The Joseph G. Shapiro Family Halll is shared by the music, drama, and history departments, the Division of Marketing and Communications, as well as some offices for Herbert School of Communication faculty.
The Hofstra Music Department offers degrees in Music Performance, Education, Composition, History, Merchandising, and Jazz and Commercial Music. Their diverse faculty includes Emmy winning composers, world-renowned conductors, musicians performing at the highest professional caliber in the world’s biggest venues, and leaders in the fields of music education, electronic music, and world music.
The basement of Shapiro Family Hall contains two of the music department's rehearsal spaces, a large ensemble space that can hold a group of 100+, and a smaller space ideal for groups anywhere from four to twenty musicians. Both spaces are acoustically engineered to offer the best rehearsal possible.
The second floor of Shapiro Family Hall houses the drama department's Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box theatre. This space offers state-of-the-art technology in an intimate setting between the performer and the audience. Features include a customizable lighting grid and catwalk and a seating plan that can change depending on the desire of the production staff.
ABOUT THE BUILDING
Home to Presidential Studies, the departments of music, drama, and History, and the Division of Marketing and Communications, this modern four-story building, which opened in 2005, provides state-of-the-art rehearsal and performance spaces for our music and drama students.