MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building

The Vision

• $15.2-million renovation and expansion of the School of Music building.
• Will increase space by 50 percent to better accommodate the 500 music majors and 4,000 non-majors now using a building designed for 300 students.
• Nearly double the number of student practice rooms.
• New acoustically isolated teaching studios.
• New classrooms, offices and space for student music group rehearsals and instrument storage.
• New entrance on 18th Ave.
• Enclose and improve the historic courtyard and outdoor stage on the east side of the building.

Financing

• The Oregon Legislature has approved state bonds for half the building cost, $7.6 million.
• To facilitate a fall bond sale, the School of Music must raise $7.6 million in private gifts by October 2005. To date, including Lorry Lokey's contributions totaling $4 million, $7.1 million has been raised.

Timing

• Expected groundbreaking: August 2006
• Expected completion: Fall 2008

Major Donations So Far

• Terri and Jon Anderson
• Phoebe Atwood
• Ruby Brockett
• Leona and Robert DeArmond
• Ford Family Foundation
• Marcia Baldwin and Mira Frohnmayer
• Virginia and Timothy Foo
• Lynn and Dave Frohnmayer
• Kathleen D. Richards Grubbe
• Harrington Family Foundation
• Audrey Aasen-Hull and J. Byrne Hull
• Lorry Lokey
• Mary and Jay O'Leary
• Thelma and Gilbert Schnitzer
• Marilyn and Calvin Smith