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Harris Fine Arts Center

January 01, 1970

40°15′0″N 111°38′53″W / 40.25000°N 111.64806°W / 40.25000; -111.64806

BYU Harris Fine Arts Center

The Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC) was previously the main location for Brigham Young University's (BYU) College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC). In early 2023, the building was demolished to make way for a new arts building on the same site.

The HFAC was inaugurated in 1964 and was designed by architect William Pereira[1] in the modernist style popular at the time of its construction. The building was notable for its dramatic multi-floor, open, interior atrium that served as an exhibition gallery and an acoustically-resonate space for occasional concerts. The building’s entrances featured four dramatic open patios. The open design of the patios maximized natural light to multiple wings and created exterior workspaces for students.

The HFAC was located immediately to the south of the Museum of Art, and just north of the Wilkinson Student Center.[2]

In 2022, BYU announced plans to demolish the building and build a new arts building in its place, in addition to the new music building announced a few years prior. Demolition began in early 2023.[3] In the meantime, non-musical programs formerly housed in the HFAC will temporarily occupy renovated space in the former Provo High School building, now called the West Campus Central Building.[4][5]

General overview edit

The HFAC housed the School of Music, the Theatre and Media Arts, Art, and Design departments, along with BYU Arts Production.

The HFAC had over 100 rooms of various types, including 53 practice rooms and four art galleries.

The building had seven pipe organs that were considered to be amongst the most notable in Utah, the oldest of which dates back to 1970, although it had been largely rebuilt.[6]

Named areas edit

Following is a list and short explanations of named areas in the HFAC.

de Jong Concert Hall edit

The De Jong Concert Hall was the largest room in the HFAC. It was named for Gerrit de Jong, Jr. who was the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at BYU. The hall had a seating capacity of 1,269.[7][8] It was used for most concerts, both by choral groups and symphonic groups[9] as well as many musicals, operas and dance performances. It was also used during the spring and summer terms for the weekly university devotionals. While most concerts at the de Jong were by BYU groups, outside groups such as the Utah Symphony also performed there.[10]

Events at the de Jong not only generated articles in the BYU paper but were also mentioned in Salt Lake City publications such as the Deseret News[11] and the Salt Lake Tribune[12] as well as in independent Latter-day Saint oriented magazines such as Meridian Magazine.[13]

The hall was so central to the school of music's operations that studies aimed at getting ideal sound quality in the hall have been published by the Audio Engineering Society.[14]

The de Jong hall was designed by Harvey Fletcher.[15]

B. Cecil Gates Opera Workshop edit

Located next to the de Jong Concert Hall, this room was used for rehearsals of student produced operas. It was named for B. Cecil Gates.

Bent F. Larsen Art Gallery edit

This was a three-level gallery, with most of the space being on the main floor and the two higher floors opening onto the main floor. Besides being used for various art displays, it served as the lobby for most of the main theatres, such as the Pardoe, the Madsen Recital Hall, and the de Jong Concert Hall.

The Larsen Art Gallery was also periodically used as a site for dances. It was also used for presentations by the BYU Conservation Laboratory of Fine Art.[16] It was rated as one of the best art galleries in Provo.[17]

Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall edit

The Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall accommodated choral group practices during the week. It was also used for solo and chamber productions by students, faculty and even at times visiting groups.

The Madsen Recital Hall was the main location of the 2005 Primrose International Viola Competition, sponsored by the American Viola Society.[18]

Elbert H. Eastmond Art Seminar Room edit

This room of slightly more than 700 square feet (65 m2) was designed for short showings of a broad variety of art objects.

Philip N. Margetts Arena Theatre edit

This theatre was designed so that seating and acting can occur in any part of the room.

Miriam Nelke Experimental Theatre edit

Besides being used for theatre productions, this theatre was also at times used for the College of Fine Arts and Communications Thursday forums.

T. Earl and Kathryn Pardoe Drama Theatre edit

This theatre seated 509 people and was designed in a tradition proscenium stage setup.

