Green Music Center – concert hall run through its paces
June 23, 2009
Somoma State University’s Green Music Center scored big recently when the new concert hall was run through its paces. Located in the heart of California’s wine country, Music Director Bruno Ferrandis and a few musicians from the Santa Rosa Symphony gathered to play, and hundreds of subscribers, were given tours of the facility over a three-day period. (Press Democrat, April 23, 2009)
Although construction of the $110 million Center is not fully complete, the gesture on the part of the University allowed many to sample a small taste of what their community’s future holds. The 1,400 seat multi-purpose hall has the ability to “open” its back door to an outside lawn audience of 10,000. Similar to the highly regarded Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood’s Music Center, in Lenox, MA; and Vienna’s Muskikverein, this shoe-box shaped room “performed” and signified its flexibility for future presentations. We look forward to opening day!
See what musicians and others are saying…
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090423/ARTICLES/904239975/1349?Title=Green-Center-s-debut
Working with the University, the world-class design team consists of: Kirkegaard Associates, architectural acoustics and audio/video systems design; William Rawn Associates, design architects; AC Martin Partners, architect of record; Auerbach Pollock, Friedlander, theater consultants; and general contractor, Rudolph & Slatten.
Primary members of Kirkegaard Associates’ project team responsible for room acoustics and audio/video systems design in the concert hall, recital hall, and numerous spaces throughout Green’s Music Center are: Larry Kirkegaard, Principal Acoustician, Anthony Shou, Senior Consultant and Project Manager for room acoustics; Senior Consultant, Richard Laidman, for audio/video systems design; and Consultant, Ben Willt, for mechanical noise and vibration control.
Kirkegaard Associates is one of the world’s leading acoustics design firms providing comprehensive consulting services for clients seeking the highest quality listening environments. The firm consists of 28 individuals offering experience in architectural acoustics, audio/video systems design; electronic media technology, and mechanical noise and vibration control. The company has earned a reputation for excellence in the design of more than 2,500 successful projects which include: theatres, concert halls, opera houses, educational institutions, worship spaces, recording and broadcast studios, and many other acoustically sensitive environments in North and South America, Europe, the Far East and Australia.