Zankel opens doors to community
Audrey Nelson
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
Zankel also features the 600-seat Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall, a considerable increase from the relatively intimate 235-seat Filene Recital Hall in the Filene Music Building.
The new concert hall features three tiers, including a balcony, and the stage lies before a three-story glass wall.
The hall includes surround sound, a projector and sprung floors that absorb jump impacts during dance performances. "We look forward to talking with the Dance and Theater departments, particularly since it is now possible to have live music during performances," said Thomas Denny, professor and chair of the Music Department.
The apron of the stage descends into an orchestra pit and the platform could rise to add stage space or descend to audience level to create more seating.
Acoustically tunable, the hall can adjust the level of resonance to host a full orchestra, classical guitar performance and other types of shows.
The music center also has a rehearsal room for choruses, bands, jazz ensembles and chamber ensembles, including the 90-seat Elisabeth Luce Moore Hall.
Groups outside of the college community will benefit from the new facilities as well. Ensemble ACJW, a music group from the Capitol District, will perform in the "Carnegie Hall Premiers" series in at 8 p.m. on Feb.5 in Zankel.
The music center will host high-profile events and lectures unrelated to music in the future.
The final portion of the vast new music center stores geothermal heating and cooling systems, which Northwoods and the Murray Atkins Dining Hall also hold. The system creates a 65 percent humidity level favorable to certain wooden instruments.
The system is projected to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Zankel also includes other sustainable elements, such as the use of recycled materials and renewable supplies in the lobby and concert hall.
"The stunning facility will provide a gateway not for just the campus, but also for a new era in the college's already rich musical tradition," Denny said.
The new concert hall features three tiers, including a balcony, and the stage lies before a three-story glass wall.
The hall includes surround sound, a projector and sprung floors that absorb jump impacts during dance performances. "We look forward to talking with the Dance and Theater departments, particularly since it is now possible to have live music during performances," said Thomas Denny, professor and chair of the Music Department.
The apron of the stage descends into an orchestra pit and the platform could rise to add stage space or descend to audience level to create more seating.
Acoustically tunable, the hall can adjust the level of resonance to host a full orchestra, classical guitar performance and other types of shows.
The music center also has a rehearsal room for choruses, bands, jazz ensembles and chamber ensembles, including the 90-seat Elisabeth Luce Moore Hall.
Groups outside of the college community will benefit from the new facilities as well. Ensemble ACJW, a music group from the Capitol District, will perform in the "Carnegie Hall Premiers" series in at 8 p.m. on Feb.5 in Zankel.
The music center will host high-profile events and lectures unrelated to music in the future.
The final portion of the vast new music center stores geothermal heating and cooling systems, which Northwoods and the Murray Atkins Dining Hall also hold. The system creates a 65 percent humidity level favorable to certain wooden instruments.
The system is projected to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Zankel also includes other sustainable elements, such as the use of recycled materials and renewable supplies in the lobby and concert hall.
"The stunning facility will provide a gateway not for just the campus, but also for a new era in the college's already rich musical tradition," Denny said.
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