Music by the Lake — The Next Act
 This coming season brings an exciting new chapter in the history of the campus and of Music by the Lake. Thanks to the generous support of leadership donors, $1.1 million has been raised for a new home for Music by the Lake at George Williams College of Aurora University.
Because of this initial success, patrons and artists will enjoy a new pavilion in the summer of 2008! Site preparation and construction is underway and will be completed in June when the festival opens its eighth season since the revival of the celebrated Geneva Lake summer music tradition in 2001.
The new facility will be called The Ferro Pavilion in recognition of the $500,000 leadership gift to the project from the Ferro Family Foundation, established by lake residents Michael and Jacky Ferro of Chicago.
A New Expanded Design
The new design, in the same footprint as the current Allyn Pavilion, celebrates the beautiful surroundings of the campus and Geneva Lake while increasing the number of seats under cover. The new seasonal venue will be a tensile structure inspired by the famous Benedict Music Tent at the Aspen Music Festival. The new pavilion will provide:
- Improved experience for patrons and artists
- Increased seating capacity in the pavilion
- Improved site lines for audiences
- A permanent stage with enhanced acoustical and technical capability
- Expanded terrace seating around the perimeter of the pavilion
We invite you to learn more about the Ferro Pavilion project
For more information, contact Derek D’Auria, Director of Development, at 262-245-8512 or ddauria@aurora.edu. |
