The COLFA Semester in Urbino provides many opportunities for us to engage in our classroom materials during our excursions to historically and culturally significant locations in Italy.
This is Our Classroom
Watch Brandon Davis's Fuori. The piece was inspired by Brandon's experiences as a participant in the COLFA Semester in Urbino.
"Traveling abroad for the first time, I experienced a lot within three months. One of the sights that took hold of me was Arnaldo Pomodoro's Golden Sphere Monument in Pesaro. This monument exemplified what it means that the world is our classroom. It made me feel the history surrounding itself and the country. I took those feelings and turned them into music to express my experience and what I learned from traveling abroad."
Music students perform the Renaissance Motet, Bella gerit, during a visit to the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza. The motet is preserved in the inlaid wood panelling in the Studiolo of the Ducal Palace in Urbino. It is a tribute to Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482) and celebrates his accomplishments
He captained wars and cultivated arts, Federico the great, leader of Italians abroad and at home
Literature and linguistics students explain the content and significance of the Iguvine Tablets during a visit to Gubbio. Visit the Gubbio Story Map to find our more