The Organ Recital Hall is the home of the Casavant Frères Organ, originally installed at CSU in 1968.
Built by Casavant and designed and voiced by Lawrence I. Phelps, the organ is one of the first modern mechanical-action (tracker) organs built at an American university, and is considered a landmark instrument in the “Organ Revival” movement.
Constructed in a style emulating 17th- and 18th-century German organ-building principles, the Casavant was designed specifically for CSU in consultation with Emeritus Professor Robert Cavarra.
The organ includes 2,079 pipes, a 56-note keyboard, a 32-note pedal board, and 34 stops. The sweep of the organ’s façade fills the entire south wall of the hall, with the tallest pipes reaching 19 feet.
The legacy of the Casavant organ has earned CSU an international reputation as the keeper of one of the finest organs built in the 20th century.
The hall is regularly used for faculty, student, and guest artist recitals as well as chamber music and lectures.
The hall seats 275 in theatre seats plus an additional 50 seats with restricted view.
