We all have activities that we enjoy doing outside our daily work routine.  Some may be related to what we do professionally and others not at all.  Yet sometimes there is an activity that combines your talents and skills, provides meaning and value and you simply love to do it.  This is the case for Vance Breshears – Principal in our San Diego office.  Vance currently serves as a Search and Rescue Volunteer with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.  For the past 2 years Vance has spent many weekends training with the technical rescue team. This team of dedicated volunteers is primarily responsible for all search and rescue missions involving lost or stranded persons within the unincorporated areas of the County and other local jurisdictions. The team is also trained as Disaster Service Workers.

Over the years, the Sheriff’s SAR Detail has grown tremendously. Currently, the organization has over 200 volunteers that contribute countless hours of their personal time. In excess of 20,000 man-hours and 250,000 miles in their privately owned vehicles are donated each year. In dollars and cents, this adds up to saving the county of San Diego $425,000 annually. Here at Acoustics Dimensions we are proud to have Vance serve as part of this organization.

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One of the many beautiful things about Omani culture is the giving of gifts to show appreciation. Nicholas Edwards was awarded one of five silver coffee pots in the Omani traditional style for his dedication and work on the Royal Opera House on behalf of Acoustic Dimensions.  The intricately detailed works of art were given to the people who had been deeply involved in the project across the years from its early development to completion. 

The Royal Opera House Muscat is a new venue which opened this week dedicated to the diverse artistic and cultural expressions from the Sultanate, the region, and the world.  The design for the Opera Hall was a collaboration between a UK-based design team—including Acoustic Dimensions and architects WATG—and the in-house interior designers of the Royal Court of Oman.  Although the building is called an opera house, it transforms into a classical concert hall and into a world-class organ recital hall.  It reflects the model of the early European concert halls and opera houses but with a rich style that embodies the culture and history of Oman.

Innovation is one of AD-NY’s main areas of focus and applauds the hard work of Programming summer intern, Jack Holland in developing two proprietary tools the office utilizes on a regular basis.  “Jack’s contributions have been invaluable over the three summers he’s been here,” expresses AD CIO Paul Sawyer, “his technical genius has greatly improved our efficiencies and enhanced the productivity of almost every employee in the NY office”.  Jack’s ongoing efforts with our ADPMA program helps the firm track project milestones, deliverables and receivables as well as generates valuable performance data on projects. This information output becomes utilized for staff training and development in honing and fine-tuning service and deliverable quality.  Our BAKI application is another tool which harvests data from different software tools and integrates them into dynamic platforms that allow consultants to generate accurate reports – fast.  Jack starts his junior year at Colgate this fall. 

AD-NY extends hearty thanks and best wishes to summer intern Nick Shirley.  Nick, spent the summer lending a hand in the field and while in the office championed development of an innovative 3-D modeling tool for performing art spaces.  Nick’s help drastically shortens the time to process acoustic-related data and allows output to be presented in an attractive and user-friendly interface.  Now, AD clients have a quick way to see and hear how specific design choices affect the acoustic environment of spaces such as rehearsal room and concert halls.  Nick is entering his senior year at the University of Rochester.

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David Kahn of Acoustic Dimensions is part of the presenting team for an exciting event coming up on Friday, September 23 in Winnipeg Canada.  We extend a welcome to the Acoustic Dimensions network to be part of a lively discussion and demonstration of technology and its application in keeping performing arts centers relevant in meeting the growing sophistication of audience expectations.  There is no fee to be part of this forum of peers.  This topic particularly hits home as Centennial Hall, the event host, anticipates major capital improvements to renovate its facility for its 50th birthday in 2018.

If you would like to attend this meeting & demonstration please let us know.

Contact Kirsten Haas before or on September 19^th; khaas@ad-ny.com 914-212-1300 x27

A limited number of complimentary concert seats are available for The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s evening performance.  Please let us know how many ticket you would like when responding to this invitation.

 

Nicholas Edwards had the opportunity to work this week at Birmingham Symphony Hall with Gabriel Prokofiev—the London-based composer, producer, and founder of the NONCLASSICAL record label.  The concerto, which includes Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra, is performed by the National Youth Orchestra.  Listening to them you would not know this was not a professional orchestra; conductor, Vladimir Jurowski, demanded and received the highest standards of musical performance. Even though this was just a rehearsal there was applause through the hall at the end of the performance.

Prokofiev is focused on bringing classical music to younger, more diverse audiences, introducing urban sounds into the concert hall. Nick was on hand to explain the capabilities of the hall, the acoustic differences from normal DJ club venues, and how to get the best out of the hall for this particular performance.

The performance at Symphony Hall will be on August 3rd, and the final performance will be Saturday, August 6^th at Royal Albert Hall.

Please join Acoustic Dimensions’ Ronald Eligator for the “Infrastructure 101” program at NAB. He will be presenting in Las Vegas on April 9^th