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Denis Arnold Hall, Oxford
About Denis Arnold Hall The Denis Arnold Hall is the largest room in the Music Faculty of the University of Oxford and is used for lectures, research seminars, workshops, recitals and conferences. It has a state-of-the-art A/V system with touchscreen control. It also has audio and video ties to the recording studio. Instruments usually available in the hall include a Steinway Grand Piano (recently refurbished) and a selection of large percussion instruments. The hall is named after Denis Midgley Arnold, a British musicologist and Heather Professor of Music at Oxford…
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Holywell Music Room
About Holywell Music Room The Holywell is a popular concert hall situated on Holywell Street, in Oxford, providing a convenient and central location for concerts and recitals. It is better suited for chamber music or small ensembles. The oldest custom-built concert hall in Europe, the Holywell Music Room opened its doors to the public for the first time in 1748 and celebrated its 250th anniversary in the summer of 1998. Designed by Thomas Camplin, Vice-Principal of St Edmund Hall, the building was probably the brainchild of William Hayes, then Professor…