Furman University Facilities
Today, Furman’s 940-acre campus features 36 major buildings, most of which are constructed with handmade Virginia brick, in addition to a replica of Henry David Thoreau’s cabin, a Florentine bell tower, a 28-acre lake, 13 miles of paved trails through woodlands, a planetarium, an 18-hole golf course, an Asian garden, and the Place of Peace, the first Japanese temple to be dismantled and reconstructed in America. Furman is regularly designated as one of the most beautiful college campuses in America.
The Daniel Music Building is home to Furman’s music department and is adjacent to the Nan Trammell Herring Music Pavilion. It was erected in 1975 and named for Homozel Mickel Daniel. The building has two large rehearsal halls, six multimedia classrooms, two organ practice rooms, two keyboard labs, a multitude of practice rooms and faculty studios, as well as the Robert J. Maxwell Music Media Center and Library.
Daniel Recital Hall
Daniel Recital Hall is the jewel of our performance venues. Acoustically isolated in the core of the Daniel Music Building, the 380-seat hall offers solo, chamber, and small ensemble performance options.
Charles E. Daniel Memorial Chapel
When you enter the sanctuary, the Hartness Organ—built by the renowned American organ builder C.B. Fisk—is immediately striking. Custom designed as Opus 121, it was crafted for a space legendary conductor Robert Shaw praised as “one of the most acoustically outstanding performance spaces in America.”
With 42 stops and more than 2,900 pipes, the Hartness Organ is featured each year in solo recitals by University Organist Charles Tompkins, Furman organ performance majors, and distinguished recitalists from around the world, including Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) and David Higgs (Eastman School of Music). It has also showcased rising talents such as Furman alumnus Adam Pajan (’08), winner of the 2013 Clarence Mader Competition and runner-up in the Longwood Gardens International Organ Playing Competition.
The organ is heard annually in concerts and services with choral and instrumental ensembles—most notably Furman’s Service of Lessons and Carols—and plays an integral role in the university’s worship life.
Housing
SongFest participants will be housed in the new North Campus four-bedroom apartments. Well-appointed with abundant natural light and inviting common areas, the dorms offer the comforts of home in a beautiful rural setting.
North Village apartments house four residents, each with a private bedroom and two shared full bathrooms. Amenities include:
• Air conditioning and heating
• Full kitchen (refrigerator, microwave, sink, stove)
• Living room with couch, armchair, entertainment center, coffee table
• Sunroom
• Full-size bed, mattress, dresser, desk, and chair
• Additional seating (chairs, bar stools, side tables)
• Closets and bedside table
• Wireless internet and all utilities included
• Laundry facilities
• Outdoor grills, picnic tables, and bike racks
These accommodations, combined with access to leading artists, classes, concerts, rehearsal spaces, and the beautiful campus environment, help create an exceptional three-week experience for every participant.
Dining Hall
Furman dining delivers restaurant-quality meals crafted fresh daily in our kitchens. From our rotating global cuisines to those legendary cookies, every meal connects you to the community. Those with dietary needs are accommodated. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten are available.
Three meals – Mon-Fri
Two Meals – Sat-Sun
Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities
Launched in 2020, the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities is a regionally-focused institute promoting human flourishing and sustainability through education, research, and leadership. The institute builds on over a decade of proven success and national renown of the Shi Center for Sustainability and connects campus and community around developing sustainable communities.
Residing in a net-zero, LEED-certified, sustainable showcase home, abutted by an organic farm in the heart of Furman’s campus, the Shi Institute brings together environmental scientists and economists, urban planners and policy experts, students, faculty, and community members, and sustainability visionaries and elected officials to collaboratively pursue and promote sustainable communities.