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Austria & Germany

This program gives students the unique opportunity to spend your summer in two of Europe's most sought after countries. Learn outside of the classroom in the theaters, concert halls, and landmarks we visit. Get to know the birthplace of some of the world's most legendary composers - from Beethoven and Brahms to Mahler and Mozart.

You will have opportunities to perform with the Cathedral Choir in Salzburg, participate in folk dance and historical dance workshops in Vienna, and attend concerts and musical productions throughout the program.

SPARK GRANT:

Qualifying freshman, sophomore, and transfer students can use their听SPARK Grant听for this short-term study abroad program.

Program Details

Program Dates

This program ran during Summer A from May 23 - June 14, 2026. Future dates are to be determined.听

Program Itinerary

This was the program for 2026. It is subject to change in 2028.

Munich (5/25 to 5/27/2026):

Day 1: Sunday: Welcome dinner at the famous Hofbr盲uhaus (across from Orlandohaus, former听residence of composer Orlando di Lasso. Experience live music by original typical Bavarian brass band听and Bavarian food.


Day 2: Monday: City walk to major churches (including Orlando di Lasso Frauenkirche) with a refresher on liturgical structures, music, and art. Visit the High Baroque Asam church (Imagery and听Liturgy), Asam house facade (Christian Neoplatonism), Civic hall with Marian symbolism, Electorial Residence tour with Mozart lecture at Cuvilli茅s Theatre (first performance of听Idomeneo in 1781). Walk by the Orlando di Lasso/Michael Jackson memorial.


Day 3: Tuesday: Full-day excursion to Castle Neuschwanstein (Richard Wagner and Ludwig II鈥檚听friendship).


Day 4: Wednesday: Visit Glyptothek (famous original sculptures from the Greek/Roman antiquity). In the afternoon, enjoy a train journey to Salzburg. Check in at the hotel and stretch your legs on an orientation walk.

Salzburg (5/27 to 6/4/2026)

Day 5: Thursday: Full-day excursion to K枚nigssee (King鈥檚 Lake) in Bavaria. Embark on a boat trip to St.听Bartholom盲us church. While on the boat, experience the echo wall in the mountains with a live听trumpet player. Enjoy beautiful landscapes, lunch and hiking around environmentally protected lake.


Day 6: Friday: City walk with Michael Malkiewicz. See the University Church designed by architect Fischer von听Erlach and learn 鈥渉ow to read鈥 a church. Visit University Aula (H.I. F. Biber); Horse Bath, and see the Cathedral听archive with musicologist and archivist Dr. Eva Neumayr. View baroque fountain called 4 horses and learn about the connection of music, architecture, theology, mythology and astronomy. Group workshop on听the method 鈥淕uided Imaginary Music鈥 with music therapist Michaela Papst (singer, guitarist,
cellist and film director).


Day 7: Saturday: Enjoy a day off to explore the city on your own. In the evening, you will attend a puppet theatre for the production of The Magic Flute.听


Day 8: Sunday: Attend a church mass with music by Mozart in the Salzburg Cathedral. Experience the church music tradition in Salzburg which goes back to Mozart鈥檚 wife听Constanze. Explore Castel Mirabell and it's gardens, the Sound of Music steps and Dwarves Garden, the Baroque Hedge Theatre (SINGING), Pegasus fountain, Trinity church (SINGING), St.听Sebastian cemetery (grave of Constanze & Leopold Mozart & Paracelsus. Listen to the听Vespers, sung by the nuns of the 鈥淪ound of Music鈥澨 8th Century Abbey 鈥淪tift Nonnberg鈥.

Day 9: Monday: Visit St. Peter鈥檚 Library and Archive with Dr. Sonja F眉hrer, St. Peter's Church and Cemetery听(grave of Michael Haydn and Mozart鈥檚 sister). Also visit the Museum 鈥淒omquartier鈥 in the former Archbishop鈥檚 residence, Mozart鈥檚 birth house; Calvary at the Kapuzinerberg and finally see the Middle Age听City Gate, 鈥淪t. John鈥. Attend a student concert at the Mozarteum University.


Day 10:Tuesday:听Tour the Salzburg Music Festival concert buildings; Salzburg Middle Age Fortress, Hohensalzburg and then enjoy lunch at听 a venue overlooking the city. Tour the听 Hellbrunn Castle & Trick fountains, hike through the Zoo to the 17th century Stone Theatre (SINGING) and see the "Sound of Music鈥 gazebo.


Day 11: Wednesday:听Visit the Mozart autograph collection with Dr. Amrin Brinzing. Walk through the Mozart living听house and attend an organ concert at the Salzburg Cathedral. Half day trip in the afternoon to the Untersberg (mountain of the Alps), with a funicular ride and lumch on top of the mountain.

Melk Abbey (6/4 to 6/6/2026)

Day 12: Thursday:听Enjoy a train journey to Melk Abbey. Check in at 鈥淪tift Melk鈥 and have an orientation walk. Tour a coffee听roastery and taste apple strudel in the city, listen to chant singing in the town church and visit the vespers听with the monks.


