Just added: A Trombonist's Guide to New Orleans
by Tom and Claire Brantley
Venue
Loyola University New Orleans is a Catholic institution that emphasizes the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. It is open to students of all faiths and is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Its rich history and Jesuit influence date back to the early 18th century when the Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans.
Loyola is located in the Uptown section of New Orleans, one of the city's most prestigious residential neighborhoods and 15 minutes away from downtown and the French Quarter. Loyola University New Orleans has a total enrollment of 5,500 students, including 3,500 undergraduates. The geographical diversification consists of representatives from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 48 foreign countries.
Loyola Campus
Loyola's $13 million Communications/Music Complex represents the university's commitment to music education. The complex is a 115,000-square-foot, four-story building with state-of-the-art facilities for music and communications.
College of Music
The College of Music has several facilities in which music performances are presented including the 600-seat Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall which can handle the full spectrum of performers from the solo recitalist to the full symphony orchestra and the Nunemaker Auditorium, located in the Monroe Science Complex, is 400-seat lecture/concert hall, which is used for the weekly recital hour, as well as smaller ensemble performances.
Evening concerts will take place at Dixon Concert Hall, which is situated on the Tulane University campus behind the Howard Tilton Library on Freret Street, a short walk from the Loyola University campus.
Dixon Hall
Important Links
- Loyola University Campus Map (pdf)
www.loyno.edu/visitors/maps/Loyola_Campus_Maps.pdf - Communications/Music Complex (CM) & Monroe Hall (MO)
www.loyno.edu/visitors/maps/maincampus.html - Dixon Concert Hall (U068)
www2.tulane.edu/map/dixon_hall.cfm - Tulane University Campus Map (pdf)
www2.tulane.edu/pdf/campusmap.pd