Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall in the Arts District of Downtown Dallas, Texas designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei and opened in September of 1989. It is situated in the Dallas Arts District, which it shares with the Dallas Museum of Art, the Arts District Theatre and Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater. It is the current home of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Construction was funded in part by $10 million from Ross Perot.

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Arts District - Downtown - Dallas - Texas - Chinese-American - I.M. Pei - September - 1989 - Dallas Museum of Art - Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater - Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Ross Perot

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As with other Pei designs, the Meyerson is considered to be highly unorthodox yet visually stunning. The exterior of the large pavilion and lobby is circular and constructed of glass and metal supports to contrast with the solid geometric lines of the actual hall. The interior is in the standard shoebox style and seats 2,062. Acoustical canopies above the hall can be raised or lowered to reshape the auricular properties of the hall. The Meyerson also famously houses the last Fisk Organ to be worked on by Charles Fisk of the C.B. Fisk company before his death.

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Trivia

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The center is named after Morton Meyerson, a close friend and business partner of Ross Perot in the creation of Electronic Data Systems.

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Morton Meyerson - Electronic Data Systems

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The Greenhill School, located in Addison, Texas, celebrates its graduation annually at the symphony center.

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