Study Abroad in Todi, Italy
Study Abroad in Todi, Italy
The MSU College of Music offers a summer Study Abroad program in Todi, Italy, in partnership with the Centro Studi Carlo Della Giacoma, a cultural association founded in 1998 and named for the composer, musicologist, and conductor Carlo Della Giacoma.
This annual program is led by College of Music faculty members Deborah Moriarty, Richard Fracker and Suren Bagratuni. Students participate in master classes and the concert series. They gain firsthand knowledge of Italian culture and language and have time to explore large city centers as well as the countryside. Todi, a beautiful medieval town of ancient origin, is located in the heart of the Umbrian valley halfway between Rome and Florence on a hilltop overlooking the Tevere River.
For more information, visit the program's page on the MSU Office of Study Abroad website: Master Classes at the Centro Studi Carlo Della Giacoma.
Here's what past participants have to say about the program:
- Claire Glenn, sophomore, piano performance
- Pauline Kim, sophomore, piano performance
- Anne Weiss, sophomore, music education / voice
About Carlo Della Giacoma and the Centro Studi Carlo Della Giacoma
Born in Verona in 1858, Della Giacoma was a composer, musicologist, and conductor. First clarinet by the age of 16 at the Teatro La Scala in Milan, he served as a clarinetist in the Royal Army and then in Capo Musica. Later he was appointed conductor of the Todi municipal band. Thanks to his extensive travels, he met and worked with Pietro Mascagni, Giovanni Pascoli, Giosuè Carducci, Giovanni Marradi, and Pietro Gori. He died in 1929 in Todi.
The Centro Studi Carlo Della Giacoma publishes and promotes Della Giacoma's studies, scores, compositions, books, letters, and methods throughout the world; organizes national and international master classes and music competitions; publicizes the performance of his music in Italy and abroad; and sponsors cultural events in the towns where Della Giacoma lived and worked, including Turin, Verona, Livorno, Ancona, Milan, Palermo, Mantova, and Todi.
Centro Studi Carlo Della Giacoma
Via S. Prassede 31
06059 Todi (PG)
Italy
www.centrostudidellagiacoma.it
info@centrostudidellagiacoma.it
