Conrad Prebys Music Center

The concert hall’s interior is an asymmetrical system of triangular surfaces that fold around the room in different directions to diffuse sound evenly through the space. Built of cast-in-place concrete and aluminum/glass curtain wall, the Music Center also includes a small, flexible hall for multimedia and music theatre works, a 150-seat lecture/recital hall and rehearsal rooms for chamber, choral, orchestral and percussion music.

The building features the newest technologies in student recording suites, computer music labs, practice rooms and offices. Many interior spaces have views of landscaped courtyards and outdoor areas. The Music Center will present a range of concerts from classical music to innovative new works incorporating cutting-edge technologies. It will also be an education center, as budding musicians from San Diego schools will visit to attend concerts, clinics and classes.

Read the full Music Center background description online.

Wednesday At 7 Presents Red Fish Blue Fish

• Today, 7 p.m.
• Remembering Chou Wen-chung "Chou Wen-chung was kind of a figure of synthesis," said Steven Schick, music faculty at UC San Diego and director of the "red fish blue fish" contemporary percussion group now in its 25th year. The group will honor Chou in a performance on Wednesday. Chou, who died in October, was a mentor to many artists — particularly Asian percussion composers — including some connected with UC San ... Read more