| Making Progress—$1
million and one year to go!
"Last
May, we had just broken ground on the new $14 million Massry Center
for the Arts. Today the foundation for the 46,000 square foot Center
is complete and the final section of steel is just about to be placed
in position framing our new Picotte Recital Hall. Certainly, the
new Center will elevate our programs in Art and Music. The Massry
Center will do much more than simply permit these excellent academic
programs to flourish and expand at Saint Rose. The magnitude of
this project reaches far beyond the boundaries of Saint Rose. It
demonstrates a commitment to excellence in artistic education and
the importance of the arts in our region."
The Massry Center for the Arts is our newest project, a facility
essential to the growth of The College of Saint Rose, its academic
stature and its position as an engaged urban campus. It will be
a place for the listener and the viewer—an inspiring teaching
and learning facility immersing all who enter in the transformative
experience of the art—positioning Saint Rose as one of the
premier liberal education institutions in the Northeast. With a
recital hall and a contemporary art gallery along with rehearsal
rooms and classrooms, the Massry Center for the Arts will embody,
above all, our commitment to the cultural life of the Capital Region
and beyond.
If you would like to explore ways to participate in this project,
please call Karin Carr, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
at 518-454-5204 or email
carrk@strose.edu.
Picotte Recital Hall
THE RECITAL HALL, specifically
designed for musical performances, will provide a state-of-the-art
venue for all of the College’s music groups. The 400-seat
hall’s unique design will maximize performance acoustics through
its shape and surface treatments, providing the ideal environment
for a single performer or a full orchestra. A high-quality seating
environment and warm wood finishes throughout will enhance both
the performers’ and audiences’ enjoyment of the musical
experience.
With its vaulted ceiling soaring two stories
high, the ART GALLERY will be an expansive
space providing fantastic exposure for the artwork of the College’s
students, faculty and visiting artists. Located at the north end
of the building, the design and movable partitions will allow for
maximum display flexibility. The gallery will have integral lighting
and a multimedia system that will allow for increased flexibility
in digital presentations.
The second floor will feature the Center’s largest CLASSROOM,
three TEACHING STUDIOS and two PIANO
LABS. The teaching studios will provide acoustically protected
space for private or small group instruction. The piano labs will
be equipped with electronic keyboards channeled into the instructor’s
main keyboard, enabling him/her to hear both the individual player
and the entire class.
The prominent CHORAL REHEARSAL ROOM
and INSTRUMENT REHEARSAL ROOM will
be located on the third floor along with two additional CLASSROOMS.
The new rehearsal rooms will have acoustical qualities specific
to their uses.
Two PERCUSSION STUDIOS and 21 PRACTICE
ROOMS on the lower level will provide students with private
space for practice, with acoustical features and insulation from
each other and all other spaces. The lower level also will feature
a “GREEN ROOM” for visiting
conductors and artists preparing for performances as well as two
additional classrooms.
The $14 MILLION PROJECT will be financed
through a $7 million capital campaign and $7 million from institutional
construction funds and debt financing. To date, the College has
raised $5.5 million, which includes a
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FACTS
AND FIGURES
Location: 1002
Madison Ave., Albany
Size: 46,000 square feet on four
levels
Cost: approximately $14 million
Named for: The Massry Family,
Loudonville
Architects: Saratoga Associates,
Saratoga Springs
Builder: Sano-Rubin Construction
Services, Albany
Consulting Engineer: Hershberg
& Hershberg, Albany
Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Engineer:
Friedman Fisher Associates, Latham
Structural Engineer: Longtin
Engineering, Clifton Park
Acoustical Consultant: AVL Design,
Penfield
Construction Began: May 2007
Completion: Summer 2008
Classes Begin: Fall 2008
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Geothermal
Heat Pump System for heating and cooling
Targeted to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) “Gold” rating
KEY FEATURES:
Recital Hall: 5,000 square feet,
400 seats, named in honor of the Picotte family
Art Gallery: 2,200 square feet
with vaulted ceiling
Choral Rehearsal Room: 1,800
square feet, 80-person capacity
Instrument Rehearsal Room: 2,500
square feet, 100-person capacity
3 Teaching Studios
2 Percussion Studios
2 Piano Labs
6 Classrooms
21 Individual Practice Rooms
Pedestrian Plaza and Sculpture Garden
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