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2010 Program Application
The London Fine Arts Program for May 2010 is closed.
Please contact Professor Greg Walker if you would like to be added to the wait list.
Fine Arts in London - May 2010
Program Description
London, England: One of the most vibrant centers of the arts in the world!
Spend a full two weeks exploring the galleries and performance spaces that have made this city famous. We will attend music and theatre performances, along with visits to famous art galleries. There will also be time for you to explore this fabulous city on your own.
The group will reside in Kensington, a very upscale neighborhood in the heart of London, near Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Buckingham Palace. Transportation is nearby, easy to navigate and included in the cost of the program. The director and instructor for this course is Greg Walker of the CSB|SJU Music Department. Greg directed this program in 2007 and 2008, and has twice directed the semester-long program in London.
Performances will include the London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre and a major musical in the West End. Theatre performances are abundant and the exact shows will depend on the schedules in May, but will include plays at both large and small venues. There are numerous free music recitals and beautiful Choral Evensong Services at Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and many more. Art galleries will include the National Gallery, British Museum, and the Tate Modern. We will also visit the Tower of London, ride the London Eye and take walking tours with John Makey, the Academic Liaison for our semester-long program. An afternoon tour of Hampton Court, and a river trip downstream to Greenwich will be arranged. We will travel out of London on at least one day, to Dover and Canterbury. It will be a busy, but very exciting two weeks!
This is a Fine Arts (FA) designated core course.
Please contact Professor Walker for questions or to Apply!
On-line forms for Education Abroad
Before departure, forms for medical disclosure of your health, along with emergency contact information need to be filled out and submitted to the Education Abroad office. You can fill these out on-line. The waiver of liability should be printed and signed by you and your parents. The completed, signed form should then be brought to the Education Abroad office in the basement of CSB Main (GOO4). All information referred to in the waiver is found in the various PDF files at that web site.
A schedule of group events and performances for May, 2008 is posted below and will give you a good idea of what happens in these two weeks. Schedule and cost are subject to change, but the course fee for 2008 was $3200, plus tuition for 2 academic credits. The course fee for 2010 will be approximately the same. This course is FA approved.
Information for May 2008 Program
(the 2010 program will be generally similar)
Tuesday, May 13
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6:00/6:30 pm - gather at MSP international airport (meet at the Northwest Airlines check-in counter on the lower level of the terminal)
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9:30 pm - direct flight to London Heathrow departs
Wednesday, May 14
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2:15 pm - arrive Heathrow airport (6 hours ahead of Minnesota time)
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check into flats in the student residence
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walking tour of the neighborhood with Greg and Janine
Thursday, May 15
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10:15 am - morning coach tour of the city, followed by tube and bus introduction
Friday, May 16
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Bankside, Southwark Cathedral, lunch on the Queen's Walk watching sheep shearing
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7:30 pm - "Handel in London" concert, St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, May 17
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free
Sunday, May 18
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5:00 - Hamlet, performed by the Factory
Monday, May 19
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9:30 am - tour Houses of Parliament
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1:00 - walking tour of the Bloomsbury area
Tuesday, May 20
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10:00 - London Eye
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1:30 - National Gallery (museum visit)
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7:30 pm - "Wicked"
Wednesday, May 21
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free
Thursday, May 22
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10:30 - Tower of London
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1:00 - Westminster Abbey
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7:45 - "Oxford Street", Royal Court Theatre
Friday, May 23
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10:15 am - walking tour of the Inns of Court
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6:15 pm - pre-concert talk (Barbican Centre)
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7:30 pm - London Symphony Orchestra (Barbican Centre) - music of Schubert and Bruckner
Saturday, May 24
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Coach tour to Oxford and Blenheim Palace (all day)
Sunday, May 25
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3:00 - Evensong service, Westminster Abbey
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Wallace Collection (museum visit)
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Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park (museum visit)
Monday, May 26
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free
Tuesday, May 27
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10:30 am - Globe Theatre Exhibition and Tour
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1:30 - Tate Modern (museum visit)
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7:30 pm - Jazz Orchestra Gershwin concert (Southbank Centre)
Wednesday, May 28
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10:30 am - Riverboat trip to Greenwich
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Farewell dinner
Thursday, May 29
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11:25 am - check in at London Heathrow for group return flight
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2:25 pm - direct flight to MSP International departs
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5:25 pm - arrive MSP International
Housing and facilities in London
Housing and classroom facilities, along with many other support services are provided by the Foundation for International Education (FIE), based in London. Their web site has information about the location, housing, services, academics, etc. In past programs, the group has stayed in the Hyde Park Gate facility. A few will be housed at Metrogate, which is just around the corner from Hyde Park Gate. Computer access for all students is available at Metrogate, 24 hours a day.