While teaching at St. Benedicts Academy in Derby, England, Braz worked with the school's musical director to produce the annual show, “Dracula Spectacula,” a musical take-off on the legend of the infamous vampire.

Long-time music professor Braz teaching students in England, Nepal and China

Jan. 4 - Professor Michael Braz has provided a vital part of Georgia Southern University’s music curriculum for 20 years. For year 21, he decided to try a change of scenery, and so far, he reports, it’s been great.

Braz spent the fall semester teaching a variety of music classes at one of Georgia Southern University’s partner schools, St. Benedict’s Catholic School and Performing Arts College in Derby, England.

“I met students from St. Benedict’s when they came to the U.S. last summer, and I was very impressed, so it was an easy decision to choose the school for the first part of my sabbatical year,” said Braz. “

Braz spent three months at St. Benedict’s, a school that emphasizes the performing arts across the curriculum, but especially in the sixth form, which is similar to America’s high school. In addition to work in the classroom and occasional recital and concert performances, Braz worked with Marion Chester, musical director for St. Benedict’s, to produce the school’s annual show, “Dracula Spectacula,” a musical take-off on the legend of the infamous vampire.

After a visit in the U.S. for Christmas, Braz continued on to Nepal, where he will teach piano and lecture on aspects of Western music for six weeks. He will round out his year of international teaching with a sojourn in Central China, then return to Statesboro in May.

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