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