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.
Practice room booking info (PDF)
Email: events@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk
Phone: 01865 286 668
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