Moore Building reopens after renovation
Following a three-year, $29.5 million renovation and expansion, the Earl V. Moore Building reopened in fall 2015, providing students with a vastly improved facility for music studies.
The building, originally constructed in 1964 and designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen, was substantially renovated. It now includes 25 percent more practice rooms; a public commons; significant acoustical, aesthetic and functional improvements to existing rehearsal and performance spaces; and reconfigured faculty offices and studio space to accommodate a music program that has grown exponentially in the last half-century. A generous gift from longtime supporters William and Delores Brehm enabled the construction of a new wing that houses a more welcoming entrance and lobby, a rehearsal hall for large ensembles, a music technology center, a state-of-the-art lecture hall, a suite of percussion practice rooms and extra classroom space.
The transformed facility is expected to improve every aspect of musical education and expression: from practice, rehearsals and performances to lectures, individual studio lessons and the mastering of music and other performing arts technologies.
