FORWARD: Hurley School of Music

FORWARD:

The Third Century Campaign for Centenary College of Louisiana

Renovation and Improvements to the Hurley School of Music

WHERE WE WERE Hurley’s third floor underwent minor renovations

• Zero sound-proofing

in the late 1970s. Aside from these minor changes,

• Outdated acoustic technology

Hurley’s 60-year-old practice rooms are relatively

• Claustrophobic layout

identical to those that appear on the original

• Antiquated HVAC and ventilation

blueprints. An update is sorely needed.

• Deteriorating facility

WHERE WE ARE Thanks to the College’s administration and an

• Asbestos removal

outside grant, we have started the first of several

• All-new walls and ceilings

renovation phases. Additional financial support will

•O ne large empty room -

help advance this exciting progress toward state-ofthe-art facilities needed to train Centenary’s talented music students.

a blank canvas

WHERE WE’RE GOING We’ve got big plans for Hurley. We’d like to install up

• Wenger Practice Rooms

to nine brand new practice rooms, each equipped

•E thernet connection for

with its own digital keyboard and computer.

HD recording

Additionally, we’ll install a brand new music

•T ech Lab with

technology lab with six Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), each equipped with state-of-the-art music software and connections to all practice rooms so that students can produce high-quality recordings.

state-of-the-art DAWs • Digital Keyboards

WHAT CAN YOU DO? The Hurley School of Music is in need of your help to better serve our students as they enter today’s music industry. Help us make our goals a reality by taking one of these actionable steps:

OPTION ONE: Make a capital gift Cost of the renovation of the third floor

OPTION THREE: Outfit a practice room with musical equipment

totals over $3.75 million. A foundation

For a gift of $25,000 you can outfit a

gift of $500,000 helped to cover demo,

practice room with a state-of-the-art

asbestos abatement, and reconstruction

digital keyboard and additional instruments

of the space, but $750,000 is needed for

specific to the musical and instruction

HVAC, equipment, and digital connections

content. Your name will be attributed to one

to the new practice rooms; $1,500,000 for

of the new Wegner practice rooms.

an elevator in Hurley connecting all floors; and $1,000,000 for the new digital practice rooms and construction finishes. All seven and six figure gifts will be prominently

OPTION FOUR: Create your own contribution

recognized in the new space.

Don’t see an option you like? Don’t worry, there are many ways you can help!

OPTION TWO: Name a practice room

Contact us to construct your own unique

The cost of one Wenger practice room can

mission to create the next generation of

vary greatly due to a number of factors

artists who will better our world.

contribution and/or share your ideas of how your support might forward Hurley’s

(e.g. transportation, difficulty of installation, included hardware, etc.). A donation of $75,000 would cover all expenses, and your name will be attributed to the room you underwrite.

Thank you for considering a donation for the Hurley

Call the Development Office

Third Floor Renovation Project! Stay connected with

at 318.869.5027 or email

Hurley via our social media pages:

development@centenary.edu

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