore the famous wineries, olive orchards and restaurants that make Tuscany
so famous. We will attend operas at La Scala in Milan and at La Fenice in
Venice. Coursework will include blog posts and a video journal that chronicles
the students’ “viaggio musicale,” what they learned about Italian music
history, language and culture, and how that learning experience broadened their
global perspective. Feel free to follow this blog for frequent updates on
students and professors' experiences on the trip.
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