The Assembly Hall is a 2,079-capacity performance venue located on the campus of

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. The theater is mostly used for graduation ceremonies, large symposiums, or performances by the college's orchestra. The

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played at the hall while

David Geffen Hall David Geffen Hall is a concert hall at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The 2,200-seat auditorium opened in 1962, and is the home of the New York Philharmonic. The facility, designed by Max Abramovitz, was o ...

was considering undergoing renovations. The venue has hosted many notable music acts such as

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and

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