Guest Posts
Orchestral Acoustics 101: Beware the Seductive Model
Thu, Aug 8, 2009
Christopher Blair – full time acoustician, part-time conductor, 4th time blogger. Before anyone gets excited, I am talking about acoustical models here (sigh), but even these can produce dangerous results.
Orchestral Acoustics 101: Avery Fisher Hall
Wed, Aug 8, 2009
What went wrong, and how to fix it Christopher Blair – full time acoustician, part-time conductor, 3rd time blogger. “For me the evening can’t end soon enough. I head back to my hotel with a splitting headache triggered by the blare of the orchestra and that spot in the Mahler where a percussionist strikes a
Orchestral Acoustics 101: Vineyard vs. Shoebox
Tue, Aug 8, 2009
Are visual intimacy and sonic-envelopment mutually exclusive? Christopher Blair – full time acoustician, part-time conductor, 2nd time blogger. Following up on our previous discussion of acoustic conditions for orchestral players, comes a discussion of the two most popular ways of arraying the audience for concerts, along with the acoustical and visual advantages and disadvantages typically
Orchestral Acoustics 101: Hearing Troubles?
Mon, Aug 8, 2009
Christopher Blair – full time acoustician, part-time conductor, 1st time blogger. First of all, I need to thank Drew for this temporary opportunity to use his blog while he’s away on vacation this week. If I had to come up with something to share every day as he does, I fear that I would not
Sometimes, The Best Parallel Is Perpendicular
Mon, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
A few months ago I had an intriguing email exchange with Erik Hanberg, former Managing Director of the Grand Cinema, a non-profit art-house movie theater in downtown Tacoma, WA. We were discussing the similarities and differences between the field of orchestra management and art-house movie theaters and he shared an instance from his time managing
