Just over 2 years ago, in a somewhat unusual move, the Naples/Marco Philharmonic Orchestra decided to build its own concert hall, and the author was engaged to carry out its acoustical and noise control design. The resulting building, which opened officially on 3 November 1989, contains a 1200‐seat hall, a 250‐seat theater, and two 2‐story art galleries, and was built for the unusually low sum of $19 000 000. Although the design for the main hall started out with a considerable bias towards musical performance, the usual demand for an all‐purpose hall arose, leading to the inclusion of a full stage house. The needs of the concert hall were met by the provision of a very flexible orchestra shell. Although the tight schedule left no time for any acoustical adjustments, the hall was a success right from the gala opening performance by its own orchestra, and has received favorable comments from performers varying from Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain to the Canadian Brass and Sir Neville Mariner. The theater is also very flexible and will be used for everything from one‐person shows and chamber music to receptions and banquets.