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Russian Army Invades the Vatican with EAW
The Vatican recently played host to a spectacular concert by the Russian Army choir, orchestra and ballet corps to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II. Commissioned by RAI, the Italian state broadcasting authority, the concert was attended by some 6000 people and telecast across Europe. Premier Italian rental company, Madema SpA, who were called in to handle the audio requirements for the prestigious event, specified an EAW KF730 compact line array system as the perfect tool for the job.
Formed in 1928, the Russian Army orchestra, also known as the Red Army choir and orchestra, gave a varied and colourful performance of traditional Russian folklore music and dance. The show called for a certain degree of technical finesse from Madema and their head of Sound, Beppe Andolina, to ensure seamless coverage of the auditorium with minimum visual intrusion.
Andolina selected a system based on EAW's KF730 compact line array supplemented with SB850 subs, JF50 front fills (which also served as monitors for the orchestra) and JFX100 under-balcony delays. "We specifically went for the KF730 system because of its diminutive physical proportions - essential for any event that is televised, as this was – and its ability to deliver smooth, powerful audio that covers the whole room effortlessly," he commented. The main left and right hangs consisted of eight cabinets each and were flown at a height of six metres, thus leaving sightlines to the stage completely clear.
"In order to configure the system with maximum precision I used the KF730 Wizard software to create a complete simulation of the room," continued Andolina. "It reflected the real results with almost total accuracy, so very little adjustment was needed once the system was in place. I was also using my trusty Lake Contour loudspeaker processors with a wireless control system thatt allowed me to run remotely a seat-by-seat soundcheck of the entire hall. The combination of this, and what we'd already set up using the Wizard software, meant that we achieved near-perfect coverage despite the constraints of working in tandem with a full TV and radio broadcast operation. Everyone was very pleased with the results including, I'm told, the Pope himself, who clearly enjoyed the event very much."
1st February 2005
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