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San Diego Symphony Launches Major Renovation of Jacobs Music Center
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SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY LAUNCHES MAJOR RENOVATION |
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Renderings of the Copley Symphony Hall, Courtesy San Diego Symphony and HGA |
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San Diego, CA (February 23, 2022)— Martha A. Gilmer, CEO of the San Diego Symphony, today announced a major project to restore and renovate its historic home, the Jacobs Music Center, as a long-term commitment to the vitality of downtown San Diego and an investment in the artistic ambitions of the orchestra. The project, with an estimated cost of $125 million, will honor the history of the Jacobs Music Center’s historic building, which opened in 1929 as a legendary Fox Theater, while greatly enhancing the musical and performance experience for artists and audiences alike. |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RENOVATION Key elements of the renovation include: ? Elevating the acoustics for the musicians and the audience on par with peer concert halls through a custom-designed permanent orchestra enclosure, new orchestra risers tailored to the new stage, and a tunable acoustic canopy that’s a collaboration of theatrical, acoustic, and architectural design ? Expanding the flexibility of the stage, including the addition of a raised permanent choral terrace around the stage. This addition will allow the Symphony to perform a greater variety of large works with chorus throughout the season and will also provide audiences with unique seating opportunities when not being used by the chorus. ? Enhancing the audience experience with new seats, improved ADA access, better sightlines, reconfigured seats with additional aisles, and a completely reshaped main seating level. This seating design will allow the hall to be configured in new and flexible ways, supporting a greater range and scale of varying musical works and ensemble sizes. ? Adding acoustical “tuning chambers” and “variable acoustic” devices throughout the hall, allowing for the venue to be adjustable to accommodate music ranging from small chamber ensembles to full orchestra with soloists and chorus to amplified performances. ? Upgrading the concert-going experience with enhanced stage lighting, an improved sound system, and an integrated video display system. ? Replacing and relocating the current HVAC system with state of the art technology, created three key benefits: 1. it increased the amount of air and filtration and fresh air within the hall 2. it decreased the amount of ambient noise from mechanical systems within the performance space, and 3. the reconfiguration opened up vital performance support spaces. These updates were completed as part of the initial phase of the renovation. ? Establishing new dedicated ancillary spaces, enabling the Symphony to provide intimate music for more students and families in Learning and Community Engagement programs. ? Providing the musicians with new small ensemble rehearsal rooms, an expanded music library, dressing rooms, visiting artist spaces, an artist reception room, and climate-controlled instrument storage. ? Adding a new safe and accessible artists’ and staff entrance on 8th Avenue.
? California Center for the Arts: 240 N. Escondido Boulevard, Escondido ? Civic Theatre: 1100 Third Avenue, San Diego ? The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center - Baker-Baum Concert Hall: 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla ? Joan B. Kroc Theatre at Salvation Army Kroc Center: 6845 University Avenue, La Mesa ? PHAME Performing Arts Center at Patrick Henry High School: 6702 Wandermere Dr, Del Cerro ? Poway Center for the Performing Arts: 15498 Espola Road, Poway ? The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park: 220 Marina Parkway, San Diego ? Southwestern College Performing Arts Center: 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista ? The Village Church: 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe
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