Norman S. Benzaquen Hall

SIZE:1,610 square feet (46' 1"W x 35' 6"D)

CAPACITY:85

Features

Large, column-free space

Vaulted ceilings

Hardwood floor

Steinway D 9-foot grand piano

Tables, orchestra chairs, music stands, & conductor's podium

About

Benzaquen Hall is ideal for chamber orchestra and chorus rehearsals and recording projects, as well as chamber music performances. It is also a unique setting for intimate parties, product launches, panel discussions, staff retreats, and press conferences.

Located in New York City at the nexus of the Javits Center, Hudson Yards, Hell’s Kitchen, Penn Station, and Times Square in midtown-Manhattan, Benzaquen Hall at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music is centrally located near public transportation, parking, hotels, restaurants, and shops.

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Congratulation to @thewizbway—GRAMMY nominated f

Congratulation to @thewizbway—GRAMMY nominated for Best Musical Theater Album! Recorded in Benzaquen Hall at @thedimennacenter and by Lawrence Manchester of Audiosmith Digital Solutions.

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Original post • @thewizbway:

EVERYBODY REJOICE!!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS-GRAMMY NOMINATED-BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM -The Wiz @josephjoubert88keys Joseph Joubert, @iamallenlouis Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer & lyricist) & to the whole Original Broadway company. History continues to be made! We as the First National Touring Company of The Wiz celebrate your achievement and couldn’t be more proud of you and your history-making story and legacy that we will now be apart of!! Again, CONGRATULATIONS! #wizmusical #thewizbway

It's been a blast having TIME:SPANS Festival back

It's been a blast having TIME:SPANS Festival back at The DiMenna Center, and there is still one week left of performances! Join us in Cary Hall for some incredible artists this week, including Talea Ensemble, JACK Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, and Yarn/Wire!

Learn more at timespans.org

@taleaensemble @jackquartet @alarmwillsound @yarnwire

Congratulations to @SomeLikeItHotMusical for winni

Congratulations to @SomeLikeItHotMusical for winning Best Musical Theater Album at the 2024 Grammys, which was mixed in our very own control room at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music by Lawrence Manchester of @AudiosmithsDigitalSolutions!

And a special shout out to Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street—who recorded the orchestra in our Cary Hall—which was also nominated for the Best Musical Theater Album.

#Grammys2024

Congratulations to Passion For Bach And Coltrane f

Congratulations to Passion For Bach And Coltrane for winning the 2024 GRAMMY for Best Classical Compendium! Recorded in Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center, this extraordinary album features @AlexBrownMusic, @HarlemQuartet, @ImaniWinds, @EdwardPerezBass, Neal Smith, and A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown and @MarkDoverMusic, producers.

Video re-shared from Imani Winds. #GRAMMYS2024 #2024GRAMMYS #GRAMMYS #GRAMMY

Other Spaces

Mary Flagler Cary Hall

SIZE:3,465 square feet (63' W x 55' 7" D)

CAPACITY:250

Large column-free space

Vaulted ceilings

Hardwood floor

Theatrical rigging and lighting

Active Acoustic design by E-Coustic Systems

Steinway D 9-foot grand piano

Tables, orchestra chairs, music stands, & conductor's podium

Control Room

Lawo 200+ channel mc2-56 mixing console

Dual 128 channel Protools HDX Rec/Editing/Mixing

Full video playback for Film & TV post-audio mixing

FO connectivity for external streaming/remote rec

Francis Manzella Design

In-house recording services provided by Audiosmith Digital Solutions

Dolby-certified control room

Marianne Lockwood Green Room

SIZE:13' 4" W x 16' 8" D

Steinway Model M piano

High-speed internet and phone lines

Music stands

Chairs, Table, and Sofa (available upon request)