Common Ground Construction Report
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It’s mid-July, we’re about halfway through our Common Ground construction project(!) and PCM’s new music learning center is really starting to take shape. You can even start to imagine the new, purpose built spaces teeming with young musicians’ classes, adult ensembles, and world music ensembles.
Demolition – which began in December 2023 – feels like a distant memory.
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Over the past few months, the ground was graded, the foundation poured, and the steel frame went up (including the beam that many of you signed!).
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Meanwhile, a major transformation is underway in the administration wing of the main building: The floorplan has been reconfigured to create a more open and welcoming reception area, and new passageways have been created to facilitate harmonious integration and easy access between the main building and the music learning center.
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At the moment, we are on target for the new administration wing to open this fall, and for the new music learning center to open in the spring of 2025!
If you’d like a closer look at the construction site, we are offering hard hat tours of the new music learning center, as well as a first look at the renovated administrative wing.
Tour dates:
- Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, July 30 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Saturday, August 3 at 9 a.m.
Informational tours include refreshments.
Closed toe shoes required.
Sign up for tours here.
Stay tuned for more updates and can’t wait to see you on campus!