Our Facilities

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Fisher Center

The Fisher Center was designed by the distinguished architect Frank Gehry, whose other projects include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Experience Music Project in Seattle, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Gehry worked in collaboration with acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota and a team of theater consultants. The Center opened in April 2003; it took three years to build, at a cost of more than $62 million.

The Sossnoff Theater at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is the Conservatory’s largest performing venue and hosts many of the Conservatory yearly concerts. Sosnoff Theater seats approximately 800 people and features a proscenium stage that accommodates opera, music, dance, and theater. A concert-shell insert can be used to accommodate orchestral and chamber concerts. The hall boasts wonderful acoustics and is acoustically tuned for optimal vocal and orchestral sound.

The Conservatory orchestra holds its regular rehearsals and on-campus performances at the Sosnoff Theater. It is the venue for the Conservatory’s new music concerts, faculty/student chamber concerts, opera performances, and special benefit events. It is also hosts a regular series of concerts and performances by visiting guest artists. The Center’s adventurous programs and world-class facilities provide an outstanding environment in which to create, perform, learn, and experience.

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László Z. Bitó Practice Rooms

The László Z. Bitó Practice Room Building, opened in 2013, has 12 practice rooms and is located close to the Bitó Conservatory Building. This facility is used primarily for student practice but is occasionally used by faculty for studio lessons instruction. Additional practice rooms can be found on campus in the Avery Arts Center and in the basement of several dormitories. In addition, most general classroom space on campus is available for practice when not being used for classes.