The recent “Violin Celebration,” featuring a performance by more than 500 student violinists and guest artist Rob Landes that was presented by the Suzuki Association of Utah (SAU) education program at Abravanel Hall, home of the Utah Symphony in Salt Lake City, was recorded by University of Saint Francis technology director Miles Fulwider utilizing a range of microphones from DPA.
The concert was edited into 19 videos that were streamed weekly as an immersive audio experience to Landes’ 3.62 million YouTube subscribers as well as those on the SAU page. Specifically, Fulwider deployed 4006 omnidirectional, 4099 CORE instrument, 5100 surround, 4011 cardioid, 4041 omnidirectional large diaphragm, 4015 wide cardioid, 4098 gooseneck and 2011 cardioid twin diaphragm microphones installed throughout the venue or mounted on the instruments to capture the performance.
“Recording 500 musicians performing simultaneously results in a lot of sound intensity in a designated space,” Fulwider states. “I wanted to be able to capture this without coloration or additional hype in the mixing process. The hall also provides such an incredible sounding environment for this type of performance, and I knew DPA microphones could capture what we were all hearing and experiencing in the hall.”
