An audience gathers for a car concert outside Hill Hall in the 1970s.

The Process Series, which just finished its eighth season, is a very different kind of performance series. Think of it as an arts laboratory, an incubator where works-in-progress are shown to an audience, often for the first time.

UNC’s Hill Hall, the historic heart of the music department, closed in early June to begin an expected 18-month, $15 million renovation.

Hill Hall’s auditorium will be renovated and named after James and Susan Moeser. Hill Hall houses the music department.