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Logan Campbell \u201918 spent time in Berlin with Furman alumnus Sam McCoy \u201916 and renowned Schlager singer and musician Max Arland.<\/p><\/div>\n
He joined the Furman Singers, Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble. He performed in the Furman Symphony Orchestra and served as music director of the student-led theatre group, the Pauper Players. He was invited to join the music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha and was chosen to spend a month studying opera in the Franco-American Vocal Academy program (FAVA) in Salzburg, Austria, in 2015.<\/p>\n
Campbell was taking German language classes at Furman when one of his professors mentioned the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a competitive program funded by U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag (lower house of Parliament). He was one of 75 students nationwide selected to participate during the 2016-2017 school year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had never thought about taking a year off from my undergraduate studies, but I couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to improve my German language skills and become more culturally aware,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cThe program turned out to be everything that I did not expect it to be. It was much greater.\u201d<\/p>\n
The year-long program brought him first to the town of Radolfzell, where he lived with a German host family and spent two months studying the German language. He then went on to study conducting, German music terminology and international music education methodology at the Music Conservatory of Leipzig.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Campbell served as an intern at the famous Opera House of Leipzig, working with Director Katharina Thalbach and Maestro Anthony Brammell, who is now serving as chief conductor of the State Theater at the G\u00e4rtnerplatz in Munich. He also served as a conducting intern for Ballet Leipzig for three months for its production of Don Juan\/Mozart a Deux<\/em>, which premiered in April.<\/p>\n Each day was different. Some days, he was a glorified observer. Other days, he was able to conduct during scene rehearsals and discuss critiques with the conductor and director. Campbell was also able to take a proud bow as he guest-conducted a performance of the Phantom of the Opera<\/em> suite with the Symphonic Wind Orchestra of Leipzig.<\/p>\n Maestro Bramall met Campbell for the first time while working on the new production of Lucia di Lammermoor<\/em> at the Leipzig Opera.<\/p>\n \u201cI discovered that I could rely on Logan completely to carry out many of the corrections to the orchestral parts that are always necessary in such a production. Then, during the orchestral stage rehearsals, it became clear that he had extremely good ears and good judgment so it was a pleasure to have him with me taking notes,\u201d said Bramall. \u201cIn short, Logan was a very good assistant; so good, in fact, that when I was doing a new Don Juan<\/em> ballet, I asked him if he would be able to assist me again!\u201d<\/p>\n The year abroad was a transformative experience, he said.<\/p>\n Logan Campbell \u201918 was invited to play the English horn with the All State Wind Orchestra of Sachsen during his internship in Germany.<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cMeeting Syrian refugees in Germany who shared their life experiences made me think deeply about my life and who I want to be,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cI learned to be lot more reflective and patient. I learned to laugh at myself when I got frustrated with the language.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/sachsen.jpg\")