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Coordinates: 39°56′48″N 75°09′56″W  /  39.9467°N 75.1656°W  / 39.9467; -75.1656

The Kimmel Middle
for the Performing Arts
Kimmel Center Concert Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LCCN2011630486.tif
Accost Kimmel Cultural Campus
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
U.s.
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Owner Kimmel Cultural Campus
Blazon concert hall
recital theater
Chapters Verizon Hall: 2,500 seats
Perelman Theater: 650 seats
Production Verizon Hall:
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops
Perelman Theater:
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia, Philadanco, Philadelphia Chamber Music Order
Construction
Opened December 16, 2001
Architect Rafael Viñoly Architects, PC
Website
world wide web.kimmelculturalcampus.org

The interior of the eye: Verizon Hall in middle, Perelman Theater near left (September 2005)

The Kimmel Eye for the Performing Arts is a large performing arts venue at 300 South Broad Street and the corner of Bandbox Street, along the stretch known as the "Artery of the Arts", in Centre Urban center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by Kimmel Cultural Heart, which also manages the University of Music in Philadelphia, and, as of Nov 2016, the Merriam Theater. The center is named afterward philanthropist Sidney Kimmel.

The Centre is the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, ane of America's "Large Five" symphony orchestras. It is also the home venue of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Philadanco, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the Kimmel Centre Presents functioning series, which features a variety of jazz, classical, and world pop performers.[one]

History [edit]

In 1986, the Philadelphia Orchestra approved a plan to construct a new concert hall to replace the crumbling Academy of Music. It hoped to complete the new facility in time for its 1991 flavour.[two] The desire to move the orchestra from its facilities in the Academy of Music emerged as early as 1908, however plans stalled due to the lack of consensus on the project's scope and funding. They were revived again in the 1920s only to be scuttled by the Great Depression. Plans emerged again shortly later Globe War Two when performing arts centers were synthetic in other cities such as New York, Washington and Los Angeles. Despite the 1986 commitment, the project languished until 1993 when Sidney Kimmel donated $12 million to the project and in 1995, Orchestra and customs leaders met to help revitalize the concert hall and also discussed merging it with a venue to business firm other expanse organizations and visiting artists.[3] The two projects were officially merged as the Regional Performing Arts Centre in 1996 and construction began in 1998. In 2000, the center was named for Sidney Kimmel in recognition of his gift in 1993 and an boosted $3 one thousand thousand donation in 1998. The concert hall was named Verizon Hall to recognize contributions totaling $14.5 million in cash, equipment and services from Verizon and the Verizon Foundation.[4]

Interior of Verizon Hall at Interruption of the Philadelphia Orchestra matinee Concert on May 15, 2015.

The architect of the Center was Rafael Viñoly, and the acoustician was Artec Consultants. The Kimmel Eye officially opened in an unfinished land on Dec 16, 2001. This followed a gala preview on December fourteen featuring performances by André Watts, Denyce Graves, Frederica von Stade and Sir Elton John and the Philadelphia Orchestra premier at Verizon Hall on December 15.[5] Numerous toll overruns and construction delays led to the filing of a lawsuit in 2005 by officials of the Kimmel Center against Viñoly. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum in 2006.[half dozen]

Functioning and other facilities [edit]

A distinctive vaulted glass ceiling encloses the unabridged structure providing a large common anteroom for all the facilities. The Center is a popular attraction, keeping its doors open to the public seven days a calendar week. It hosts thousands of visitors annually and offers free tours of the facility regularly.

  • Verizon Hall, with 2,500 seats, is the main functioning auditorium. Information technology contains a piping organ by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, which is the largest mechanical action pipe organ in an American concert hall. The organ is Dobson'due south Opus 76 and is named for Fred J. Cooper. It has 2 consoles with four manuals, 97 ranks and 124 stops.[seven]
  • Perelman Theater, with 650 seats, has a 75-pes (23 m)-diameter turntable stage that permits the space to exist used equally a recital hall or a proscenium theater with a stage, fly-loft and orchestra pit.
  • Dorrance H. Hamilton Roof Garden located higher up the Perelman Theater.
  • SEI Innovation Studio, a 2,688-square-foot (249.vii g2) black box theater located on the lower levels of the Kimmel Middle.[8]
  • Smaller performance spaces and meeting rooms.[one]

Other noteworthy programs [edit]

The Kimmel Center offers a variety of other programs also concerts, specifically in the field of education. The Kimmel Center is home to its own Youth Jazz Orchestra called The Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble (KCYJE). This Ensemble includes many youth jazz musicians in the Philadelphia/New Jersey Surface area. The Ensemble is recognized as a youth version of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

Additionally, The Kimmel Center holds a Teen Summer Arts Camp annually where it offers ten-twenty-four hours programs in sleeping room music, choral/vocal music, and jazz.[1]

Gallery [edit]

  • The atrium

  • The roof garden in 2007

  • Verizon Hall

  • Verizon Hall interior

  • Roof from the roof garden

See also [edit]

  • List of concert halls

References [edit]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Our Story". Kimmelcenter.org. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  2. ^ Hine, Thomas (xxx November 1986). "Orchestra Hall: The Challenges Are Monumental". The Philadelphia Inquirer. philly.com. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  3. ^ Dobrin, Peter (9 December 2001). "A new hall, merely 93 years in the making". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  4. ^ "Timeline". Kimmelcenter.org. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  5. ^ "The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Opens on Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts". Kimmel Eye. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  6. ^ Kelly Ii, Joseph Dennis (16 March 2006). "Viñoly and Kimmel Heart Settle Discord". Architectural Record. archrecord.structure.com.
  7. ^ "The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ". Dobson Pipe Organ Builders. Retrieved 2013-07-29 .
  8. ^ "SEI Innovation Studio Rentals – Kimmel Center Performance Venues". www.kimmelcenter.org . Retrieved 2018-02-05 .

External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • Kimmel Heart Weblog
  • Philadelphia Orchestra website
  • Ticket Philadelphia website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimmel_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts

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