Recording Studio at Harkness Chapel

Harkness Chapel (est. 1902) sits on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and in the center of Mather Quad. Design features include neo-Gothic architecture, antique oak, Georgia pine woodwork, and Tiffany windows, with a warm, intimate, and acoustically resonant space for vocal/instrumental chamber music. 

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Specifications:

  • Aisle length: 50 feet

  • Capacity: 400 guests

  • Equipment: Music Chairs: approx. 60 | Music Stands: approx. 50 | Lectern on wheels

  • Instruments: Steinway grand piano, historical keyboards (used only by the HPP program)

  • Lighting: Stage spotlights, house lights, wall sconces


Description:

  • Gothic design

  • Exterior of Ohio sandstone

  • Roof of copper and black slate

  • Nave is 45x84 feet (3780 sq ft)

  • Tower is 16x16 feet and 45 feet high

  • Eaves are 28 feet high and the apex of gable is 54 feet high

  • Tiffany Co. windows

  • Organ made by Austin Co.

Hall Rental:

Pierrot ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano) recorded on May 7, 2023.

Artist-Teacher Showcase, faculty at Encore Chamber Music Institute.
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
Recorded on June 18, 2023
encorechambermusic.org

Mary Kay Robinson and John Simmons, faculty at Cleveland Institute of Music.
-World premiere of previously unreleased composition from CIM’s library archive and recently published by Southern Music Co.:
Beryl Rubinstein: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Recorded on August 15, 2022.
cim.edu

Zachary Brandon, violin.
Recorded on November 14, 2023 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

Halida Dinova, piano.
Recorded on December 16, 2023 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin and Hyunsoo Kim, piano.
Recorded on June 27, 2023 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

Bartók World Competition 2023
Minchae Kim, violin and Christine Hill, piano.
Recorded on May 17, 2023 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

First Prize Winner: 2022-2023 AVIMC Winter Edition - Piano Artist Group
Zhiye Lin, piano.
Recorded on July 9, 2022 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

Charleston International Music Competition: 2022 Contemporary Music Competition
Anna Linder, violin and Christine Hill, piano.
Recorded on November 3, 2021 at Harkness of CWRU.

Verona Quartet, artist-in-residence at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Recorded on April 4, 2021 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.
veronaquartet.com

Catharsis Winds, student wind quintet at Cleveland Institute of Music.
Recorded on February 26, 2019 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.

Dana Piano Trio, artist-in-residence at Dana School of Music of Youngstown State University.
Recorded on January 24, 2019 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.
ysu.edu

Chaconne Klaverenga, guitar.
Recorded on May 13th, 2017 at Harkness Chapel of CWRU.
chaconneklaverenga.com