Facilities

F. Ludwig Diehn Center for the Performing Arts

The F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music is housed in the F. Ludwig Diehn Center for the Performing Arts, opened in 1991. The facility is among the finest in the area. As of 2014, the Diehn Center for the Performing Arts features a new addition to the original building which houses the rooms and studios listed below.

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Diehn Center Exterior. Copyright Steve Maylone, maylone.com.

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Diehn Center Exterior. Copyright Steve Maylone, maylone.com.

 

Acoustically adjustable and accommodates 100 vocalists with ample floor seating for an additional instrumental or vocal ensemble; superb audio and video recording and playback capabilities.

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A state of the art facility built for instruction, recording and production; includes a tracking room, a control room and an isolation booth.

ODU Recording Studio
ODU Recording Studio

Diehn Percussion Studio

ideal for instruction, rehearsal and recording; includes an AV rack with wireless headphone capabilities.

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ideal for small instrumental and vocal ensembles; these rooms link directly to the recording studio.

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with SmartBoard, 20 Mac Stations equipped with USB keyboards and interfaces; includes various software packages such as ProTools, Sibelius, Pyware and others.

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with a SmartBoard, audio playback; expanded and flexible floor space to emulate the classroom for future music educators; this room houses an extensive collection of Orff instruments.

In addition, the Diehn Center for the Performing Arts houses numerous classrooms, practice modules, a MIDI lab, an organ rehearsal room, a large, acoustically tunable instrumental rehearsal room, and the Wilson G. Chandler Recital Hall, an intimate state of the art performance space.