Jacobs Music Center
{{Short description|Symphony hall in San Diego, California, US}}
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| name = Jacobs Music Center
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| former names = Fox Theatre {{small|(1929-85)}}
Copley Symphony Hall{{small|(1985-2013)}}
Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center{{small|(2013-2024)}}
| address = 1245 7th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101-4302
| location = Jacobs Music Center
| city = San Diego
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| architect = {{Plain list|
- Builder: Weeks and Day
2024:
- Renovator: HGA
- Acoustician: Paul Scarbrough
- Theater Planner: Schuler Shook
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| owner = San Diego Symphony
| tenant = San Diego (Orchestra) 1984 - Present
San Diego Symphony Festival Chorus (Chorus) 1984 - Present
| operator = San Diego Symphony
| capacity = 2,248
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| type = Concert Hall
| opened = {{Start date|1929|11|08}}
| renovated = 2021- September 5, 2024
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| cost = $1.5 million
{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1500000|1928}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}} Renovations: $125 million
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| website = {{URL|https://www.copleysymphonyhall.com|Venue Website}}
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Jacobs Music Center is a performing arts theater in San Diego, California. It opened in 1929 as Fox Theatre, a Gothic Revival–style luxury theater. It was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984. The center is also the location of various youth orchestra concerts, including the San Diego Youth Symphony's, and a conservatory.
History
Downtown's Symphony Towers (the second tallest building in San Diego County) was built around the center in 1989. The center features an enormous pipe organ that is built into five walled chambers and was recently restored to its original splendor. It has a seating capacity of 2,248. When it opened in 1929, it had a seating capacity of 2,876.Naylor; American Picture Palaces: The Architecture of Fantasy; Prentice Hall, NY, 1981 The center was designed by Weeks and Day.
In early 2022, the San Diego Symphony announced that Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center would be renovated for acoustic improvements and a major stage remodel including a choral terrace. A year later in early 2023, it was announced that the San Diego Symphony would be returning to the center in a November 4 grand reopening concert.{{Cite news |last=Varga |first=George |date=2023-02-05 |title=San Diego Symphony returning to Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center after $125 million revitalization |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2023-02-05/san-diego-symphony-returning-to-copley-symphony-hall-at-jacobs-music-center-after-125-million-revitalization |access-date=2023-02-12}}
On September 28, 2024, the San Diego Symphony celebrated the grand reopening of the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center.
The extensive renovation, which spanned three years and cost $125 million has breathed new life into this historic concert hall.
Directors
- Marc Wolff (1992-1995)
- Evan T. Papel (1999-2001)
See also
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category|Copley Symphony Hall}}
- [http://www.sandiegosymphony.org/copleysymphonyhall/ Official Web Page]
- [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2277 Copley Symphony Hall] at Cinema Treasures
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Category:Concert halls in California
Category:Buildings and structures in San Diego
Category:Cinemas and movie theaters in San Diego County, California
Category:Former cinemas and movie theaters in California
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in California
Category:Tourist attractions in San Diego County, California
Category:Event venues established in 1929
Category:Performing arts centers in California
Category:Weeks and Day buildings
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