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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
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Work may begin in 1998 to expand rehearsal spaces
Murphyswells for bands
By Matthew Friedrichs mattf@ukans.edu
Kansan staff writer
Seventy-six trombones, 110 cornets — in fact, the entire CU marching band — will fit comfortably into a new addition to Murphy Hall.
The addition will include a new music library, three large rehearsal spaces, four percussion practice rooms, two harp practice rooms, offices and instrument and uniform storage space.
Construction of the $9.63-million project, one of several additions to campus financed by Crumbling Classrooms funds, could begin in May 1998.
"The new facility will lead to an increased visibility for the performing arts at the University," said Robert Foster, director of bands and professor of music and dance.
Steve Scannell, consultant services manager for Design and Construction Management, said the University should receive project bids in February.
When the Murphy addition opens in 1999, it will be the third major construction project to benefit performing arts at the University since 1993.
Bales Organ Recital Hall was dedicated last October, and the Lied Center opened in the fall of 1993.
Horst, Terrill and Karst, an architecture firm from Topeka,
The improved quality of performing-arts areas has helped the department, said Peter Thompson, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
designed the two-story addition to Murphy. The company also designed Bales Recital Hall.
"We have so many students coming here now because of what we're doing with facilities," Thompson said. "It shows the arts are valued at this University. That has to make students feel good."
Foster said he was excited about the project's finer points.
"For the first time in 25 years, band members will be able to take care of their instruments inside the building." Foster said.
Band members now wash their instruments outside because there is no place to wash them inside, Foster said.
University bands also will have increased rehearsal space, he said.
Eleven bands and the symphony orchestra use the band rehearsal room in Murphy Hall. When the project is complete, the bands and orchestra will be able to practice simultaneously in three new rehearsal rooms.
The large rehearsal room will hold up to 250 performers. The room also will be equipped with a control room, allowing the rehearsal space to be used as a recording studio.
The new room will have almost twice as much space as the current rehearsal room, Scannell said.
"The cubic footage is enough to handle the amount of sound in the space." Foster said. "We presently have a real concern about hearing damage in the band rehearsal space."
The medium rehearsal room was designed for groups of 30 to 125
"It shows the arts are valued at this University. That has to make students feel good."
Peter Thompson
dean of the School of Fine Arts
performers. It will be used by the 95-member orchestra and smaller ensembles, Scannell said.
The small room will hold up to 30 performers and will be used mostly by the jazz program, Scannell said.
Curtains in each space will be adjustable to change the acoustics of the room, he said.
An acoustic consultant has been involved since the design process began.
Scannell said that architects had to design a building in which the library, a quiet space, was sandwiched between three rehearsal rooms.
Foster said the library space quickly would be used because the current library was full from floor to ceiling.
The new library also will feature a computer lab with musical instrument digital-interface capabilities and 36 listening stations.
Once the addition is complete, work will begin to convert the present music library to classrooms and offices for the music-therapy and music-education programs.
The current band rehearsal space will be converted to a black-box theater for the University opera program, Scannell said.
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