Bridges Hall of Music, Concert hall at Pomona College in Claremont, US.
Bridges Hall of Music is a concert venue at Pomona College in Claremont featuring Spanish Renaissance-style architecture with stucco walls, ceramic tile accents, wooden beams, and reinforced concrete supports. The hall accommodates orchestral and chamber performances with good acoustics suited to multiple musical styles.
Architect Myron Hunt designed the hall in 1915 as a memorial to Mabel Shaw Bridges, funded by her parents' donation. The Hill Memorial Organ was later installed in 2001, adding an important instrument to the space.
The hall hosts about 45 musical performances a year, most free, including Pomona College Orchestra concerts, convocations and guest lectures; community and outside groups may also use it. The seating, partly inspired by the British Houses of Parliament, was arranged so the hall looks occupied even when only partly full.
The hall sits on the south side of Marston Quadrangle, in the northern half of the building; the southern half opens onto Lebus Court, ringed by an Ionic colonnade. About 45 musical performances are held each year, most free to all, and community and outside groups may also book the space.
The Hill Memorial Organ, built by C. B. Fisk and installed in 2001, has 3,519 pipes across 66 ranks and weighs 20 short tons. It replaced organs by M. P. Moller from the building's opening and from 1939. The hall's seating was arranged so it looks occupied even when only partly filled.
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