Laycock Endowment edit

The Laycock Endowment began in 2003 and works to connect students with actual projects for clients, that normally involve inter-disciplinary cooperation. From 2011 to 2016, the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration in the Arts (created to house the endowment work) operated as an official center in the CFAC. The Center included work for various BYU entities, and a reading application developed for the Library of Congress.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ Durham, Michael S. The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Desert States. (Washington: Smithsonian Books, 1990) p. 377.
  2. ^ "Campus Map". map.byu.edu. from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ Everett, Emma (2023-03-06). "Demolition underway on the Harris Fine Arts Center". The Daily Universe. from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. ^ Nield, Kelsey Mae (2022-06-06). "BYU announces new arts building to replace HFAC". The Daily Universe. from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. ^ Hair, Anna (2022-09-08). "BYU West Campus officially opens to fine arts students". The Daily Universe. from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ "Pipe Organs of Utah". elliottrl.tripod.com. from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2012-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ . Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  9. ^ Greenleigh, Alicia (2008-03-18). "Fearless rock, dragon tales, Baroque classics and Celtic fusion". Melody Trip. Retrieved 2008-03-30. [dead link]
  10. ^ . Springville City. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  11. ^ "Entertainment calendar". Desert Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  12. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  13. ^ Meridian Magazine : Events Calendar: From BYU to SVU to SLC to AZ and More 2006-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Jones, Edward S. (1971-04-01). "Providing Foldback with Out-of-Phase Loudspeakers". Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 19 (4): 306–309.
  15. ^ . BYU CFAC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012.
  16. ^ . WAAC Newsletter. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
  17. ^ . 10 Best. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007.
  18. ^ . American Viola Society. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006.
  19. ^ LDS Church News, June 1, 2014, p. 6

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the patios maximized natural light to multiple wings and created exterior workspaces for students The HFAC was located immediately to the south of the Museum of Art and just north of the Wilkinson Student Center 2 In 2022 BYU announced plans to demolish the building and build a new arts building in its place in addition to the new music building announced a few years prior Demolition began in early 2023 3 In the meantime non musical programs formerly housed in the HFAC will temporarily occupy renovated space in the former Provo High School building now called the West Campus Central Building 4 5 Contents 1 General overview 2 Named areas 2 1 de Jong Concert Hall 2 2 B Cecil Gates Opera Workshop 2 3 Bent F Larsen Art Gallery 2 4 Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall 2 5 Elbert H Eastmond Art Seminar Room 2 6 Philip N Margetts Arena Theatre 2 7 Miriam Nelke Experimental Theatre 2 8 T Earl and Kathryn Pardoe Drama Theatre 2 9 Laycock Endowment 3 References 4 External linksGeneral overview editThe HFAC housed the School of Music the Theatre and Media Arts Art and Design departments along with BYU Arts Production The HFAC had over 100 rooms of various types including 53 practice rooms and four art galleries The building had seven pipe organs that were considered to be amongst the most notable in Utah the oldest of which dates back to 1970 although it had been largely rebuilt 6 Named areas editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Harris Fine Arts Center news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Following is a list and short explanations of named areas in the HFAC de Jong Concert Hall edit The De Jong Concert Hall was the largest room in the HFAC It was named for Gerrit de Jong Jr who was the first dean of the College of Fine Arts at BYU The hall had a seating capacity of 1 269 7 8 It was used for most concerts both by choral groups and symphonic groups 9 as well as many musicals operas and dance performances It was also used during the spring and summer terms for the weekly university devotionals While most concerts at the de Jong were by BYU groups outside groups such as the Utah Symphony also performed there 10 Events at the de Jong not only generated articles in the BYU paper but were also mentioned in Salt Lake City publications such as the Deseret News 11 and the Salt Lake Tribune 12 as well as in independent Latter day Saint oriented magazines such as Meridian Magazine 13 The hall was so central to the school of music s operations that studies aimed at getting ideal sound quality in the hall have been published by the Audio Engineering Society 14 The de Jong hall was designed by Harvey Fletcher 15 B Cecil Gates Opera Workshop edit Located next to the de Jong Concert Hall this room was used for rehearsals of student produced operas It was named for B Cecil Gates Bent F Larsen Art Gallery edit This was a three level gallery with most of the space being on the main floor and the two higher floors opening onto the main floor Besides being used for various art displays it served as the lobby for most of the main theatres such as the Pardoe the Madsen Recital Hall and the de Jong Concert Hall The Larsen Art Gallery was also periodically used as a site for dances It was also used for presentations by the BYU Conservation Laboratory of Fine Art 16 It was rated as one of the best art galleries in Provo 17 Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall edit The Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Recital Hall accommodated choral group practices during the week It was also used for solo and chamber productions by students faculty and even at times visiting groups The Madsen Recital Hall was the main location of the 2005 Primrose International Viola Competition sponsored by the American Viola Society 18 Elbert H Eastmond Art Seminar Room edit This room of slightly more than 700 square feet 65 m2 was designed for short showings of a broad variety of art objects Philip N Margetts Arena Theatre edit This theatre was designed so that seating and acting can occur in any part of the room Miriam Nelke Experimental Theatre edit Besides being used for theatre productions this theatre was also at times used for the College of Fine Arts and Communications Thursday forums T Earl and Kathryn Pardoe Drama Theatre edit This theatre seated 509 people and was designed in a tradition proscenium stage setup Laycock Endowment edit The Laycock Endowment began in 2003 and works to connect students with actual projects for clients that normally involve inter disciplinary cooperation From 2011 to 2016 the Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration in the Arts created to house the endowment work operated as an official center in the CFAC The Center included work for various BYU entities and a 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