The Banff Centre is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park, an inspirational setting for artists.

Facilities for the Music & Sound programs also include:

• performance venues
  
• recording facilities
  

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Music & Sound Building

Built in 1996, the Music & Sound building was designed around a landscaped plaza and brings the natural beauty of the surrounding environment inside. The building houses the music studios, two performance venues - the Rolston Recital Hall and the Bentley Chamber Music Studio. Both the music studios and performance venures are bathed in natural light and are open to the spectacular surrounding mountain views. A percussion studio with a full range of instruments is available to complement those brought by percussionists. Over 50 private practice studios are located in the building and around the campus with 43 grand pianos available to participants of Music & Sound programs.

Music Huts

In addition to the music studios located in the Music & Sound building, 28 well-equipped practice huts are located among the trees close to the building. Each participant in the Fall and Winter Career Development Residency has their own studio or hut, which they can access at any time they wish.

 

Studios

Located inside the Music & Sound building, these beautiful studios are all equipped with a concert-level grand piano.

Piano Shop

Staffed by experienced piano technicians and equipped with the latest technology for repairing, rebuilding, and teaching, The Banff Centre’s piano shop is one of the few in Canada to have both a bass string machine and facilities for making a grand piano soundboard. The piano technicians maintain, repair, and tune over 100 pianos located on The Banff Centre campus.

Rolston Recital Hall

Over 100 events take place in this beautiful hall each year. With a maximum seating capacity of 200, the natural acoustic setting of the hall can be configured for performance or recording situations. From the stage, performers have an extraordinary view of the majestic mountain peaks surrounding the building. The attached control room is used to record from the recital hall or Bentley Chamber Music Studio. More information.

Bentley Chamber Music Studio

Located in the Music & Sound building, the Bentley Chamber Music Studio is an intimate venue which seats approximately 75-100 people. The full-length windows look out onto the mountain ranges, and open to allow access to the Music & Sound Building patio in the summer.

 

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Other Performance Venues

• Eric Harvie Theatre
• Margaret Greenham Theatre
• The Club