The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

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MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER is owned and operated by the City of Dallas – Office of Cultural Affairs, the Meyerson Symphony Center opened in September of 1989. World-renowned architect I.M. Pei designed the MSC. The acoustician was Russell Johnson of ARTEC Consultants. The centerpiece of the MSC is the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, an intimate, acoustically superior, performance space with seating for up to 2,062. Every detail of the concert hall was designed to achieve the highest acoustical quality, with special elements of the design providing the capability of tailoring the acoustical environment to the performance. RENTAL/CONTRACT FEE CLASSIFICATIONS CITY NONPROFIT: Organizations must have a 501 (c) (3) letter stating their status as a not-for-profit organization and must be recipients of City funding through the Office of Cultural Affairs in order to qualify for this lowest level of the MSC's rate schedule. NONPROFIT: Organizations must have a 501 (c) (3) letter stating their status as a not-for-profit organization to qualify for the middle tier level of the MSC's rate schedule. COMMERCIAL: All other organizations, individuals, etc., that do not qualify under the above two listed nonprofit levels, will be contracted based on the Commercial rate schedule.