New rehearsal hall addition to Mason dedicated Tuesday, Oct. 12
Local and state officials will join President Dennis L. Hefner and other campus leaders Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 a.m., when SUNY Fredonia officially opens and dedicates its new Robert and Marilyn Maytum Music Rehearsal Halls, recently constructed as an addition to Mason Hall.
The event will begin in Diers Recital Hall in the center of the building, and the group will collectively move to the new rehearsal halls from there. All are welcome.
The rooms are named after Robert and Marilyn Maytum, two of the region’s most significant business and community leaders and philanthropists.
The $3 million addition includes two rooms which are two to three times the size of any existing rehearsal space in Mason Hall. They were designed and built specifically to accommodate large band and orchestral groups which have grown to as many as 120 members. The new halls not only meet modern-day occupancy codes, but special engineering was also implemented to address sound volume and quality issues, to ensure hearing safety for students and faculty.
The addition was designed by Foit-Albert Associates of Buffalo and constructed by SLR Contracting and Service Company of Buffalo.
