The hope is to create an intimacy between musicians and listeners - a connection the old hall often seemed to discourage.
"And we always from the start wanted to make sure this sounded extraordinary," Timms said."The first moment that the musicians were on the stage, there was this magical moment when the first notes emerged, and you began to hear the extraordinary sounds," Timms said.
An empty concert hall is just wood, steel and fabric, but what of the music to be played? The management promised a revamp of the programming to make it more accessible and diverse.It is music to match a more welcoming vibe inside and out. Lincoln Center is built on the ruins of a community that was leveled to make way for the buildings. San Juan Hill housed thousands of Black and Latino families who were displaced when the wrecking ball arrived.
It's fitting then that a multi-media work called "San Juan Hill" will help to open Geffen Hall on Saturday.
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