University of Denver Newman Center for the Performing Arts Lamont School of Music Denver, Colorado Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided full scope theatre consulting for the new Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts. The $63.5 million Center is home to the University’s Lamont School of Music and Department of Theatre, providing both with live performance venues and instructional facilities including • June Swaner Gates Concert Hall – a 950-seat space configured for symphonic performances and fully-staged operas • Frederick C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall – a 250-seat music room and home of the William K. Coors Organ • Elizabeth Eriksen Byron “Flexible” Theatre – a drama performance laboratory that seats up to 300 in various seating /staging arrangements Lamont School of Music facilities, including Hamilton Hall, were informally opened to students during the Spring semester, 2003. Client: Anderson Mason Dale Owner: University of Denver Acoustics Consultant: Kirkegaard & Associates Photography: Frank Ooms Univeristy of Denver