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Spectrum is a multifunctional building in the centre of Schijndel, in the municipality of Meierijstad. It works less as a dedicated concert hall than as a community and cultural hub, with the emphasis placed on culture and wellbeing. A number of cultural and social organisations are housed under its roof, among them the local wind band Harmonie Sint Cecilia, the heritage society Heemkundekring Schijndel and Phoenix Cultuur, alongside care and social work organisations such as Sociaal Team Schijndel and Sociaal Werk Meierijstad. Descriptions of the building call it modern and transparent, and the sources stress its social importance for the town. The building offers a long list of rooms, most of them named after colours: a Blauwe zaal, Rode zaal, Witte zaal, Oranje zaal, Groene zaal, Paarse zaal and Gele zaal, plus two Multi zaal spaces on different floors and a Pleincafé. The main stage room is the Podiumzaal, which can be rented along with the other spaces. Organisers come from Schijndel itself and from the wider surrounding region, and they use the building for exhibitions, trainings, symposia and meetings as well as theatre, film screenings and concerts. For music, Spectrum is the kind of place where a touring act can fit into a broader local programme rather than a dedicated club schedule. One example is the German progressive rock band RPWL, which has announced a date at Spectrum Schijndel in 2027 in support of its album Human. The sources do not give a detailed history of the building's concert past, so its reputation rests on its role as a meeting place for the town, where concerts sit next to everything else a small Brabant community gathers for.