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RCA Recordings of the CSO and Fritz Reiner

Those of you who enjoy quality recordings of symphonic music are likely aware of the high regard for the RCA recordings made in the 1950’s.

Putting a Costume on a Theatre

Greg Miller gives us a glimpse into a day in the life of an acoustics consultant:

Why do some concert spaces excite you?

Just seconds after a concert begins, we know whether a performance will be exciting or not

The Hall Says it All

Open the attached link to review the topics which were discussed when the League of American Orchestras held its Toolbox session on concert halls and performance spaces.   This session was held in Chicago at the Palmer House, Wednesday 10 June 2009 at 2:45 PM. (more…)

Why do some concert spaces excite you?

Just seconds after a concert begins, we know whether a performance will be exciting or not. Unfair as it seems, listeners respond intuitively to music long before the artful aspects of performance bring themselves to bear. (more…)

All Together Now

The famous opening line of Ella Wheeler Wilcox’ poem Solitude reads: Laugh, and the world laughs with you. It’s a lovely image of shared mirth, and it turns out to be surprisingly true. Psychologists from Le Bon to Freud to Turner & Killian have studied the collective behavior of crowds over the past two centuries. (more…)