Curriculum
Heidelberg’s City Theater employs a full-time professional orchestra, musical staff, and singer ensemble performing in at least eight different symphonic concert programs per year, eight different opera productions, a song recital series, and chamber music series, among other events.
Azusa and Biola students will study with members of this orchestra as well as other professional orchestras and faculty members of schools of music in the area. The Heidelberg Philharmonic, which falls under the Heidelberg City Theater's umbrella, is very prestigious. Employment in this full-time professional orchestra is highly competitive and standards are very high. The orchestra has been consistently rated among the top mid-sized orchestras in Germany. From this great pool of highly qualified musicians, APU will employ tutors who are active in a lively professional musical milieu and who dedicate a large part of their time to teaching as well.
| MUS 352 | Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic Music Literature | 3 units |
| MUS ___ | Applied Lessons | 2 units |
| GERM 101 or GERM 102 | German Language | 4 units |
| MUS ___ | Ensemble | 2 units |
| MUS 353 | Concert Music | 1 unit |
| MUS 497 + | Readings | 1-4 units |
| HIST 121 * | World Civilizations since 1648 | 3 units |
| Total 12-15 units | ||
+ Biola students, 1-4 units; APU students, 1-2 units (replacing Applied Lessons or German Language)
* APU students only
Students will also participate in three two-day sessions, as part of a non-credit Colloquium on Faith and Learning, which will include discussion and field trips related to topics of Christian apologetics.
These courses and credits are subject to change.
