Bass Performance Hall is very popular and is considered the third largest cultural district in the world. It serves as a mark of one of the country’s most successful efforts in terms of downtown revitalization.
Bass Performance Hall was constructed using private funds. It is home to the Cliburn Concerts, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Opera, and Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, to name a few. Every resident company functions independently from the Performing Fort Worth and it manages its very own schedule of programming at the Bass Hall.
The non-profit organization that manages the Hall is the Performing Arts Fort Worth. It also features that national Broadway touring product, which is under the Broadway, and at the Bass banner. Its programming includes the McDavid Studio Concert Series, Popular Entertainment, and Broadway Specials.
The multipurpose Hall has 2,042 seats. It is designed by David M. Schwarz of the Architectural Services, Inc. with acoustics by Holden Acoustics, Inc.’s Jaffee. It is characteristic of the form of a classic European opera house form. The Founders Concert Theater is topped by the 80-foot Great Dome, which Fort Worth artists Scott Gentling have painted. The Grand Facade is graced by two 48-foot-tall angels made from Texas limestone by Marton Varos. These angels are now cultural icons of North Texas. The Hall is known for its exceptional acoustics and outstanding sightlines, as well as an atmosphere that rivals the best halls around the globe.
Bass Performance Hall is situated on a complete city block that includes Commerce, Calhoun and 4th Streets in downtown Fort Worth‘s famed Sundance Square.
Van Cliburn, a pianist, suggested the hall to Nancy Lee Bass and Perry Richardson Bass, who are both philanthropists.
It was constructed with limestone based on the design of David M. Schwarz from the Architectural Services, Inc. The Founders Concert Theater is topped by a dome measuring 80 feet (24 m), which Scott and Stuart Gentling painted. Marton Varo sculpted two angels measuring 48 feet (15 m) from Texas limestone.
It can seat 2,056 people. The Hall was built as a multipurpose venue that can house symphony and ballet, opera, stage musicals, and rock concerts. The Hall is now home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Texas Ballet Theater. It also houses the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. The Hall is managed by Performing Arts Fort Worth. It also hosts its own performances, including a series for families and a national touring Broadway show.
The Maddox-Muse Center was officially inaugurated in 2001. It also included the Van Cliburn Recital Hall, and McDavid Studio, which has 220 seats. Maddox-Muse Center also houses offices for Performing Arts Fort Worth (a non-profit organization responsible for managing the Hall and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra).
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