Updated 6:50 p.m.

The two students injured by a heavy panel inside Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center are recovering.

According to an e-mail sent to Eastern Symphony Orchestra members, student Pat Rheingruber sustained severe injuries to his hand and was sent to Springfield Memorial Hospital to see a hand specialist.

Rheingruber was expected to have surgery Thursday and is otherwise doing fine, the e-mail stated.

Student Trent Mason was released from Sarah Bush Lincoln Heath Center with a tooth knocked out and a couple of chipped teeth, the e-mail stated.

Parker Melvin, chair of the music department, sent the e-mail to multiple faculty members. Melvin did not respond to phone call or e-mail inquiries.

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A large panel used for adjusting the acoustics in Doudna’s Dvorak Hall fell and struck two students Wednesday night during an Eastern Symphony Orchestra practice. The students were injured, but are recovering. (File photo)

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