Opening Press Kit

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Faculty and Alumni
Media Advisory
Opening Press Release

Photos

Photos by Victor Chen/This Week @ UCSD. Right-click photos to download high resolution files.

An overall view of the center’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall.

An overall view of the center’s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall.

Graduate students Alice Teyssier on the flute and Jonathan Hepfer on percussions perform "Dmaathen" by well-known composer Iannis Xenakis.

Graduate students Alice Teyssier on the flute and Jonathan Hepfer on percussions perform "Dmaathen" by well-known composer Iannis Xenakis.

Students learn the latest recording techniques during a class.

Students learn the latest recording techniques during a class.

Steiger in one of the center’s recording studios, which allows students to record their own work.

Steiger in one of the center’s recording studios, which allows students to record their own work.

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Steiger points to some of the features in the experimental theater in the Conrad Prebys Music Center, which includes a variable digital virtual acoustics system.

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Graduate student Paul Bowman performed “Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios” by Paraguayan composer Agustín Pío Barrios.

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Graduate student William Fried performed “Feux d’Artifice” by French composer Claude Debussy.

Video

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News

May/June 2009
Riviera Magazine
Legend of the Hall (PDF)

May 11th, 2009
ThisWeek@UCSD
Setting the Stage for the Future: Conrad Prebys Music Center Opens with Dedication and Concert

May 9th, 2009
San Diego Union-Tribune
Sound Decisions Showcased at Prebys Hall Opening

May 9th, 2009
San Diego Union-Tribune
Performers Will Bring Their Best to New Concert Hall

May 8th, 2009
San Diego News Network
UCSD Opens New Music Center

May 7th, 2009
The UC San Diego Guardian
'Miracle' Music Hall Finally Breaks Its Perfect Silence

May 7th, 2009
KUSI 11:00 p.m. News
New Music Center Opens (Flash video)

May 7th, 2009
KPBS-FM "These Days"
UCSD Celebrates Opening of State-of-the-Art Music Center

May 6th, 2009
North County Times
Backstage

May 5th, 2009
San Diego CityBeat
Raise the Baton

May 3rd, 2009
San Diego Union-Tribune
In the zone: Performers will find a perfect place to play at UCSD's new Conrad Prebys Music Center

Dec 17th, 2008
UC San Diego News Center
Take a Seat, or Two: UC San Diego Has the Ideal Gift for Arts Lovers

May 30th, 2008
UC San Diego News Center
$3 Million Gift from Philanthropist Conrad Prebys is Music to the Ears of UC San Diego

May 29th, 2008
This Week @ UCSD
Philanthropist Gives $6 Million to New Music Center

May 25th, 2008
San Diego Union-Tribune
$6 million gift hits high notes at UCSD

Feb 8th, 2008
AIArchitect
UC San Diego's New Music Center Design Combines Acoustic Performance with Striking Visuals

Dec 10th, 2007
UC San Diego News Center
UC San Diego's New Acoustically Superior Music Center Takes Shape, from the Inside Out

Jun 13th, 2007
La Jolla Light
Big gift gets UCSD Music Center back on track

May 25th, 2007
UC San Diego News Center
$6 Million Gift from Philanthropist Conrad Prebys Will Make UC San Diego's Vision for New Music Center a Reality

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