You were "behind percussion in the pit" Playing or observing?Well, I've seen Momma Mia twice, including half an act from behind percussion on the pit, and an orchestra concert tonight.
I don't think any one system - sound, lights, and more - can be everyone's ideal system. On this case, the design is based on all vocals being played on the enter cluster, and not the left and right. Im sorry the system was apparently not tuned so the fills delays - balcony, under balcony, and side galleries - was apparently not working. It's there. I don't have a clue what the processor does but after it was rebooted, it apparently worked fine. Software upgrades and changes maybe. I don't really know sound but they will start from scratch with system designer - he went to intensive care on the day he was to go to check out - and test it then.
My personal non-expert opinion of the sound was it was good from all parts of the auditorium, even if a little loud, and the loudness from a nearside (left or right) speaker a little unatural - singer stage right and sound from stage left.
The orchestra - no sound system of course - was very good. Rich base reverberation, clarity, and a good tail. Quite lovely. We also listened to unamplified solo voice and it carried easily. I wish they tried a rehearsal with none of the 39 wireless mics. It would have been very pleasant and rich.
Staffing is tough but in this case, I talked to school board members and the superintendent fro earliest meetings about the need for a full time auditorium manager and am assured they are working towards that. As many here have proven, they will pay for themselves in more rentals and better equipment care.
I was thinking about a conference or workshop for hs auditorium managers, maybe in the spring. Maybe a chunk of Saturday followed by a show. Tour. Questions and answers. Talk about planning process and how to get non-theatre types to understand the fundamentals. Could do an hour on stage floors. Orchestra pits also. The process of design and construction which is as strange to many theatre people as theatres are to architects and engineers. I was a little dismayed by the state of hs theatre design in WIsconsin.
Where are you at? I'm in Appleton.Bill, it looks gorgeous. As I'm an educator in Wisconsin, I will definitely try to make it for a performance in the near future. Well done.
Changes cities each year... in 2020 (Sept 18th) we're at Wisconsin Lutheran in Milwaukee - just up the road from you, which is why I suggested it. https://www.awte.netWhere does Alliance meet usually?
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