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Disney Hall Isn't Perfect

By Louise Roug

The Los Angeles Times

April 19, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- Can Disney Hall be all things for all genres of music? Apparently not. Keith Jarrett bad-mouthed the hall's acoustics after performing there for the first time last November.

But, says Los Angeles Philharmonic President Deborah Borda, Jarrett's complaint "had nothing to do with acoustics. It had to do with amplification."

An article in the Los Angeles Times addresses the problem of electronic enhancement in a hall that is exquisitely balanced for acoustic sound. The issue is particularly dicey for groups that bring their own sound crews, whose basic motto is "louder is better."

"I don't think Disney hall will ever be a perfect venue for amplified music," says LA Philharmonic Music Director Esa Pekka Salonen. But "with reasonably simple measures we can create a perfectly functional environment."

http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newssto...yID=1&cookies=1

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But I bet it kicks ass for the upcoming Final Fantasy concert next month. I'd go in a heartbeat.

Besides, the concert hall is much better than my bathroom...at least that's what the cellist told me.

:psychofun:

Lol. In actuality, its one of the finest concert halls in the world. It's not a rock palace--it was designed for symphonies.

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