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Acoustic
Design
The Hall's acoustics are modifiable via
employment of a motorized canopy over the stage, and by
opening any combination of 6 heavy curtains completely
lining the upper portion of the room, concealing
reverberation chambers. By opening all the curtains, the
reverberation time in the hall is doubled. [more
info]
Closed
Circuit Video
There is a closed-circuit video system with 2 camera
positions: one shooting the stage from the control booths,
and the other shooting from 12' up on the upstage wall
(designed mainly as a conductor's camera). The images can be
distributed to the lobby, the dressing rooms, the stage
manager's station, and other patchable points in the
facility.
Crossover
There is a crossover all the way around the stage, 4' wide
at minimum.
Dressing
Rooms
There are 2-128 square foot dressing rooms, and 2 private
restrooms backstage. For large ensembles, the Ensemble
Rehearsal room may be available as a staging area. There is
no green room.
Lighting
System
The Hall has 132 Strand MD-80 lighting dimmers, controlled via a Strand
LBX Premiere architectural lighting system or the Jands Vista I3 lighting
console. A motorized front of house electric, conveniently placed circuiting,
and a complement of ETC Source 4 instruments, 28 Chauvet COLORado LED
fixtures, plus pars and lekos.
Line
Sets
There are no independent line sets over the stage. A
motorized, movable canopy covering the entire stage holds
all the top lights and acoustical panels. There is a single
front of house motorized electric. See the Rep
Plot.
Loading
Dock
There is a truck-height loading dock allowing easy, single
level access to the stage. The path to the stage is at least
7' wide by 10' 6" high.
Lobby
The indoor, glassed lobby will accommodate approx. 150
people
Management
The Recital Hall is managed and scheduled by the Music Department's
Production Supervisor. House staffing is
managed by the Arts Events Office.
Pianos
There are 3 grand pianos available in the Recital Hall: two Steinway
D's, and a Bösendorfer Imperial grand. The Music Center also has
a variety of specialty keyboards- fortepiano, clavichord, harpsichords,
virginal harpsichord, and a Harrold chest organ.
The
Orchestra Pit
The motorized orchestra pit is approx. 40'wide by 8'deep,
and can sit at stage level, auditorium level, and
performance pit level, where the pit area extends an
additional 8' beneath the stage.
Recording
There is a remote recording room used for making live
recordings of performances in the hall. More information
about the recording room can be found at the Recording
Services web site.
Seating
The Hall has approx. 396 seats (all facing forward) with
handicap seating available at any of the 4 corners in the
house. The back and front row are fully wheelchair
accessible. Additonal seating may be placed on the orchestra
pit if it's lowered to stage level. The Seating
chart is viewable online.
Soft
Goods
There is no masking on the stage. Entrances are made via any
of 4 stage doors.
Sound
System
The Hall has a full complement of sound equipment, including a 32 channel
Yamaha M7-CL digital mixing console and permanent stereo speaker locations
upstage, at the proscenium, and at the rear of the house. More detailed
information on the Recital Hall Sound Equipment
is now available.
The
Stage
The Recital Hall stage is approx. 50' wide by 34' deep with
contoured wood walls and a blonde hardwood
floor. Stage
Dimensions & more
info.
Stage
and House Crew
Non-Union crews.
Stage
Manager's Station
The stage manager's station, backstage right, features
wireless single channel, or wired 2-channel communications systems and
video monitoring of the stage.
Ticketing
All ticketed events in the Recital Hall are
coordinated via the UCSC Ticket Office.
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