Known for its acoustic
excellence and intimate scale, Merkin Concert Hall has long been treasured as a
unique venue in the New York concert community. The Hall has developed a
reputation for keen programming, driven by an imaginative mixture of traditional
and innovative performances. Most recently, Merkin Hall was saluted by ASCAP for
the 2001 co-presentation of A Great Day in New York directed by Fred
Sherry.
Merkin
Concert Hall is a division of the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, which
also includes the Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance and the
Special Music School of America. A not-for-profit organization founded in
1952, the KaufmanCenter occupies its own facility, the award-winning
Abraham Goodman House, located in the heart of Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Through its three
divisions, the center is an unsurpassed cultural resource where people of all
ages experience the joy of artistic creation, expression and appreciation.