Professional ensembles from the metropolitan area including the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Symphony of the Shores, Symphony II, Performing Arts Chicago and Chicago String Ensemble also have become regular performers at the concert hall. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall was designed by the late architect Edward D. Dart. The structure is executed primarily in precast concrete and glass. A sweeping expanse of tinted bronze glass surrounds three sides of the lobby. The glass slopes from an entrance height of 23 feet.
More glass divides the lobby from the main recital hall.
The concert hall's interior uses earth tones throughout and has a generous amount of limed red oak. Acoustician R. Lawrence Kirkegaard, who later oversaw renovations at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Center, included three adjustable elements within the main hall that make Pick-Staiger as suitable for solo performances as it is for large ensembles. Events at Pick-Staiger cater to a wide variety of musical tastes from jazz, musical reviews and band performances to choral, orchestral and opera productions. The hall also serves as a forum for musical lectures and special interest productions. A typical season of programming includes orchestral, choral, music theatre, chamber, jazz, contemporary, brass and percussion concerts as well as solo recitals, lectures, continuing education classes, discussions and other related events.