If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music

NPR | By Henry Larson,

Sarah Handel

Published March 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM HST

Does the color of a concert venue change how we hear music? German researchers have an answer.

Henry Larson

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