Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts

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Building Information

Phone Number616.395.7650

221 Columbia AvenueHolland, MI  49423

The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, completed fall 2015, includes two performance venues, classrooms, practice rooms, faculty studios and office space for the Department of Music. The 64,000-square-foot complex is built along Columbia Avenue between 9th and 10th streets.

The centerpiece of the new building is an 800-seat concert hall featuring both main-floor and balcony seating. The facility also houses the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall that seats approximately 125 for more intimate performances and features the primary concert piano, a Steinway concert grand. 

Instructional space includes dedicated rehearsal space for the college’s several choral and instrumental ensembles, 17 individual practice rooms, an updated piano lab, a computer lab, a percussion studio, a recording studio and two general-use classrooms. The building also includes 24 faculty teaching studios and offices.

The department of music presents more than 125 performances, clinics, workshops and recitals each year. Hope also features concerts through programs such as the long-running Great Performance Series.

The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts will replace Nykerk Hall of Music, which was constructed in 1956 when Hope’s enrollment was 1,100 students. Enrollment this past year was more than 3,300. Hope College and Holland have never had a venue dedicated strictly for music performance.

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  • Interior of the John and Dede Howard Recital Hall at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, featuring rows of black chairs facing a stage with a covered piano. The hall has warm wooden paneling and dim lighting.
  • A string quartet performs on the stage of an empty concert hall at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The hall has a modern wooden backdrop and rows of empty seats in the foreground.
  • A piano instructor plays the piano while a student sings during a lesson inside a music studio at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College. The studio is equipped with music stands, a computer, and various instructional materials.
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  • A spacious music rehearsal room at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, featuring a grand piano in the center, tiered seating with black chairs, and a group of formally dressed people standing near the back wall.
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  • The interior of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring an 800-seat concert hall with main-floor and balcony seating. A grand piano is positioned on the stage. The hall has wood paneling and modern architectural design.
  • A student is playing the violin while three people sit and watch in a nearly empty recital hall at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College.
  • The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, illuminated at dusk, showcasing its modern glass facade and spacious interior.
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  • Interior view of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring a wooden staircase, a balcony with wooden railings, and a spacious lobby area with benches and hanging lights. Sunlight streams through large windows, casting shadows on the floor.
  • Two people walking in the spacious, sunlit atrium of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, with large windows and modern seating along the walls.
  • An interior view of the 800-seat concert hall in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring main-floor and balcony seating, a stage with wooden paneling, and rows of empty seats.
  • Front view of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring a modern red-brick exterior with large windows. The entrance is flanked by a row of bicycles and surrounded by landscaped greenery.
  • The exterior of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring modern architecture with red brick and large glass windows under a clear blue sky.
  • A large organ with multiple keyboards and numerous control knobs is prominently displayed in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts concert hall. The hall features modern wooden acoustic paneling and a high, curved ceiling with recessed lighting.
  • Sunlit interior of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring a large staircase, wooden balcony railings, and modern architectural design with large windows casting shadows on the floor.
  • A music instructor writes musical notes on a whiteboard while a group of students observes in a classroom at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College. A grand piano is in the foreground.
  • The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, a modern building featuring red brick and glass facade with tall windows, located along Columbia Avenue between 9th and 10th streets.
  • The interior of the 800-seat concert hall at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, featuring a stage with two grand pianos and several chairs, surrounded by modern wooden paneling and illuminated by soft lighting.
  • A student plays a large pipe organ while an instructor watches and provides guidance in a practice room at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College. A harpsichord is also visible in the background.
  • A music conductor leads a large ensemble of students playing various wind and brass instruments in a rehearsal room at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College. The room is equipped with music stands, chairs, and large windows, with curtains along the walls.
  • A conductor stands in front of a grand piano, leading a choir of students during a rehearsal in a spacious, modern classroom at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College.
  • The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, a modern brick and glass building with large windows and a sleek entrance, set against a backdrop of a vibrant, partly cloudy sky. The spacious, landscaped plaza in front features striped paving and plant beds.

View photos from the construction of the Jack H. Miller Center 

The Jack H. Miller Center Earned LEED Silver Certification 

Read a stellar review of our concert hall’s acoustics 

Check out upcoming performances at the Jack H. Miller Center 

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