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| Concerts & Events |
| Renting Paine Hall |
| History of Paine Hall |
| Staff Contacts |
| Directions to Paine Hall |
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John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, located on the second floor of the Fanny Peabody Mason Music Building at Harvard, was completed in 1914 and named for Harvard's first Professor of Music. Paine Hall's design was realized with the professional expertise of acoustician Wallace C. Sabine, who was known for his contribution to the construction of Symphony Hall in 1900. The Hall was renovated in 2011.Paine Hall is wheelchair accessible by ramp and elevator to the second floor. A wheelchair lift provides access to the Paine Hall stage. An accessible bathroom is also available. Special seating to accommodate wheelchairs requires advance notice.
Renting Paine Hall
Paine Hall is available for rental to Harvard student organizations.
The average estimated cost paid by official Harvard undergraduate student groups for renting Paine Hall for one six-hour period is around $450. Due to Departmental activities, Paine Hall is generally not available for rental Monday through Thursday evenings during the academic year.
All renters must include a diagram of the emergency exits in the hall. That illustration may be downloaded HERE.
CAPACITY |
Paine Hall contains seating for 437
persons. Of these seats, 95 are located in the balcony. |
STAGE SIZE |
The
Paine Hall stage is approximately 30'-0" wide by 33'-0" deep. Please NOTE: the stage has no wingspace or backstage area! |
PIANOS |
Two Steinway Concert Grand Model D pianos are available for Paine Hall events. A Harvard piano technician will tune the instruments before the event. Special fees apply for weekend tunings. |
LIGHTING |
Paine Hall lights are pre-focused for small, medium or large ensembles. Additional theatrical lighting must be approved by the Production Coordinator. |
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES |
Two classrooms one flight below Paine Hall are available for use as a Green Room
and/or dressing room. There is no area available for
receptions. |
AUDIO VISUAL |
Use of Harvard sound system,
microphones, projectors, screen, etc. must be arranged
through Harvard Media and Technical Services at 495-9460. You may
also bring in your own audio visual equipment with
permission of the Events Director. |
TICKETS |
There is no box office at Paine Hall. However, the Harvard Box Office will sell or distribute tickets for Paine Hall events. The Harvard Box Office is open seven days a week and offers a full range of tickets and marketing services. For information call the Manager of Student Ticketing Services at 617-496-6091 |
RESTRICTIONS |
Smoking is not allowed anywhere in
Paine hall or the Music Building by order of the city of
Cambridge. No alcohol is permitted on the premises. Harvard
University police must be present if money is being
exchanged at the event, or if deemed necessary by Paine Hall
management. A deposit is required, and is
non-refundable upon cancellation. |
For information
on booking Paine Hall, contact Jean Moncrieff,
Director of Events, at 495-9859 or moncrief@fas.harvard.edu or Mary Gerbi at gerbi@fas.harvard.edu |