Going Academic With France’s Prestigious Sciences Po
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (often referred to as Sciences Po) is a highly selective French university with seven campuses across the country. The new Grand Auditorium at its Reims site continues the theme of excellence by featuring an Alcons Audio system. Founded in 1872, Sciences Po quickly became a highly influential academic institution for […]
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Metropol Theater Vienna relies on Alcons
The Vienna Metropol Theater is one of the most tradition-rich venues in the Austrian capital. Today, the Metropol provides a stage for national and international music acts, cabaret and theater productions. The Vienna Metropol has three stages. The main stage with the big hall has an audience capacity of 700 standing or 550 seated. The […]
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Gaining A New Legion Of Fans At Hollywood’s Post 43
Founded in 1919 by First World War veterans working in the motion picture industry, the American Legion’s Post 43 became a Hollywood icon, with members including Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Mickey Rooney, Ronald Reagan and more. In recent years membership of both Post 43 and the Legion in general has declined, but a major project […]
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Lisa Nilsson Tours Scandinavia All-Alcons
Electrosound deploying a complete pro-ribbon monitoring and main PA package Swedish singer Lisa Nilsson is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album Himlen Rund Hörnet (Heaven Around The Corner) on a 31 date Scandinavian tour. With songs ranging from up-tempo pop and dance to soulful ballads and jazz, front of house engineer and […]
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Historic Rialto Theater Makes A Giant Leap With LR7
With historic entertainment venues predating sound reinforcement and their physical features often being protected, it can be a major challenge to meet the audio expectations of 21st century audiences. But at the Rialto Theater in Loveland, Colorado, an Alcons LR7 micro line array system has achieved exactly that. As with many historic movie theaters, the […]
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Taming Reverberant Church Acoustics For Plácido Domingo Jr
The church of St Brygida (St Bridget) in Gdańsk, Poland, recently hosted a televised concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s appointment. An Alcons Audio pro-ribbon audio system was the ideal solution to tame the church’s difficult acoustics. St Brygida is a large, brick-built church, famed for its amber altar and […]
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KD Lang Ingénue Celebration Tour With Alcons
Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang recently wrapped up a 21-date tour across the US, celebrating the 25th anniversary of her critically-acclaimed second solo album Ingénue. Playing theatre-sized venues throughout, an Alcons Audio LR18 compact mid-size line-array was requested to satisfy front of house (FoH) engineer Gary Stokes’ desire to precisely reproduce the purity of sound that […]
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Giving Youth Its Voice At Gyeongsan Central Church
With a growing youth congregation enjoying high energy, high volume praise, the existing audio system at South Korea’s Gyeongsan Central Church was definitely showing its age. But with the installation of an Alcons LR14 pro-ribbon system, the sound of its worship has been transformed. Gyeongsan Central Church is a Presbyterian church located in Gyeongsan City, […]
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