Beyond Music

Campus and Facilities Overview

The Colgate University campus, set on a hill with broad vistas of the rural Chenango Valley in central New York, has frequently been recognized as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. See this map of the campus.

The facilities we use most are:

Except for the apartments, all of these facilities are on or near the academic quad in the upper part of campus.

Note that attendance at the Conference requires the ability to independently negotiate Colgate’s walking paths, including some steep slopes.

Accommodations

Housing on the Colgate campus in 2025 will be in dorms and apartments.

The dorms and apartments have mostly double rooms and a few single rooms. However, all rooms in dorms and apartments will be single-occupancy, unless attendees request to share a room.

In the dorms and in the apartments, bedrooms are furnished with extra-long twin beds, wardrobes or closets, desks, and desk chairs. Bedding and towels are supplied.

Dorms

Burke Hall and Stillman Hall will accommodate most of our attendees. These dormitories are air-conditioned, by either HVAC or in-room units. The dorms are very near the academic quad; the walks to various buildings we will use in the upper campus are 200-900 feet or 1-9 minutes.

Both dorms have shared bathrooms and common spaces.

There is no parking adjacent to the dorms. Attendees with mobility issues can park near Alumni Hall, about 200 feet or 2.5 minutes away from Stillman Hall, or near Gate House (just behind Burke Hall), about 350 feet or 4 minutes away from Burke Hall; all others will park in a long-term parking lot in the lower part of campus. Burke Hall has accessible entrances and an elevator; Stillman Hall does not.

Apartments

Supplementing the dorms will be apartments at the lower end of campus and across Broad Street, about ⅔ of a mile from the academic quad, a 10-20 minute, very steep walk. There is ample parking immediately adjacent to the apartments. Residents of the apartments will be able to drive to the upper campus and park closer to the academic quad. Some apartments have entrances that can be reached from the parking areas without steps; other apartments require steps. Some apartments have a two-story layout and some are on one level.

The apartments have suite-style configurations of dorm-style bedrooms that share common areas and a bathroom. Most apartments have two bedrooms and a shared bathroom. Each apartment has a living area and a kitchen. The common areas are furnished with couches, chairs, dining tables, and dining chairs. The kitchens include a sink, a refrigerator, and a range; they do not include items such as cookware, dishes, utensils, or cleaning supplies. Each apartment complex has laundry facilities. The apartments are not air-conditioned.

Off-Campus Options

See the Hotels and Accommodations page on the Colgate web site for information about lodging off campus.

Dining

We take meals in Frank Dining Hall, the main dining hall at the University. The dining service readily accommodates special diets; attendees will have the opportunity to communicate any dietary restrictions in advance of the Conference. Attendees not on the meal plan will be able to purchase single meals on entry to the dining hall.

Getting to Colgate

See the Frequently Asked Questions page for information about transportation to Colgate and other practical topics.

Parties

The Conference is known for its informal get-togethers held in the evenings after the day's activities are over. A welcoming party on the opening night of each week kicks off Conference festivities, and another party follows each of the faculty concerts, which occur Wednesdays and Saturdays. Impromptu gatherings happen every other night of the week.

Things to Do

The Colgate campus and its environs offer many opportunities for activities beyond the Conference’s programs.

On campus, Conference attendees have access to air-conditioned libraries and study areas; ample fitness and recreation facilities, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool with a retractable roof; tennis courts; a fitness center; miles of wooded paths for running or walking; an 18-hole championship golf course; computer facilities and wireless access; and an art gallery.

Hamilton, NY, the home of Colgate University, has been named by Forbes magazine as one of the country's most friendly towns. Shopping, dining, and outdoor recreation abound in Hamilton, while the surrounding area includes several state parks and the village of Cooperstown, with Glimmerglass Opera, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and museums. Cazenovia Lake, a 30-minute drive from campus, offers a sandy beach and public swimming. Information about Hamilton is available at the Colgate University and Hamilton Business Alliance web sites. Information about the surrounding areas is available at the Visit Central New York web site.


The Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East, Inc.
Tobias Werner, Music Director
Donald Crockett, Senior Composer-in-Residence
Susie Ikeda, Executive Director

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