<p>not to put too fine a point on it - but sometimes, it helps to have just a little more information. 
the CFA was a big deal when it was first built. most people think it is made of concrete or cinder block. In reality, it is eleven different buildings composed almost entirely of load-bearing limestone walls. that means, there are no steel beams holding up anything which is sort of what the ancient Greeks did when they built their temples.</p>
<p>Of course, they hadn’t quite perfected modern sound-proofing methods when the ancient Greeks were composing music, so that’s why the practice rooms are below ground. And, there’s been a lot of experimentation inside the recital hall to improve the acoustics (the ancient Greeks hadn’t quite gotten around to discovering the benefits of wood paneling, either.)</p>
<p>So, CFA isn’t perfect. But, on a rainy day (of which there are many in Connecticut) when those increasingly ancient, stone walls absorb the gray light and the marbeling turns dark with moisture, it’s not hard to imagine Dionysus, god of wine, grapes and ritual madness, smiling to himself. Just a little.</p>