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Aspen Music Festival & School - Benedict Music Tent

The 2,050-seat Benedict Music Tent is the only permanent tensile structure in the world to host world class music performances.

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Aspen Music Festival & School – Benedict Music Tent

Aspen Music Festival & School - Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. The elegant tensile structure nestles into the sight. Another summit on the horizon. © Timothy Hursley

2,050

Seats

Aspen Music Festival & School - Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado. Natural light floods the space. © Timothy Hursley

15M

Dollars

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Description

The seating plan envelopes the stage providing an intimate experience.

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Concert lighting is subtly integrated on truss elements that also support the canvas acoustic reflectors over the stage.

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The stage is sized to accommodate a large combined ensemble of master instructors and students.

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Midday rehearsal of the Festival Orchestra.

Project Details

Location

Aspen, Colorado

Discipline

Theatre/Performance Environments

Size

2,050 Seats

Partners

Harry Teague Architects (Architect) / Kirkegaard & Associates (Acoustics)

Photo Credit

© Timothy Hursley

Services

Theatre Design / Theatrical Lighting System / Theatrical Rigging System

Awards

2003, Honor Award AIA Western Mountain Region
2003, Honor Award AIA Colorado West Chapter, Interior