Performance GroupsMusikhochschule
Köln Exchange Program

The Mason Gross School of the Arts/ Hochschule für Musik student exchange program offers graduate Voice students the opportunity to study at one of the world's premiere music institutions, the Musikhochschule in Köln Germany.

The worldwide reputation of this Hochschule is based, above all, on the nurturing and development of the education of classical music, as well as the inclusion of contemporary music, dance and jazz. A wide-ranging, departmentalized academic offering, providing students with an education in a vast array of musical disciplines, is available.

 

Julian Schulzki singing in Rutgers production of Romeo & Juliette, February 2004.
The Hochschule enrolls approximately 1,200 students. International students comprise about one-third of the population. Graduates of Applied Music, Music Pedagogy, Music History and Dance, reinforce the excellent international reputation of the Hochschule. Also, the students' successes in a variety of international competitions attests to the quality of the institution.

Professor Art Janzen visiting New Jersey, October 2003.

Mason Gross School of the Arts counts itself amongst some of the finest music schools in the world to be aligned with the Hochschule in Köln. Included in this list are: Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Holland), Universitat Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria), Hochschule für Musik und Dartstellende Kunst Wien (Austria), and the Royal Academy of London (Great Britain).

Further information about the Hochschule für Musik Köln is available at the Hochschule's website.

Application Information

If you are interested in being considered for this exchange program you need to make an application, in the form of a essay, by April 1 (in the semester before you wish to make the exchange). We highly recommend that the student stay for two semesters. The essay should address how you are qualified for this program, and why you want to do this course of study. The essay needs to be in the Music department main office by the deadline listed above.

 

Student's Comment


"Many American singers consider training and auditioning in Europe, and this kind of experience provides an important link. I have been able to work with coaches, conductors, and professors from all different countries at the Hochschule für Musik, and they bring all kinds of perspectives and ideas I might not have encountered at home. Köln is full of artistic life. There are so many opportunities to both make music and hear it. Very important to my growth and development as a singer and as a world citizen."

Amelia Kubala
a Master's student and a Musikhochschule exchange student.

Köln, Germany

The cathedral city of Köln (Cologne), Germany is known primarily as a city of Art, Music, Media and International conferences. The cathedral, 12 Romanesque churches, countless art and historical treasures, world-famous museums, a wide-ranging Television and Radio scene, and an active artistic life are the signature of this great city. Music of all styles and eras is present here. It is therefore no accident that one of Europe's biggest and oldest Music schools finds itself here in Köln.


History of Exchange Program to date

  • 2001 - Academic exchange between Rutgers Music and Musikhochschule Köln discussed and approved.
  • 2001 - Prof. Art Janzen visits Rutgers from Köln and gives a voice masterclass.
  • 2002-03 - Amelia Kubala is the first Rutgers student to take part in the exchange.
  • Rutgers exchange student Holly Fanning and Professor Brian McIntosh in Köln Dec. 2003.
    2003 - Prof. Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer (Rutgers Music - collaborative piano) visits Köln Hochschule for a week and gives repertoire masterclasses/coachings.
  • Fall semester 2003 - Prof. Art Janzen teaches voice at Rutgers as a sabbatical replacement.
  • 2003-2004 - Holly Fanning is the next Rutgers student to attend Köln Hochschule as part of the exchange.
  • December 2003 - Prof. Brian McIntosh (Rutgers Music - voice) teaches at the Hochschule during his sabbatical in Europe.
  • Spring semester 2004 - Julian Schulzki is the first Köln student to make the exchange in the Rutgers direction. He studied voice, took courses and performed two roles in the opera production.