West Bank Arts Quarter







Ferguson Hall

The School of Music is housed in Ferguson Hall, a state of the art building opened in 1985. Ferguson Hall boasts over 70 security-monitored practice rooms, numerous classrooms, two piano labs, an organ studio, an electronic music lab, a music therapy Lab, two music technology labs, four chamber music rehearsal rooms, and large ensemble rehearsal rooms for bands, orchestras, opera productions and choruses.

Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, also located in Ferguson Hall, is primarily used for School of Music recitals and master classes. Seating approximately 160, the Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall is an ideal venue for solo recitals, chamber music performances, and master classes.

The Music Library, located on the lower level of Ferguson Hall, is the repository for 70,000 scores and books, 400 periodical titles, 30,000 CDs, LPs, 78s, videotapes, and audio cassettes, 12 CD listening stations, 13 audio tape listening stations, 3 VCRs, and 12 turntables, all available to School of Music students. The library also includes a collection of rare books, manuscripts and sheet music from the 14th century to the present. The music library is also the home of the Roy Schuessler Vocal Arts Center, a rare collection of materials on vocal pedagogy, performance and voice care that brings scholars from throughout the world.


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