Day 13: Friday: Historical dances, lecture with Michael Malkiewicz; guided tour at the monastery听museum. Guided Tour in Melk with tour guide Christine Damb枚ck, Kriemhild鈥檚听Nibelungenhaus.

Heiligenkreuz Abbey (6/6 to 6/7/2026)

Day 14: Saturday:听It's a train and bus journey to Heiligenkreuz Abbey. Walk through a Gothic church, and be enchanted with listening to the world's most听famous Gregorian chant- singing monks. there will be a guided tour with Pater Zacharias, and touring the听vespers with the monks.


Day 15: Sunday: Optional opportunity to attend mass service and then a short walk to the baroque Calvary.听Bus and train journey to Vienna. Check in at the hostel and have a brief Orientation walk. Evening concert in the听Palais Eschenbach with Viennese Walz.听


Vienna (6/7 to 6/14/2026)

Day 16: Monday: Day off to enjoy the sights and sounds of Vienna.听


Day 17: Tuesday:听See the Augustin Church (Heart Chapel), the Imperial Crypt in the Capuchin Church and the National听Library's Imperial Treasures.


Day 18: Wednesday: View autograph manuscripts at the National Library Archive, see Mozart鈥檚 Figaro-House then a Guided tour at the Wiener Musikverein. In the evening, you will attend Wagner鈥檚 鈥淪iegfried鈥 at the State Opera听House.

Day 19: Thursday: Tour the Johann Strauss Museum at the 鈥淐asino Z枚gernitz鈥,听 the Beethoven museum at听Heiligenstadt and the Cemetery with graves of Gustav and Alma Mahler Mahler. Dinner at the听Heuriger (typical Viennese tavern)


Day 20: Friday: Guided tour and manuscripts in the Arnold Scheoenberg Center; visit the St.Marx cemetery (tomb of Wolfgang Mozart) and then attend a students concert at the University


Day 21: Saturday:听Tour the Castle Sch枚nbrunn. Enjoy some free time and then the Farewell dinner at the 鈥12 Apostelkeller鈥

Day 22: Sunday: Fly back to the United States.

Course Information

MUS 477: Music & Culture in Austria (3 credit hours)

Study Abroad: An exploration of the Western classical repertoire, genres, and styles on site in Salzburg, Vienna, and southern Germany.听

  • Students will prepare for the course by becoming familiar with the composers, repertoire, and cultural contexts for performing in each city.
  • Dr. Roth will provide a CD and listening list of repertoire, and Dr. Malkiewicz will provide a list of websites and readings related to the places we will visit.
  • All classes will be taught in English; no foreign language requirement.
  • In bad weather, classes will be conducted in a classroom at the Mozarteum.
  • Evaluation will be based on participation, on-site quizzes, and a final paper.
Accommodations

Students will board, with breakfast included, at youth hostels in each city.

Program Costs & Funding

This was the program fee in 2026. It is subject to change in future years.听

Program Fee:听$3,500 before funding

Program Fee Includes:

  • All accommodations
  • Some meals, that are included in the itinerary
  • All in-country transportation
  • All projects, activities, workshops, entry-fees, day-trips, etc.
  • International travel and medical insurance

Not Included:

  • Airline tickets
  • Passport (must be valid at least 6 months past the return date of the program).听
  • Miscellaneous expenses (such as souvenirs, personal care items, etc.)

Funding Sources:

For SPARK eligible students, you will receive the $1,500 SPARK Grant from the Center for Life's Work. SPARK students will also receive a three credit tuition offset which covers summer tuition for this course. Students will still need to pay the $30 course registration fee. Your final out-of-pocket cost will be $2,000 + the $30 course registration fee.听

For non-SPARK eligible undergraduate students, you will receive $500 in funding from the Center for International Education. You will also receive a two credit offset which covers a majority of the summer tuition for this course. Your final out-of-pocket cost will be $3,000 + the cost of one summer credit and the $30 course registration fee.

Vaccination Guidance

Visit the following sites to see the recommended immunizations and medications for your program. Talk with your family and your physician to understand which ones you may need to travel.听

Studying Abroad Expanded My Understanding of Music, History, & Culture

This program helped听Paige Lee '22听better understand and appreciate music history.听"It allowed me to experience so much joy, amazement, growth, and new knowledge that I will hold onto forever," she says.

Mountains, Mozart, and Monks?! Oh my!

Hannah Komar '23 traveled to Austria in summer 2022.听"Within hours, I began to realize how the similarities in our lives outnumbered the differences."

Views from Abroad

    View of Salzburg

    At A Glance

    Term:听Summer A听

    Program Level:听Undergraduate & Graduate Students

    Program Type: Academic, 3 credits

    Major(s):听Music Theory, Music Therapy, Music Education

    Language Requirement:听None

    Minimum听GPA Requirement: 3.0

    Three Favorite Moments

    "Every music performance we had seen ... left everyone in the group awestruck and walking out of the venue with our mouths hanging down towards our feet." 鈥 Tori Kelpen '23