News Release
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January 27, 2006
Boise State Offers Music/Art Study Tour to Paris
Boise State University music professor Del Parkinson will
lead an educational music and art study tour of Paris, France, May 21-28,
2006. Parkinson has led more than a dozen previous study tours to New York
City and London. The trip is organized through Boise State�s Division of
Extended Studies.
While in the �City of Lights,� participants will attend world-class
performances of opera, ballet and symphonic music productions, enriched by
informal discussions tailored to accommodate all levels of interest. Tour
members will also have the opportunity to visit several cultural sites,
including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe, Invalides,
Montmartre, the Left Bank, the fashionable Champs-Elys�es, Versailles Palace
and Monet�s inspirational Giverny. Participants may also view art at the
Louvre, the Cluny, the Rodin and the D�Orsay.
Cost is $2,900, which includes round-trip airfare from Boise, six nights of
hotel accommodations and continental breakfast, selected meals, tickets to
concert, opera and ballet performances, Paris museum and metro passes,
excursions to Versailles and Giverny, and credit or noncredit fees.
Space is limited and only a few spots remain. For more information or for a
complete itinerary, contact the Division of Extended Studies at (208)
426-3293 or 1-800-824-7017, ext. 5.
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Contacts: Del Parkinson, Department of Music, (208) 426-3300,
dparkins@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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