Journal #8

DISNEY HALL

Have you ever seen an amazing building? There are many amazing buildings in the world, like Taipei 101, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Sydney Opera House. If you are going to go to Los Angeles, you have to visit Disney Hall. This building is the main music center in Los Angeles. I have a lot of information about Disney Hall. I am going to talk about the architecture, music, tickets, and location.

Disney Hall has a beautiful appearance which was conceived by Frank Gehry. His concept was a ship; he designed Disney Hall as a sailing ship. The building was made of metal. The metal looked like a mirror and it was very shining. If you look at Disney Hall from all view points, you will be surprised and amazed at this building because it looks like a space shuttle. It is so modern and fashionable that you will not forget it. Frank Gehry also designed an organ which looks like French fries; you can find it inside the building. Disney Hall is unusual and you can not find another building like this in the world.

Disney Hall has many kinds of music, like the classical concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Jazz, the Baroque program, world music, and chamber music, etc. There is a great music program in March 2, 2008. It is Jazz music. The program’s name is, “A Tribute to Ella.” You also can find the information about other music programs, artists, and composers on the Disney Hall homepage. All of the programs are very popular in the U.S.A. You really should enjoy these music programs.

How do you buy the tickets? There is an easy way. You can buy them online. First, you use the internet to search the Disney Hall homepage. Then you will find a link about tickets. Click it and you can find all the information inside. You also can buy the tickets by phone, fax, and e-mail. The tickets usually cost less than 150 dollars. The price depends on which program and which seat you choose. There is an important thing you should know. You have to go to Disney Hall at least 30 minutes before the program’s start. You can easily find parking spaces and your seat.

The address of Disney Hall is 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012. It’s in southwest corner between First Street and Grand Avenue. If you drive your car or ride a motorcycle, you just take the 110 or 101 freeways. It’s on the southeast corner between the 110 and 101 freeways. You can also choose Metro Rail or bus. If you take Metro Rail, you take the Red Line and stop at Hill Street. This station is on the southwest corner between First Street and Hill Street. You can find Disney Hall on the west side. If you take the bus, you have to find the bus number or get information on the bus company’s website: http://www.mta.net/.

In conclusion, Disney Hall is beautiful and has popular music programs. Every visitor enjoys that, and this is the reason why Disney Hall is a famous building around the world. After you read this all information, I hope that you decide to visit Disney Hall sometime soon.