Music Shed Annex and Eldridge Barn

Norfolk Festival breaks ground on major facilities-improvement project
On Friday, Sept. 16, stakeholders in the Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival gathered on the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate in Norfolk, Conn., for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of a major facilities-improvement project. By May 2023, the Music Shed Annex will be replaced with a new facility with rehearsal spaces, and Eldridge Barn, which has long been used by brass groups for rehearsals, will be converted to student housing, including 11 rooms and a community area. MORE
The Annex

• State-of-the-art music rehearsal spaces
• Comfortable green room for performing artists
• Expanded, conveniently located restrooms
• Improved audience comfort with a new air cooling system
Eldridge Barn

• Accommodations for up to 17 students
• A comfortable gathering area
• A beautiful restoration of an original building around a new landscaped courtyard