Nikio

That was very intriguing for two reasons; firstly UPOL is a great orchestra, one of the rare ensembles that plays from the heart (you can hear it!), and of course secondly; I wanted to see if my acoustical predictions are consistant with the actual sound at the concert (and vice-versa).

This hall has a bit longer reverberation time than most of the halls (I know exactly what it is, but I am not sure I can publish it in public... if you're in the field, you'll know what I mean, otherwise the sole number will not tell you much anyways) so I thought it would be better for ensembles that play at lower level of loudness. Very loud music (which brass bands surely produce) could be problematic in such halls.
This was not exactly the case here, but clearely when they played a piece with fewer instruments and solo cello (by Friedrich Gulda), the sound became very vibrant, clear and "juicy", while in some other works, where the whole orchestra played forte, the sound of it just wasn't that convincing. Ofcourse: it was still GOOD, that is to say; it was still better than most of the halls. It is just that this particular hall wasn't built for very loud music and the difference between those two situations (playing quietly and playing loudly) was obvious. If they had played only loudly all the time, I probably wouldn't have notice it.

The concert was great. After the gig we did some portraits. I am not 100% happy with the results (next time I should bring an other flash), but it is still OK enough.

And BTW, I am presenting my acoustics research at Kariera 2008 fair in Ljubljana. Be there!








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