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      School of Music seeks volunteers to help tune new recital hall

      A proposed project to renovate Esber Recital Hall will include "vineyard seating," which will allow the audience to surround the musicians for a more intimate performance experience.. The seating style also capitalizes on the natural circular distribution of soundwaves, producing high-quality recital acoustics for performers in the School of Music. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's School of Music needs 400 people to help tune the new recital hall on Oct. 30 and 31. That's right — 400 people to sit quietly in a seat while the acousticians measure and evaluate the sound of various instruments and ensembles.

      
You may bring a book, a tablet, a magazine, your silenced phone and/or a laptop, or just sit quietly and listen to the music as the musicians from the school play excerpts — perhaps multiple times — while acoustical banners are raised and lowered to determine the best placement for that particular type of performance. 

      SCHEDULE

      Start-Stop times are approximate.

      Tuesday, Oct. 30
      Arrive between 5:30 and 6 p.m. — If arriving later, please enter and exit between performance groups while the stage is being changed.

      6-6:30 p.m. — String Quintet

      6:30-6:45 p.m. — Piano soloist

      6:45-7:15 p.m. — Individual singers with piano

      7:15-7:45 p.m. — Jazz Combo (David Stambler), amplified using house system 

      7:45-8:15 p.m. — Jazz Combo (Marko Marcinko), amplified using house system

      Wednesday, Oct. 31
      Arrive between 1 and 1:30 p.m. — If arriving later, please enter and exit between performance groups while the stage is being changed.

      1:30-2:05 p.m. — Concert Choir (Chris Kiver) 

      2:30-3:10 p.m. — Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Dennis Glocke)

      3:35-4:05 p.m. — Chamber Orchestra (Gerardo Edelstein) 

      4:30-5 p.m. — Centre Dimensions, Jazz (Marko Marcinko), no amplification 

      Last Updated October 19, 2018

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