Music Center
1014 S. Michigan Ave.
The Music Department’s hands-on approach comes to life in the Music Center, with more than 400 student, faculty and guest artist-in-residence performances and workshops each year. Located across from Grant Park on Michigan Avenue, this intimate 148-seat venue provides the perfect setting for students to experience the art of music performance up close. The Music Center presents more than 200 concerts each year, by professional and student performers alike. All concerts are free to Columbia students, providing countless opportunities to learn from world-class performances and perform in industry-standard facilities.
The Music Center also houses classrooms, student practice rooms and state-of-the-art labs. The Digital Music Lab provides students with a hands-on environment in which they can learn the tools and techniques of the modern music performer, composer and producer. The MFA Lab features an innovative walk-through design, allowing for easy collaboration among students and professors. Audio and video can be presented at a moment's notice on a pair of 50-inch HD flat-panel monitors and powered monitors.
Concert Hall
The Concert Hall of the Music Center presents more than 400 student, faculty and guest artist-in-residence performances and workshops each year. This intimate 148-seat venue provides the perfect setting for students to experience the art of music performance up close.
Concert Hall workshops and open rehearsals give students the opportunity to observe pre-performance preparation and to ask questions of world-class artists. Recent artists include Benny Golson, Shele Sondheim, Charlie Sexton, Paula Cole, Barry Harris, Bernard Rands and Todd Rundgren.
The Concert Hall is equipped with professional sound engineering, and video and audio recording capabilities. Each performance is captured with two to three cameras and uploaded to iTunes U for faculty and staff to access and download at no charge.
Upcoming Events:
- Max Mellor Senior Recital
- Shefali Sharma Senior RecitalSenior Shefali Sharma performs their senior recital featuring their original music....Get the details
- Shefali Sharma Senior Recital
- The Recording and Performance Ensembles in Concert3 Recording and Performance Ensembles perform their finals concert featuring their original music...Get the details
- Wednesday Noon Guitar Concert Series
- The Guitar Ensemble in Concert
- Doniahl Afshar Senior RecitalGraduating Senior Doniahl Afshar performs his original compositions in his senior recital...Get the details
- Samantha Molback Senior Recital
- Danielle Crim Senior Recital with Kacie Brown and DawsonGraduating Senior Danielle Crim performs her Senior Recital with guests Kacie Brown and Dawson featuring Danielle's original songs...Get the details
- Jackson Renda Senior Recital
- Sebastian Huydts and Kenichi Kiyama in ConcertPianist Sebastian Huydts (Music Department Chair) and Violinist Kenichi Kiyama perform a duo concert...Get the details
- The Fusion Ensemble and The R&B Ensemble: Showcase in ConcertThe Fusion Ensemble and The R&B Ensemble: Showcase perform their final concert of the Spring Semester...Get the details
- CADRE in ConcertCADRE, the student composer collective performs some of the mebers original compositions...Get the details
- Columbia College Chicago Jazz Night
- Styles Survey Ensembles In Concert
- The Performance Survey Ensembles in Concert
- The Jazz Pop Choir and the CCC Gospel Choir in ConcertThe Jazz Pop Choir and the CCC Gospel Choir perform their final concert of the semester...Get the details
- The American Roots Ensemble in Concert
- Studio Composition Collaborative ConcertThe Studio Compostion 4 end of semester concert featuring original student compositions and original choreography...Get the details
- The Singers' Showcase
- American Tragedy
- The Songwriting Recital
- Overture 1312Music Department piano and string students perform their final concert of the semester...Get the details
- The Pop Rock Ensemble: Showcase in Concert
- Wednesday Noon Guitar Concert Series
- Songwriting Recital
- The Hip Hop Ensemble and the Gospel Band: Showcase in ConcertThe Hip Hop Ensemble and the Gospel Band: Showcase performs their final concert of the semester...Get the details
- The New Music Ensemble in ConcertThe New Music Ensemble perfroms their final concert of the semester featuring all original music composed by the ensemble members...Get the details
- The Latin Ensemble: Showcase in Concert
- Martha White Senior RecitalGraduating Senior Martha White performs her Senior Recital with special guests Emma Butterworth and Disco Lemonade...Get the details