Merrill Auditorium is a 1,900-seat auditorium

Auditorium

An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...

 located in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

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, United States

United States

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. Originally known as Portland City Hall Auditorium, it is located in the eastern section of Portland City Hall

Portland City Hall (Maine)

The Portland City Hall is the center of city government in Portland, Maine. The structure was built in 1909 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.- External links :...

. Organizations such as Portland Ovations and the Portland Symphony Orchestra

Portland Symphony Orchestra

The Portland Symphony Orchestra, established in 1923 in Portland, Maine, is a fully professional symphony that is recognized as being one of the top orchestras of its size in the country. The orchestra performs a wide variety of concerts, frequently featuring guest artists, at the Merrill...

 use the auditorium as a primary performance space. PortTIX is the official box office of the Merrill Auditorium.

The auditorium was built in 1911 and underwent a major rebuild and renovation in 1997. It features a large pipe organ, the Hermann Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, usually referred to as the Kotzschmar Organ, is a pipe organ located inside the city-owned Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine, United States. Built in 1911 by the Austin Organ Co...

, donated by Cyrus Curtis

Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis

Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis was an American publisher of magazines and newspapers, including the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.-Biography:...

and built by the Austin Organ Company (Opus 323).

External links

• Merrill Auditorium details on the Portland Public Assembly Facilities Division website
• A history of the Kotzschmar organ
• Portland Ovations, a nonprofit organization, and the primary presenter at Merrill Auditorium
• Portland Symphony Orchestra
• PortTIX is the official box office of the Merrill Auditorium.