London

Music and Culture in London
(May 7 - May 21, 2009; next offered May 2013)

May be taken for MUSIC 355 credit either in Winter or Spring.

Experience the music and cultural life of London through concerts, theatre, museums, galleries and historical sites.

Program description

Experience the music and cultural life of London from the 16th Century to the present through concerts, theatre, museums, galleries and architecture and walking tours. London's cultural life is among the richest in the world, and its over 2,000-year history as a settlement on the shores of the Thames River is everywhere present in its countless archeological sites and ancient buildings and reconstruction, such as the functioning replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Tentative partial list of activities

• Concerts at the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican, and other locations.
• Opera at Covent Garden.
• A play at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
• Choral services at Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
• Excursion to the medieval university town of Cambridge.
• Tours of the British Museum, Handel House Museum, and other museums and galleries.

Travel

We will travel to and from England as a group, leaving Toronto on May 6 and returning on the 20th. However, alternate arrangements are possible for students who wish to arrive earlier or stay later to combine the course with other European travel.

Participants should be prepared for a considerable amount of walking and stairs. Elevators are not always available.

Course credit

This course may be taken for credit or simply for enjoyment. Students taking MUSIC 355 for credit need to register in the normal way for either the Winter 2009 or Spring 2009 terms. If you are not a student at the University of Waterloo, transfer credit to your home university is usually possible, and should be arranged through your home university.

Course requirements

Costs (tentative)

The cost of the programme will be approximately $2,000 CDN. This includes accommodation (double occupancy), excursions, breakfasts, all admissions to concerts, museums, etc. It does not include return air fare to London, public transportation in London, lunches and dinners, personal expenses or the tuition fee if you are taking the course for credit. A limited amount of financial aid is available to full-time students taking the course for credit. If you require assistance, please submit a written request with your registration form.

Registration

All participants, whether or not they register for the course for credit, need to complete a Music and Culture in London Registration Form (PDF) (one for each person) and mail it along with a cheque for the deposit amount of $500 payable to Conrad Grebel University College, to:

Registrations with payment may also be brought to the Music department office (Grebel room 1104) or to Professor Kenneth Hull's office (Grebel room 1106).

A further $750 will be due in late December or early January, and the final payment in early March.

Enrolment is limited to 16 people. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, but with priority given to students taking the course for credit.

For further information: