bˈɪlt æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi wˈɜːkɚz ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt mˈuːvmənt, ɪɾ ɪz nˈaʊ ɐ kˈɑːnsɚt ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts vˈɛnjuː ɹˈæŋkt æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɑːp fˈoːɹ kˈɑːnsɚt hˈɔːlz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ænd ɪnðə tˈɑːp twˈɛlv bᵻtwˌiːn jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz.
Built as part of the early nineteenth-century worker's improvement movement, it is now a concert and performing arts venue ranked as one of the top four concert halls in North America and in the top twelve between Europe and the Americas.