Venue

Jordan Hall

New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA 02115
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Jordan Hall is a 1,019-seat concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts, the
principal performance space of the New England Conservatory. It is one
block from Boston’s Symphony Hall, and together they are considered two
of America’s most acoustically perfect performance spaces. It is the
only conservatory building in the United States to be designated a
National Historic Landmark.

The hall opened in 1903, as a gift of
Eben D. Jordan II, a Conservatory trustee and a Jordan of the Jordan
Marsh retail store. Its architect was Edmund M. Wheelwright of Boston’s
Wheelwright & Haven, who later designed nearby Horticultural Hall.
The hall’s unusual square floor plan reflects its underlying plot of
land but despite its shape, the hall has excellent acoustics, and all
seats on both the main floor and horseshoe-shaped balcony have
unobstructed views of the stage. The hall’s prominent organ is modeled
upon one found in a church within the former hospital complex of Santa
Maria della Scala in Siena, now a museum.