“It’s not something you can just gaze at, and walk on to the next thing. “If you think about classical music-and I hate that term, ‘classical’-but if you look at most music, it is an abstract art form,” he says. The immersive sound environment is created by 160 self-powered Meyer Sound loudspeakers with Constellation acoustic technology, while the video component is captured by 12 4K ultra-high-definition cameras inside the concert hall, dynamically directed by New World Symphony’s Director of Video Productions, Clyde Scott.Ībout the Center’s projection wall, that vast canvas of a surface: What a perfect encapsulation of how important community engagement is to the New World Symphony-it’s integral to the architecture.Īs Executive Vice President John Kieser summed it up to me, these events really encapsulate what New World Symphony is all about.
Instead, the atmosphere is communal and festive, the all-ages crowd casually and comfortably dressed-I was in shorts when I went-relaxed but attentive, and exuding the fun and excitement of an audience getting to engage with classical music on its own terms.Įven so, the technical quality of the experience is excellent. 5.”įorget the pomp and circumstance typically associated with the concert hall. Facing the New World Center’s 75 x 100ft projection wall and surrounded by state-of the-art sound equipment, they’ll be treated to a concert performance of Silvestre Revueltas’ “Suite from Redes,” Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto No. Next week, in fact, audiences will gather among the palm trees in the green oasis of SoundScape Park, parking themselves on picnic blankets, lawn chairs, or the perfectly accommodating grass. No doubt, the academy’s openness to big ideas, experimentation and making a difference has a lot to do with the fact that the cultivation of new voices and fresh talent is central to its mission, as laid out 30 years ago by co-founding artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas and Lin and Ted Arison.īut the centerpiece and recurring highlight of New World Symphony’s community engagement efforts is its Wallcast series: free-to-the-public, open-air concert simulcasts. The New World Symphony’s regular Pulseevent is a collision of orchestral concert and nightclub, with DJs mingling with musicians. Transmuse, a collaboration between Transsocial and New World Symphony, featuring stories from members of the South Florida transgender community and music inspired by their words. In Music for Animals-inspired by studies which have found classical music is soothing to animals-musicians have performed for kenneled cats and dogs at Miami-Dade Animal Services.
For Music Bites, classical music is paired to a three-course meal and optional wine pairing.
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