This elegant hall seats approximately 150 people, and is used for choral and instrumental ensemble rehearsals, for evening concerts of student ensembles, and for the Thursday Noontime Concert Series. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel , named for University of Chicago founder John D. Rockefeller, is the ceremonial center of the University. In addition to official University functions and ecumenical worship services, the Chapel is the site of a wide variety of cultural events. A glorious Gothic space seating approximately 1,500 people, the Chapel hosts concerts by several of the student performance organizations and The University of Chicago Presents. Practice Rooms Practice rooms on the first floor of Goodspeed Hall are available for student use.
Most rooms have grand pianos, and several are large enough for ensemble rehearsals.
There is also a special percussion practice room, as well as a harpsichord room, available to students studying these instruments. All practice rooms are available by exchanging a U. of C. ID for a key. Music majors and Department graduate students are issued building keys. The Department of Music Computer Music Studio is an important research and production tool for students, faculty, and staff. Current hardware and software supports synthesis, MIDI programming and sequencing, digital audio recording, editing and signal processing, and score development, signal analysis and music calligraphy.