Musik Parkzaal Theatre, Netherlands

The new Parkzaal was put into operation on 6 May 2017. Due to setbacks in and around the existing building, the planning was extremely tight. The chairs were brought in at the last moment, and the contractor was still sanding the wood during the orchestra rehearsals. But thanks to a concerted effort the first concert was made possible. Completion measurements have shown that the acoustic objectives have been realized. Both for classical music and for pop music, a nice smooth sound field has been realized. The degree of variability is high: from a maximum of 2.5  reverberation time to 1.1 s if all facilities are used. From the very first orchestra rehearsal, it was clear that the hall combines a warm, rich sound with a high degree of musical intelligibility. Het Gelders Orkest sounds like never before in the new hall. This would not have been possible without the pleasant and indispensable collaboration with
clients, architect, other advisers and executing parties, both during the design and the realization.