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The next-largest music performance venue is Paine Hall, with 437 seats, and Lowell Lecture Hall, with 352 seats. The LowKeys gained its Sanders status after selling out both venues.
“The current groups that perform don’t sell out Sanders to begin with, so to add another group to the schedule that won’t sell out is just making things more difficult,” Presser adds.
And other singing groups are shut out of Sanders entirely. Sanders Theater is reserved for a capella groups nine weekends out of the year, allowing each group a solo concert and one shared with someone else.
Weekend nights not used by a capella or faculty-conducted bands are given to visiting professional groups, says Memorial Hall Program Manager Julie Hennrikus. Hennrikus says that student groups account for about 40 percent of the shows at Sanders Theater, but points out that most student groups will only perform...
A capella also requires little rehearsal time, essential for a venue like Sanders that serves as a lecture space until 2 p.m. on weekdays.