MacPhail Center for Music is a community resource for musical arts education and performance. The dramatic exterior features a mix of glass, galvanized steel, and Cor-Ten steel. Inside natural daylight is optimized through the skylights in the lobby and the 56 instruction studios - each equipped with state-of-the-art audio and recording equipment. There are also several formal and informal performance spaces and a flexible performance hall that accommodates up to 225 audience members.