Sound Company
Buford T. Hedgehog Productions / House
Venue
EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Akron, OH
Crew
- FOH Engineer: Annebritt Makebakken
- Monitor Engineer: Steve M. Savanyu
- Systems Engineer: Buford T. Hedgehog
- Production Manager: Greg Vinci
- Tour Manager: Granger Cavenaugh
Gear
FOH
- Console: Allen & Heath Avantis
- Outboard: Waves Sound Grid
- Main Speakers: EAW 650E
- Subwoofers: EAW SB528eP
- Fill Speakers: EAW KF300E
- Amplifiers: QSC
- Drive Processing: QSC Q-Control
- Snake Assemblies: GigaAce/Slink, Dante
MON
- Monitor Console: Allen & Heath Avantis
- Monitor Speakers: EAW 650E w/ Subs (Rear FX fills)
- Amps: QSC Powerlight
- Wireless Mics: Audio-Technica 5000 Series (Dante)
- Wired Mics: Neumann, A-T, sE Electronics, Soyuz, Shure, Sennheiser
Event Details
Part of ASO Classics Series under the direction of maestro Christopher Wilkins, Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony performance had an 85-piece orchestra with extensive brass and woodwinds. FRONT of HOUSE contributor Steve Savanyu notes that, “traditionally, Bruckner’s works were performed in acoustically live spaces taking advantage of the natural reverb. To achieve this effect, the monitor system was set up facing the concrete rear wall of the stage house and a special orchestra ‘FX mix’ was sent to these speakers. Working like an acoustic echo chamber, the reinforced sound bounced off the concrete, through an opening in the orchestra shell and acoustically blended with the onstage performance. By controlling this ‘monitor’ mix, we created the desired effect without the use of artificial reverberation.”
