Woolsey Hall

Woolsey Hall

Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium at Yale University. Woolsey Hall, which seats 2,695 people, [cite web |url=http://www.yale.edu/music/about/atsfacilr.html | title=Yale School of Music - Facilities | access=2007-10-17 ] was built as part of the Yale bicentennial celebration in 1901. The architects were Carrère and Hastings, designers of the New York Public Library.

The ornately decorated hall is home to the Newberry Memorial Organ, one of the most renowned orchestral organs in North America. This hall serves as the main performance venue for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Bands, the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, the Yale Glee Club, as well as the student-run Davenport Pops Orchestra.

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*List of concert halls


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