Case Study
Sound reinforcement helps transform acoustic hall into versatile venue.
Sound reinforcement helps transform acoustic hall into versatile venue. Case study “The Seattle Symphony’s Executive Director Simon Woods came to me after the first show and said, ‘This has transformed the hall.’ Now that really is as good as it gets.” Mark Anderson, Audio Manager, Benaroya Hall Setting the scene Seattle’s Benaroya Hall is one of the last concert halls to be built in the US devoted entirely to the acoustic delights of a full orchestra. Located downtown, Benaroya’s S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, in particular, resonates with the sound of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in all its glory. Like many concert halls however, Benaroya has repositioned itself in recent years, as a multipurpose venue, opening to a broad range of performance styles and additio