St Hilda's College

Hire the JdP and rooms

The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

The JdP Music Building is available to hire for a wide range of events including concerts, recordings, rehearsals, drama productions, lectures, meetings, conferences and other functions.

The Edward Boyle Auditorium

The Edward Boyle Auditorium seats 168 people and its raised stage provides all audience members with an excellent view. It offers a first-class acoustic, ideal for chamber music but also for the spoken voice.

We can host classical, jazz, folk and other types of concerts. The auditorium is a very versatile space with fully adjustable seating and acoustics, enabling it to function successfully as a venue for concerts, recordings, lectures, conferences, and dramatic productions.  The low level of background noise, the Steinway D piano, and a wall box connection to the recording studio make it an ideal space for musical performance and recordings, while the built-in PA system and data projector also make the auditorium well-suited to hosting conferences.

The Brian Duke Foyer

The Brian Duke Glass Foyer provides the perfect space for receptions, interval drinks, meetings, and corporate functions as well as for hosting art exhibitions.

Practice rooms

The JdP Music Building has five practice rooms available to hire. Every practice room has a piano, piano stool, chairs, and music stands, and can be used for individual practice as well as for music teaching.

Room

Stevenson Room

The Stevenson Room is larger than the upstairs practice spaces. It is designed to be a practice facility for professional pianists, small chamber groups and advanced piano teaching.

Facilities

Steinway A grand piano

Hire Price

£22.00 +VAT per hour

Room

MacKinnon Room

Contains a Yamaha U3 SH piano, which enables students and teachers to play the piano silently, record their playing or use the built-in electronic samples. This room is also acoustically treated, making it an ideal practice space for all instruments.

Facilities

Yamaha U3S-Silent

Hire Price

£16.50 +VAT per hour

Room

Lee Room

The Lee Room contains two upright pianos, which suits piano teaching, duo work and individual practice.

Facilities

Yamaha U3 upright piano and Offenbach RS-4 upright

Hire Price

£16.50 +VAT per hour

Room

Pennycress Room

Smaller all-purpose practice/teaching room.

Facilities

Seiler upright piano

Hire Price

£16.50 +VAT per hour

Room

Salmon Room

Smaller all-purpose practice/teaching room (n.b. also contains a harpsichord).

Facilities

Yamaha U3 upright piano

Hire Price

£16.50 +VAT per hour

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