Sundin Music Hall

Hamline Sundin Music Hall with a Playing Orchestra

Many Twin Cities arts organizations consider Sundin Music Hall their preferred concert venue, including Lyra Baroque, The Minnesota Guitar Society, and The Bach Society of Minnesota.

Sundin Music Hall is recognized for its intimate, warm ambiance and recording-quality acoustics. The 325-seat performance hall is a much sought-after venue for recitals, chamber music concerts, and lectures. Sundin is one of the most intimate and best-sounding performance spaces in the Twin Cities. Literally, there is not a bad seat in the house.

Students perform in the hall regularly each semester. Whether they are in one of Hamline University's music ensembles, performing a senior recital, or simply auditioning for a music scholarship, each student will often find themselves in Sundin Hall.

Hamline University requires masking in all of its indoor spaces, irrespective of individual vaccine status. Hamline University is a vaccine-mandatory campus.

Orchestra performance at Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University

Sundin Music Hall Concerts at Hamline University

Find out more about the 2024-25 season of concerts in Sundin Music Hall. Check below for dates and times, and to purchase tickets. 

Hamline Music Department Concert Series

We encourage all students, alumni, and music enthusiasts to join us in experiencing performances of our  Hamline student ensembles. These concerts are free and open to the public. View the 2024-25 concert schedule

Music in World Cultures Workshops

The Music Department is sponsoring five world music workshops as part of our course Music in World Cultures, taught by Miriam Gerberg, ethnomusicologist.  Observers are welcome to join us.

Apr 3
Thursday
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Pooja Goswami Pavan, North Indian Vocals and Tabla

World Music Workshop Series at Sundin Music Hall

The Music Department is sponsoring five world music workshops as part of our course Music in World Cultures, taught by Miriam Gerberg, ethnomusicologist.  Observers are welcome to join us in Sundin Music Hall. This installation features Pooja Goswami Pavan, North Indian vocals and tabla.

Apr 17
Thursday
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Gao Hong, Chinese Pipa

World Music Workshop Series at Sundin Music Hall

The Music Department is sponsoring five world music workshops as part of our course Music in World Cultures, taught by Miriam Gerberg, ethnomusicologist.  Observers are welcome to join us in Sundin Music Hall. This installation features Gao Hong, Chinese pipa.

Upcoming concerts at Sundin Hall

Mar 29
Saturday
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble

Sundin Music Hall

This concert will feature 2 special musical guests from China. The instruments featured will be the yangqin (dulcimer) and the huqin. Huqin is a family of Chinese bowed-string instruments that include erhu, jinghu, zhonghu and erquanhu. Additionally, 2 musicians from the University of Minnesota doctorate program will be featured. A vocalist who graduated from the China Central Conservatory of Music and a piano student from Taiwan. This program will introduce the audience to music from different parts of China including Taiwan.

Mar 30
Sunday
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sundin Music Hall

The MN Bach Festival’s Outside The Box series presents Baroque Tango, Rhythms of Desire, Longing, and Passion.

The Bach Society of Minnesota, led by Associate Artistic Director Marco Real-d’Arbelles, teams up with the Twin Cities-based Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet to explore the many twists and turns that bring these two musical languages closer than we imagined. Audiences will feel the push-pull between old and new styles as BSM and CGTQ perform works by masters of tango and baroque. Special guests Sabine Ibes, and Fuego Tango Club founders J Abling and Rachel Moon join the ensembles on stage, adding to the passion and rhythmic drive of music by composers such as Pugliese, Piazzolla, Corelli, and Vivaldi in this exciting collaboration.

Concert updates and donations

To make a donation to the Friends of Sundin, please email sundinmusichall@hamline.edu or call 651-523-2459. Leave us a message, and we will return your call immediately. Please do not leave your credit card information on the voicemail or in an email.

To sign up for concert updates, email us at sundinmusichall@hamline.edu  with "Add me to your email list" as the subject line. 

Rental information

Sundin Music Hall is often praised for its intimate and warm ambiance as well as its recording-quality acoustics. Sundin is available for rental upon request. Contact Tommy Barbarella at tbarbarella@hamline.edu or 651-523-2197.

Facility amenities

  • Seven-foot Hamburg Steinway grand piano
  • Seven-foot New York Steinway grand piano
  • Orchestral and percussion equipment
  • Digital recording equipment

Rate includes stage manager and crew, concert hall lighting (no spots or colored lights), sound (basic House PA includes podium with microphone and three wireless microphones; monitors and other PA are extra.). Please note that non-campus renters must supply a certificate of insurance or purchase the same through Hamline University in order to rent Sundin Music Hall. Rental costs are on a sliding scale, as noted below.

The Sundin Music Hall season runs from July 1 to June 30.

Outside event rental: Basic costs

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