CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Institute of Music is tuning up for a big weekend.

On Oct. 3–4, the conservatory will celebrate the grand reopening of Kulas Hall, its signature performance space, following a nearly two-year, $22 million renovation that transformed the venue into a state-of-the-art hall with world-class acoustics, new technology and a sleek new look.

The celebration begins Friday, Oct. 3, with a 7 p.m. ribbon-cutting followed by a free concert at 7:30 p.m. The CIM Orchestra, led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, music director of the North Carolina Symphony, will inaugurate the hall. The program includes segments from “Woodland Songs,” a recent commission by Chickasaw composer and CIM alumnus Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, accompanied by soloists from the Voice Depa

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