Historical Campus Tour

Danforth Campus

Tietjens Memorial Music Studio

The Paul Tietjens Memorial Music Studio was completed in 1974 and dedicated in 1975. It contains several sound-proof practice rooms, the majority containing either studio or concert pianos. There is also a large area for band, choral, or orchestra practice, and an electronic music studio.

Paul Tietjens

Paul Tietjens was born in St. Louis in 1877. He was a pianist and composer best known for writing the music for the original 1902 stage production of The Wizard of Oz. Otto Tietjens, brother of the composer, included in his will a bequest for the building. Tietjens Studio was designed by the firm of Smith and Entzeroth of St. Louis. Paul Tietjens died in 1943.

Visit the Tietjens Archive for more information.

The following is housed inside Tietjens Memorial Hall:

• Department of Music, Arts & Sciences