About
Inside The Venue
Directions and Parking
Events and Booking

About

The Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building is home to the Music Department, as well as the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall and is named for former Trinity Professor Campbell Smith. The Smith Music Building is a wing of what is commonly known on campus as the Dicke Smith Building and is part of the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center.

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Fast Facts:
  • All-Steinway campus distinction, one of only 169 in the world
  • The campus consists of 43 Steinway Pianos
  • 50+ yearly recitals, concerts, and music performances
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Hours of operation

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: Noon - 10 p.m.

Inside the Venue

The Smith Music Building is full of students with instruments in hands  in hallways moving from classrooms, to private lessons, to voice lessons, and faculty-student mentoring sessions.

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Ruth Taylor Recital Hall

Ruth Taylor Recital Hall is a state-of-the-art performance space and is the site of many music department recitals and concerts, University lectures, and outside events. The 312-seat hall features a raised stage and Wenger acoustical shells, positioned against a beautiful maple wood backdrop, creating a superb acoustical environment.

Features:

  • Auditorium capacity: 300
  • Indoor conference area: 4,000 sq. ft.
  • Outdoor reception area: 6,000 sq. ft.
  • On site technician: Yes

 

 

Practice Rooms and Classrooms

The building is made up of three floors that houses music classrooms, rooms for private lessons, labs, and faculty offices.

Our practice rooms are soundproof and equipped with Steinway Concert Grand Pianos. Spaces are open, inviting and composed to serve purpose and allow students to move about with musical instruments or with their groups constantly creating.

Music student and Trinity professor practice on the Steinway Concert Grand piano
Music Department

Musical life at Trinity can be heard in the choir, orchestra, wind ensemble, and many other musical groups open to all students at Trinity. Students who choose to study performance, composition, or music education do so through ensemble participation, private lessons, and courses in music history and theory.

Visit the Department of Music

Choir students singing together during a concert
Two people doing hand movements

Degree Programs

Trinity offers a B.M. in performance, composition, or music education. For academic study of music, or students who want to double major in another field of study, we offer the B.A. in music.

Music Degree Programs


Performance Ensembles

Students can join various choral and instrumental ensembles that perform on campus and around the world.

Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles


Private Lessons

Trinity also offers private lessons in both instruments and voice to all students regardless of their majors. Lessons are taught by both full-time and part-time faculty. 

Private Lesson Instruction

Directions and Parking

Address: One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212

  Campus map

Directions to the Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building

From the North on Hwy 281 (airport): 
  • Proceed to Interstate 281 South.
  • Travel south on Hwy 281 for approximately 4 miles.
  • Exit at Hildebrand Avenue and turn right at the light off the highway.
  • Turn left at the first stoplight onto Devine Road/Stadium Drive. (If you reach Shook Avenue, you have gone too far.)
  • Veer right at the yield sign at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto the 2nd road into campus.
  • Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building will be immediately on your right. You can either park outside to the left or under Laurie Auditorium.
From the South on Hwy 281 (downtown/Riverwalk and Corpus Christi):
  • Travel north on Interstate 281 North/37 North.
  • Exit at Hildebrand Avenue and turn left at the light off the highway.
  • Turn left at the first stoplight, not including those at the highway intersection, onto Devine Road/Stadium Drive. (If you reach Shook Avenue, you have gone too far.)
  • Veer right at the yield sign at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto the 2nd road into campus.
  • Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building will be immediately on your right. You can either park outside to the left or under Laurie Auditorium.
From the North on I-35 (Austin)
  • Travel north on Interstate 281 North/37 North.
  • Exit at Hildebrand Avenue and turn left at the light off the highway.
  • Turn left at the first stoplight, not including those at the highway intersection, onto Devine Road/Stadium Drive. (If you reach Shook Avenue, you have gone too far.)
  • Veer right at the yield sign at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto the 2nd road into campus.
  • Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building will be immediately on your right. You can either park outside to the left or under Laurie Auditorium.
From the East on I-10 (Houston):
  • Travel west on Interstate 10 and exit Interstate 281 North/37 North.
  • On Hwy 281 North, exit at Hildebrand Avenue and turn left at the light off the highway.
  • Turn left at the first stoplight onto Devine Road/Stadium Drive. (If you reach Shook Avenue, you have gone too far.)
  • Veer right at the yield sign at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto the 2nd road into campus.
  • Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building will be immediately on your right. You can either park outside to the left or under Laurie Auditorium.
From the West on I-10 (El Paso):
  • Travel east on Interstate 10.
  • Exit at Hildebrand Avenue (Exit 566B).
  • Turn left on Hildebrand and travel approximately two miles.
  • At the intersection of Hildebrand and Devine Road/Stadium Drive, Trinity will be located on your right. (If you reach Hwy 281, you have gone too far.)
  • Turn right onto Stadium Drive.
  • Veer right at the yield sign at the bottom of the hill.
  • Turn right onto the 2nd road into campus.
  • Campbell and Eloise Smith Music Building will be immediately on your right. You can either park outside to the left or under Laurie Auditorium.

Parking and Accessibility

  Parking policy

General Parking

Parking is available in Parking Lot M, located on Stadium Drive. There is a ramp from Parking Lot M that follows around the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall to the main entrance of the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts lobby. Additional parking is available in the outdoor parking lot by the Dicke Smith Music and Art Building, just east of the Ruth Taylor Theater Building. 

Visitor Parking

There is designated visitor parking available on the Laurie Auditorium Orange Level and Lot B and at the Alamo Stadium.

Accessibility Accommodations
 

Parking
Laurie Auditorium Parking Garage has elevators with Braille signage and has accessible parking spaces available on all levels.

Elevators
There are two elevators available, one located near Laurie Auditorium, one in the Dicke Smith Building all elevators have braille signage.

Seating and Listening Devices
Reserved wheelchair and accessible seating in all the venues. Assisted listening devices are available for events at the box office.

Entrances
There are two accessible entrances to the Smith Music Building. The main entrance on the south side of the building with a ramp into the front lobby and one at leading from Laurie Auditorium, which has a ramp with direct access to the Dicke Art Building and the Campbell Music Building.  There is an additional ramp located in Parking Lot M that follows the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall around to the main entrance lobby.
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Contact
TUPD is available and onsite during every event. For further assistance, please call the Trinity University Police Department at 210-999-7070.

Downloadable Maps

 

    Events and Booking Information


    Upcoming Events

     

    Booking Information

    Tiger Faculty and Staff

    Host an Event

    Planning a large event or activity? Contact Conferences and Special Programs for more information about event planning on Trinity’s campus.

    Reserve a Space or Place

    Make individual space or room reservations through T-Space at tspace.trinity.edu. You’ll need your Trinity network username and password, and an idea about the date, time, location, and size of your event.

    Students: Reach out to a faculty or staff sponsor for more information on event planning and space reservations.

    Community Members

    Host an Event

    Want to use a facility or space on Trinity’s campus for your next large event or activity? Contact Conferences and Special Programs for more information.

    Reserve a Space or Place

    Rooms, halls, and outdoor spaces can be reserved for events such as guest lectures, meetings, or other smaller activities. Contact Conferences and Special Programs for more information.