Facilities

  • Photo of the recital hall with a grand piano center stage with an empty audience

    Recital hall

  • Photo of a choral rehearsal room with a grand piano in the middle of the room surrounded by choral risers

    Rehearsal Room A

  • Photo of the chamber music room which has many windows facing a fountain with a small grand piano and five music stands in a semi-circle

    Chamber music room

  • Photo of a teaching lecture hall with a projector and white board with music staff

    Lecture hall—teaching

  • Two photos of a large practice room with an upright piano and music stand in the corner

    Large practice room

Dalton Center

Western Michigan University's Irving S. Gilmore School of Music is housed in the Dorothy U. Dalton Center. Boasting 157,000 square feet, or the equivalent of 4.5 football fields, Dalton Center's distinctive spaces include two recital halls, a professional recording studio, various music production workstations and studios, a state-of-the-art multimedia room, a computer lab, a keyboard lab, and one of the world's largest installations of prefabricated, sound-isolated practice rooms and teaching studios. Dalton Center is adjacent to the nationally recognized James W. Miller Auditorium, an accessible venue for featuring the music school's large ensemble performances and festivals.