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"Harry Lavo" wrote:
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The Schermerhorn is finally open. It's a stunning hall and it's
reported to have incredible acoustics. It's very similar to both
Boston Symphony Hall and the Concertgeboux in terms of volume, layout
and seating capacity. The acousticians tried to combine the best of
both halls, the volume and projection of the Concertgeobux combined
with the clarity of the Boston. Everything has been factored in, from
the seat padding to the design of refracting and reflecting surfaces.
The hall itself is separated from the "outer box" by a three (or is it
two?) inch acoustic gap and all of the mechanicals are isolated in the
outer box.
Here's the fact sheet:
http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/res...search=%22Sche
rmerhorn%20acoustic%20design%22
Compare to Verizon Hall in Philly. Verizon Hall is separated from the
"outer box" via a 10 foot space. The outer box stands free within the
Kimmel Center, which also houses the smaller Perelman Theater.
Unfortunately, it appears to have serious problems. See
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15291303.htm for a description of the
problems.
The ambitious design is described by the acoustic architectural firm he
http://www.artec-usa.com/03_projects...mmel_center/ve
rizon_hall_kimmel_philadelphia.html,
"Verizon Hall may be the only concert hall in the world to be shaped as a
cello, a design proposed by the world-renowned architect, Rafael Viñoly.
In addition, the hall includes 260,000 cubic feet of coupled reverberation
space, motorized adjustable acoustical banners, and a three-piece
vertically moving acoustical canopy system, which hangs above the stage
area. The moving elements can be adjusted to tailor the room, visually and
acoustically, to the needs of the performance."
See http://blogs.ocregister.com/mangan/a...08/post_6.html
Is Boston's Symphony Hall, that plain rectangular box, still America's
favorite symphony hall?
It is still right up there with the old Carnegie (and some would argue also
the new Carnegie) as the best sounding in this country.
I've not had the pleasure of hearing Symphony Hall, but I can testify
that Carnegie is the best hall that I've ever heard, from a variety of
audience seats and from the conductor podium, bar none. It's not even
close to anywhere else in my experience.